Catechetical Training


Training takes place at three Levels

  • Level I 3-6 yrs
  • Level II 6-9 yrs
  • Level III 9-12 yrs

Upcoming Course in Dublin

Good Shepherd Training Level I

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training Level I will commence January 24th 2014 until November 2014
Contact Jo Culhane 087-2662996 


Themes presented in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Level I 3-6 years approximately

  • Parable of the Good Shepherd
  • Parable of the Found Sheep
  • Psalm 23
  • Eucharistic Presence
  • Parables of the Kingdom of God
  • Liturgical Colours
  • Vestments of the Priest
  • Articles of the Mass
  • Gestures of the Mass
  • Liturgical Calendar
  • Baptism/Gestures of Baptism
  • Geography / Land of Israel
  • Infancy Narratives
  • Paschal Mysteries
  • City of Jerusalem
  • Messianic Prophecies
  • Prayer
  • Art
  • Singing
  • Practical Life exercises
  • Celebrations – Advent, Epiphany, Liturgy of Light, Pentecost


Level II 6-9 years

  • Sacred History – History of the Kingdom of God
  • Paschal Narratives
  • City of Jerusalem
  • Moral Parables
  • Mercy Parables
  • Parables of Prayer
  • Further study of the Parables of the Kingdom of God
  • Further study of Baptism – Rite of Baptism
  • Miracles
  • Maxims
  • Further study of the Mass
  • Synthesis of the Mass
  • Eucharistic Presence II and III
  • Origin of the Eucharist
  • Reconciliation Preparation
  • First Communion Preparation
  • Geography - studying towns in the life of Jesus / Mountains / Seas
  • Synthesis of the Messianic Prophecies
  • Synthesis of the Infancy Narratives
  • Flight into Egypt
  • Psalms of Repentance
  • Further work on the Liturgical Calendar
  • Cosmic Cross
  • The books of the Bible
  • Celebrations as in Level I

Level III 9-12 years

  • Origin of the Liturgy of the Word.
  • History of the Kingdom of God
  • Old Testament History and study
  • Typology – Creation; The Fall; Abraham & Sarah; The Flood
  • Exodus (Moses)
  • Additional Moral Parables
  • Confirmation
  • Vestments of Bishop
  • Gestures of Confirmation
  • History of Chrism
  • Additional study on the structure of the Mass
  • Further work on the Liturgical Calendar
  • Story of Bread
  • Moral Formation – The Maxims
  • Additional Moral Parables
  • Parables of Mercy
  • Miracles of Jesus
  • Moral Content of the Prophecies
  • The Call of the Prophets
  • Struggles of the Prophets
  • Passover
  • My place in Sacred History
  • The Plan of God
  • History of Jewish People
  • Bible Study

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