Spirit of Truth, School Edition > Grade 1 > Unit 5
Lesson 24: We Worship as a Community in Our Parish
The members of the Church are the Body of Christ.
The members of the Church are the Body of Christ.
We recieve the gift of the Eucharist at Mass.
Ancient people offered animal sacrifices to praise God, to thank God, to mark new beginnings, and to show sorrow for their sins.
The sacrificial lamb was a sign of the Passover that saved the Israelites from the Angel of Death.
The Church can be understood as the family of God, the Body of Christ, and the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus was obedient to His Father in Heaven, even to death on the Cross.
Jesus died for our sins and to open the gates of Heaven.