Parents are Primary Educators

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Page 1: Parents are Primary Educators

It is…

OUR sacred duty & joy

OUR privilege & responsibility

To teach future generations.

Nat’l Directory of Catechesis pg. 87

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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

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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

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Parents are the most influential agents of catechesis for their children

Catechism of the Catholic Church #2222-2226

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