Unit : The Holy Trinity
5th Grade Lesson 3: The Mystery of the Trinity/Prayer
and Worship
Alive in Christ book
Chapter 4: The Mystery of the Trinity pp. 87-96
Chapter 5: Prayer and Worship pp. 97-106
*Appreciate the hardships our ancestors endured to help us to know about the
mystery of the one God in three Divine persons
*Recognize that Jesus invites us into a deeper understanding of the mystery of God
*Understand that the Theological Virtues help us obey the 1st Commandment and
live I relationship with the Trinity
*Examine worship as a natural response to God
*Recognize that in the liturgy we participate in the saving work accomplished
through Jesus’s life
mystery, Holy Trinity, virtues, reverence, worship, liturgy
Objectives
Catholic Faith Words
Bible Verses
Welcome
Invite
Prayer Space
Discover
Live
People of Faith
Going Forth
Mark 1:9-11
John 1:32-34
Phillippians 4:4-7
2 Samuel 6:1-15
Unit 1 Review pp. 83-85
Black board question: God is like…
One last Getting to know you activity from the icebreaker doc on the church
website or the remember me game (below)
Include Rosary prayer: Glory Be. See history prayer and history below. (prayer
stickers)
Let Us Pray p. 87 or chapter 4 Chapter Story: Guidance on the Journey Prayer
Scripture: Mark 1:9-11
What Do You Wonder? p. 87, p. 97
Have students create their own prayer book. See below, they can add the Glory Be
sticker to the book and add other prayers, as they like.
Define Mystery p. 88, Trinity p. 90, Mystery of Mass p. 99 and connect to Trinity
p. 101
Additional activity: Gratitude mural
Chapter 4 Activity Master: Trinity Puzzles
Chapter 5 Activity Master: Prayer and Worship
Songs: “Father We Adore You”, “Love Which Never Ends”, “For the Fruits of This
Creation”
Additional activity: Daily Worship or
Additional activity: Words of Liturgy
Saint Athanasius
Saint Cecilia
People of Faith: Saint Athanasius or Saint Cecilia activity
Prayer of Thanks and Petition p. 104
Remember me?
Preparation: a bed sheet
Break the class into two groups. Two teachers hold up the bed sheet between the two teams
to obscure the view between the teams. Quietly each team selects a member of their team,
who moves front and faces the bed sheet. When both teams have done so, the teachers drop
the bed sheet so the teams can see each other. Of these two players the first to name the
other wins a point for their team. Continue playing rounds until everyone has had a chance to
play.
Glory Be
Also referred to as the Doxology
Glory be to the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning
Is now, and ever shall be
world without end.
Amen
As early as the year 300 Catholics began using the phrase, "Glory be to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit".
This phrase became popular for two reasons.
The first reason is because it is fitting to praise God in this form following the
example Jesus gave when He instructed his followers go out and baptize.
And secondly to defend and promote the belief in the Blessed Trinity. The belief
in three divine Persons in one God.
In the year 529 the second part of the prayer was added. "As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end."
This phrase was added to confirm that there truly are three Persons in one God.
That the Son and the Holy Spirit were one with the Father in the beginning, now and always will
be.
From How-to-pray-the-rosary-everyday.com
My
Prayer
Book
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Front and Back Covers
St. Ann’s Catholic Parish
5th Grade
Religious Education
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