1. It is…
OUR sacred duty
& joy
OUR privilege &
responsibility
To teach future
generations.
Nat’l Directory of Catechesis pg.
87

2. Parents have the mission of teaching
their children to pray and to discover
their vocation as children of God.
Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) #2226

3. Family
members learn
more about the
Christian life by
observing each
other’s
strengths or
weaknesses
than by formal
instruction
National Directory for
Catechesis (NDC) pg. 101

4. Parents are
the most
influential
agents of
catechesis
for their
children
Catechism of the Catholic
Church #2222-2226

5. Parents are
the primary
educators
and “the
first heralds
of the faith
with regard
to their
children.”
Dogmatic Constitution
on the Church
Lumen Gentium (LD) #11