A Sacramental Prep Curriculum to encounter God more fully when receiving the sacraments

Saints Among Us, a two-year curriculum, prepares students for the reception of the sacraments of First Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Communion. This curriculum is designed not only to impart the necessary content of the faith to students but also seeks to form their hearts as they prepare for these sacraments. It does so by drawing students to the divine Persons of the Holy Trinity. Children listen to the Word of God, learn other forms of prayer, and by this relate the content to their lives both in the classroom and at home. 

This curriculum supports the implementation of the Restored Order of the Sacraments of Initiation in the Archdiocese of Denver. It’s also used in other Dioceses as well. Although these lessons are written with 2nd and 3rd graders in mind it can be adapted and used with older children. 

The world needs saints. Even as our society becomes more distant from faith and more forgetful of God, it still hungers for joyful witnesses who have been transformed by Christ. At the same time, new generations of Catholics need grace to sustain them in a non-Christian environment. To answer these needs, I have decided to restore the Sacraments of Initiation to their original order, that is, Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. This will make available every sacramental grace the Church has to offer to children who have reached the age of reason.

Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver