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The Church of the holy God is also holy. At the same time the members of the church are sinners and weak mortals. So the church has to be sanctified. We are sanctified by the sacred blood of Jesus, words of God, Sacraments and Sacramentals. Prayer, fasting and abstinence etc. are alsomeans for sanctification. This lesson is meant for giving these ideas to the students.

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Conviction

- As the Catholic Church is God's own church it is holy. - Since the members of the church are sinners and weak mortals, the church has to be sanctified.
- As we the members of the church grow in purity the church gets sanctified.
- We have been sanctified by Jesus through His sacrifice on the cross. We should acquire this holiness through the sacraments, Word of God and sacramentals.
- Prayer, fasting and abstinence are also means of sanctification.
- We achieve holiness when we attain perfection by fulfilling faithfully the duties pertaining to each one's state of life.
Attitudes

- Desire to cooperate with the means of sanctification that the church provides.
- Eagerness to observe purity in life.
Resolution

- I will meditate over the words of God and receive sacraments religiously.
- I will fulfill the duties of my life faithfully.
Teaching aids

Two collages in the form of human bodies, one with pictures of saints and the other with news paper-cuttings about the members of the church who have been caught for misdeeds. (The head of both the collages should be made of the pictures of Jesus), Charts of Verses about the purity of the church, Verse-cards, The Bible, Documents of the Vatican Council, 'Bharatha Sabha Charithram'.
Presentation of the lesson

Have a discussion on both the collages and begin with the lesson. Explain that when we become holy the body of the church also becomes holy and when we do evil the face of the church becomes distorted. Let the children quote verses that speak about our responsibility of observing holiness.

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