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The content of this lesson is a brief description of the saints who sacrificed their lives for the faith, led by the Spirit. Saints are held up by the Church as a source of inspiration and inspiration for us Christians. Teachers should be aware of the need to grow in holiness through small sacrificial acts and pious practices and in imparting proper training to the children.

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Teacher's Guide

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Conviction

- The saints and martyrs are people who bore witness to faith.
- Saints were filled with the fruits of Holy Spirit.
- We will be heirs to heaven if we follow the model of saints.
Attitudes

- I will be proud to lead a life of holiness.
- Will try to grow in the fruits of Holy Spirit.
Habit

- Will pray daily to guardian angel.
- Will learn about my patron saint whose name I have taken.
- Will live by following the same path as my patron saint.
Teaching aids

New testament, a book named ‘ anudinavishudhar’, pictures of few saints, chart paper.
Presentation of the lesson

Let the children say the names of saints they know. Enquire whether any children are named after them. Let the teacher introduce his/her patron saint. Show the picture also. Show the picture of St. Thomas, the apostle. Then introduce generally about saints. The main point of this lesson is the fruits of Holy Spirit. Introduce these properly.

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Let us find out the answers

1. Persons who have given up their lives for the faith are called martyrs.
2. The first martyr is St. Stephen.
3. The five saints are St. Augustine, St. Antony, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Francis Xavier and St. Alphonsamma( write names of any five saints)
4. Guardian angels are our friends whom God has given us to help us to grow in goodness.
Who am I?

Answer: Saint
Let us write

Ask the children to come, after finding out from their parents the name of their patron saint and feast day of that saint. Let the children try to write with the help of their parents the names of ‘Blessed’ from India. Some names are given below.

Saint Elias Kuriakose Chavra
Saint Mother Teresa of Culcutta
Saint Alphonsamma
Saint Euphrasia
Blessed Thevarparumbil Kunjachan
Blessed Devasahayam Pillai
Blessed Rani Maria
Blessed Mariam Thresia
My decision

The children, who complete the faith formation of standard – 3, should reach a decision to lead a holy life and putting this decision to practice. The teachers must encourage children in this.

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The tree and fruit

Learnt about the fruits of Holy Spirit. Display them in pictures in the class. Draw the picture of a tree in a chart paper and draw twelve fruits. Write in each the name of the fruits of Holy Spirit.
Let us make friend

Let the children know that guardian angel is there as a friend. Train the children to call guardian angel when needed. Teach them a small prayer to guardian angel. It is good to sing songs of guardian angel in the class.
To know closely

Give different works to children to know the saints closely. Introduce children’s friends St. Dominic Savio and St. Maria Goreti in a way suitable to children’s standard. Introduce popular saints from Kerala. In many occasions, give children small pictures of saints as prize. It will influence them.
More questions

1. Which are the places where St. Thomas established churches?
2. Write the names of five martyrs.
3. What is the wish of Jesus?
4. How does the guardian angel help us?

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Class 3 : GOD THE LIFE-GIVER

People Who Withnessed By The Power of The Spirit

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Sin Breaks Relationships

Destruction-The effect of sin

God Who Prepares The Way For Salvation

God Who Leads To Salvation

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Sin: Violation Of Commandments

Jesus Who Obeyed The Commandments

Jesus Anointed By The Holy Spirit

The Disciples Who Receive The Holy Spirit

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