Components of catechesis in preparation for First Reconciliation include:

• Learn of God’s unconditional love for us
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• Learn of Sacramental forgiveness and reconciliation.
   
• Recognize the presence of good and evil in the world and their personal capacity for both.
   
• Recognize the need for forgiveness, not only from parents and others but from God.
   
• Explore the meaning of the symbols, gestures, prayers, and scriptures of the Rite of Reconciliation.
   
• Learn that the faithful are “obliged to confess all serious sins committed after baptism”.
   
• Learn that true forgiveness comes from repentance, confession, reparation, and absolution.
   
• Learn that a mortal sin is of a grave matter committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent.
   
• Learn that the priest is given the faculties to forgive in the name of Christ.
   
• Learn that a priest is bound by the seal of confession to keep absolute secrecy. (NDC 133-136)

Catechesis in preparation for the first reception of the First Holy Communion should:


Teach that the Eucharist is the living memorial of Christ’s sacrifice for the salvation of all and the commemoration of his last meal with his disciples.
Teach not only “the truths of faith regarding the Eucharist but also how from First Communion on...they can as full members of Christ’s Body take part actively with the People of God in the Eucharist, sharing in the Lord’s table and the community of their brothers and sisters”.

• Ensure that the baptized have been prepared, according to their capacity, for the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to their First Eucharist.
   
• Develop in children an understanding of the Father’s love, of their participation in the sacrifice of Christ, and of the gift of the Holy Spirit.
   
• Teach that “the Holy Eucharist is the real Body and Blood of Christ” and that “what appears to be bread and wine are actually His living body”.
   
• Teach the difference between the Eucharist and ordinary bread.
   
• Teach the meaning of reception of the Holy Eucharist under both species of bread and wine.
   
• Help them to participate actively and consciously in the Mass.

• Help children to receive Christ’s Body and Blood in an informed and reverent manner. (National Directory of Catechesis 126-127)
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• The catechesis for First Communion should prepare each child to...
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• Have sufficient knowledge to understand the mystery of Christ according to his/her capacity (Canon 913 §1).
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• Be able to distinguish the Body and Blood of Christ from ordinary food (Canon 913).
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• Have a desire to receive the Lord Jesus reverently in Holy Communion with faith and devotion (Canon 913 §1).

God is at work in the Sacrament of Confirmation, giving his guarantee that he is with his people and will protect them forever. 

• Know the Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit sent by Jesus comes to us at Baptism and Confirmation and gives us the ability to live the Christian life.
   
• Discipleship: Through the Sacraments of Initiation, we become members of the Church and continue the mission of the Church.
   
• Faith: The Holy Spirit helps us believe the Creed, the truths of our faith, taught by Jesus and his Church.
   
• Love: Christians, call to love as Jesus loved, have the Beatitudes and Works of Mercy as guidelines. 
   
• Holiness: The gifts of the Holy Spirit help us be the people God call us to be.
   
• Church: The Sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation increase the love and unity of the Church.
   
• Witness: The Fruits of the Spirit are enjoyed by those who cooperate with the Spirit's gifts.
   
• Grace: In Confirmation, the Spirit empowers us to live God's life more fully and to witness to our faith and Christ more courageously.