Lesson 4: Creator of Heaven and Earth part 1

God created all things – visible and invisible. The most important creatures God made are human beings and angels.

**** Read Lesson 4 Creation and Angels in the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism book #2 *****

What are spirits? A being that has understanding and free will without a body that will never die.

FREE WILL a person’s choice to do good or bad. This makes it possible for humans to love as God loves.

Angels are servants and messengers for God. They choose to love and obey God in Heaven. Devils are angels who choose not to love and obey God. We call the FALLEN ANGELS because of their rebellion God cast them into Hell.

What do we mean by OBEY?

In Latin obey comes from obedire which means “listen to” and is used to mean “pay attention to”

In faith OBEY is to submit freely to the word(s) of God that have been heard or read. *we obey rules given to us by persons of authority over us*

Think of some people who have authority over you in your daily life. Who are they? Make your list below: 1. 2. 3. 4. …..

Assignment:

Read three articles by Fr. William Saunders together with your children or have them read them independently: All About Angels, Choirs of Angels, and Archangels and Guardian Angels

1.) What did you find the most interesting from reading these articles? Write 3 things you learned below.

2.) Color the angel and cut it out and glue inside your notebook. List the 9 Choirs of Angels.

3.) Using your imagination draw an angel from one of the 9 Choirs. If you need ideas see the tabbed pages in the following books: Arts a Visual Encyclopedia and Selected Works from Dayton Art Institute Permanent Collection or go to the National Gallery of Art website and search “angels” to see some artwork for inspiration attach your drawing to a page inside your notebook.

*** FFF week 4 September 19, 2023*****