Religion

This page provides an overview of the religion topics covered in each year and level. Click on the Level header to find more details including books and instructions.

In the Mater Amabilis religion program, students will hear or read from the Bible, the stories of the saints, and a catechism each year, along with set books for Advent, Lent, and Easter. In the early years the Bible readings come from a well written retelling. Beginning in Level 2 year 2, the Bible text is used to study the Gospels alongside the mysteries of the rosary. In Level 3 and 4, students will read the Gospel of the current Liturgical Year rotation (A, B, or C) and also study the Old Testament. In high school, students read through the Bible in entirety.

Young children hear stories of the saints, before reading about them themselves. In upper levels, we suggest saint biographies related to the historical period. In high school (level 5 and 6), students read and study the writings of the saints and doctors of the Church, beginning with the Early Church Fathers and continuing to modern saints including St. Faustina and St. John Henry Newman.

Religion lessons generally follow the format of: recall last reading, read (or hear) selection, and narrate.

PREPARATORY LEVEL(AGES 4 TO 6)

New Testament Bible stories
Liturgical Year celebrations and saint stories
Introduction to the Catholic Faith

LEVEL 1B (AGES 6 TO 7)

Begin serious study of religion
New Testament Bible Stories
Catechism
stories of saints
Liturgical year readings

LEVEL 1A (AGES 7 TO 9)

New Testament: A Life of Our Lord for Children
Catechism
stories of saints
Liturgical year readings

LEVEL 2 (AGES 9 TO 11)

a retelling of the Acts of the Apostles for children
the Bible through the mysteries of the Rosary,
Catechism using the Faith and Life series, as well as through the story St. Patrick’s Summer
a focus on saints and Our Lady
Liturgical year readings