Faith Formation is a term that envisions a process of formation in faith from birth to death. It is a lifelong process. Faith Formation encompasses all ages - infants, children, youth, young adults, adults, elderly. It brings all participants into a closer relationship with Jesus Christ by bringing all the faithful together to learn, share and participate in the Catholic Church. Faith Formation means that we are always learning through the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, prayer, liturgy and God’s presence in our lives.
This week in our group prayer we met around the Baptismal Font. Fr. Tim led our discussion and we learned about the Baptismal Font and the significance of Holy Water. We bless ourselves as we enter Church to remind ourselves of our Baptism. In Baptism original sin has been washed away and we are born to new life. We also become sons and daughters of God. We learned why our Baptismal Font has eight sides. If you do not know - ask your child and see if they can remember the answer!
Fr. Tim showed and explained each of the 3 oils: the Oil of Catechumens, the Oil of the Infirm and Holy Chrism. We also smelled the Holy Chrism. We learned that the cabinet that holds the oil is called the ambry.
We ended with prayer. We prayed the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel; and one of our students in our 5th/6th grade class led our prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory; and we will continue to pray this during the month of November.
Next week we will be learning about the Liturgical year. We will also continue to pray the St. Michael the Archangel prayer and our prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Remember to help your child think of someone special they can pray for during this time of prayer for our deceased.
St. Michael - Pray for Us!