OCIA 2025-26 Class Materials

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Class 1

Covenants/Grace
September 4, 2025
Bibliaphobia Quiz
2025-2026 Cheat Sheet for OCIA website access

Class 2

Covenants
September 11, 2025
Presentation:
Catholic Family Story and Covenants corrected ver 11 Sep 25 Student copy.pptx
By the Grace of God September 2025 Student copy.pptx
No homework
No additional reading

Class 3

Faith
September 18, 2025
Presentation:
Faith Presentation 2025 student copy.pptx
Homework:
Homework Preparation for Faith 2025
Additional reading:
Trust and Obey
Virtue of Faith

Class 4

Reading Scripture
September 25, 2025
Presentation:
Reading Scriptures Like a Catholic student ver 25 Sep 2025.pptx
Homework:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) paragraphs numbers: 85, 104-107, 116-117
Additional reading:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) paragraph numbers: 77-82, 101-119, 120-141

Class 5

Tradition/CCC/Liturgical Year
October 2, 2025
Presentation:
Sacred Tradition and Liturgical Year (file)
Sacred Tradition and Liturgical Year (PowerPoint)
Sacred Tradition and Liturgical Year (web)
No homework
No additional reading file

Class 6

Magisterium and Four Marks
October 9, 2025
Presentation:
The Magisterium and Four Marks (student copy)
Homework:
Magisterium homework: CCC 880-896, 2033-2040
Four Marks homework: CCC 75-79,551-553,750, 811-813, 823-825,830-831,846-848,861-862
Additional reading:
Magisterium
Infallibility

Class 7

Prayer
October 16, 2025
Presentation:
Prayer
Homework:
Read Mt 6:5-15, CCC 2559-2561, CCC 2697 - 2699
Battle of prayer
Introduction to prayer
Additional reading:
Aspects of prayer
Heights of prayer
Jesus, our exemplar in prayer
Types of prayer

Class 8

Trinity
October 23, 2025
Presentation:
The Blessed Trinity
Homework:
Read the following Catechism paragraphs: 232-235, 237, 253-256, 261-267
Also, read this short paper:
Blessed Trinity
Additional reading:
God the Father
Holy Spirit
True God and True Man

Class 9

Sin and Mercy
October 30, 2025
Presentation:
Sin and Mercy
Homework:
Catechism on Sin: 391-395;398;1487. Definitions of sin: 1849-1864; Original sin: 2104-2105; Concupiscence: 2514-2517
Catechism on Mercy: 210-211;1846-1848. Optional: 1730-1742; 1994
Scripture on Sin: Gen3:1-7;Ps 51:3-5;Mt15:19-20; 1Cor10:13; Jas1:13-15
Scripture on Mercy: Wis11:21-12:2; Mt9:10-13; 1Jn1:8-9. Optional: Jer32:17-23; Mt25:31-46
Additional reading:
Works of Mercy
Providence
God's Justice, God's Love

Class 10

November 6, 2025
Sacraments
Presentation:
Baptism, Confirmation
Homework:
Baptism Homework: Mt 3:13-17, CCC 1213-1284
Confirmation Homework: CCC 1285-1321
Additional reading:
Baptism
Confirmation

Class 11

November 13, 2025
Mary & Rosary, Advent overview
Presentation:
OCIA Rosary (room for notes)
OCIA Rosary (full slides)
Mary Presentation
Advent Overview
Homework: CCC on Mary: 487-511
Additional reading:
Feast Days of Mary
Five Doctrines on Mary
Mary the New Eve
Mother of God and Our Mother
Praying to Mary
Advent

Class 12

Confession & Anointing
November 20, 2025
Presentation:
Confession
Anointing

Class 13

Confession Practicum
December 4, 2025
Presentation:
no slides
Homework:
Scripture: Old Testament Wis 11:23; Is1:13-20; Ez18:21-24. New Testament Mt16:18-19; Lk 15:11-32; Jas 5:13-15
CCC 1127-1128 (Sacraments); 1421 (Healing); 1422-1424 (Penance and Reconciliation); 1430-1431, 1435 (Interior penance); 1440 (Reconciliation); 1441-1442 (Only God forgives sins); 1444-1445 (Reconciliation with the Church); 1450-1454 (Contrition); 1455-1457 (Confession to a priest)
Additional reading:
Confession to a Human Being
Grace and Conversion
Reconciliation

Class 14

Holy Order/Matrimony
December 11, 2025
Presentation:
Holy Matrimony

Class 15

Communion of Saints
December 18, 2025
Presentation:
Communion of Saints
Homework:
Saints homework sheet
Additional reading:
Canonization of Saints

Class 16

Eucharist
January 8, 2026
Presentation:
Eucharist
Homework:
Read CCC 1322-1327
Additional reading:
Eucharist

Class 17

Eucharist 2
January 22, 2026
Presentation:
Eucharist II
Homework:
Eucharist Reading preparation:
Catechism of the Catholic Church-CCC 1322-1419
John 6
Additional reading:
Eucharist Practical Information
The Eucharist
The Eucharist as a Sacrifice - Catholic Answers Magazine

Class 18

Death and Judgment
January 22, 2026
Presentation:
A Catholic View of Judgment
Homework:
CCC paragraphs
General judgment: 678-679; Resurrection of the body:988-1004; Particular judgment: 1021-1022; Heaven: 1023-1029, 2548-2550; Purgatory: 1030-1032,1472; Hell: 1033-1037; Last Judgment: 1038-1041.
Scriptural references: Gen 2:15-3:9; IS 26:19; Deut 12:2; Mt13:24-30, 36-43; Mt 25: 31-46; Jn 5:21-29; Rom2:2-10; 1Cor3:10-17
Additional reading:
The Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell
Purgatory