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Class 8 : CHURCH THE PEOPLE OF GOD

The Pilgrim Church

Chapter Context

Christian life is a pilgrimage, its destination being Heaven. Just as the Israel who journeyed to Canaan like pilgrims, the church, having been liberated from the bondage of sin, is also on a pilgrimage to Heaven. Death is the door to eternity. An Individual judgment and a Final Judgment await us after our death. On the basis of that we get either heaven, hell or purgatory. We should endeavour to reach heaven by doing good deeds founded on Faith and Love. This is the idea that the students should imbibe from this lesson.

Teacher's Guide

  1. Conviction

    - Church is a congregation of pilgrims whose destination is Heaven.
    - This pilgrimage should be undertaken after getting freed from the bondage of sin.
    - The Christian life in this world gives a foretaste of the life in heaven.
    - It has been decided by God that we should die one day and subject ourselves to the Judgment.
    - The virtuous will inherit heaven
    - Those remain in mortal sin and do not repent even at death will get hell.
    - Those who repent at least at the time of death but die without attaining the perfection of God's love, will undergo purification in purgatory.
    - We must pray for those who are in purgatory.

  2. Attitudes

    - The desire to reach heaven by living a virtuous life.
    - The zeal to pray for the dead.

  3. Resolution

    - I will quit sin and sinful situations
    - I will grow in virtue by performing all my duties well.
    - I will pray daily for the souls in purgatory.

  4. Teaching aids

    The picture of any pilgrimage. The Picture of the Last Judgment, The picture of souls being saved from purgatory, The Bible, The documents of the Vatican Council 'Bharatha Sabha Charithram'.
  5. Presentation of the lesson

    Show the picture of a pilgrimage to any place, have a discussion and begin the lesson. Tell the story of the pilgrimage of the Israelites. Read from the Bible the passage about the Last Judgement and draw a picture based on it. Also discuss about the need for praying for the dead.
    Know the Mother Church:

    Read 'Bharatha Sabha Charithram' (Malayalam) by Rev. Dr. Xavier Koodapuzha Chapter 10 pages: 362 to 374.

    b. Answers
    1. Page 62
    2. Page 62, 63
    3. Page 65
    4. Page 63, 64
    5. Page 65

    1. Write down five things that the others are likely to say about you after your death.
    2. Discuss how the children can help those who are in purgatory.

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