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Hands up: What connects the people in the above images?

 Saints: The Holy People of the Church
Learning Objectives
• All of you will be able to define what a Saints is
• Most of you will be able to explain how a person becomes a
saint
• Some of you will be able to determine what it means to call
the Church ‘the communion of saints’

Please take note of the title and the red part of the LOs

Extra: List three qualities that you feel a saint would have (honest)
 Learning objective 1

Task 1: What is a saint?

• Using the following clip to help, in your books create your
own definition of what a saint is
• A saint is…

A “saint” is someone who is recognised by the

Church as one who had an extremely close
relationship with God and who tried to live
according to God’s Will for her/his life.
Extra:
Name two saints that you are familiar with
Learning objective review

• All of you will be able to define what a Saints is

• Most of you will be able to describe how a person becomes a
saint
• Some of you will be able to determine what it means to call
the Church ‘the communion of saints’
Task 2: How does a saint become a
saint?
• The name given
to process
through which a
holy person
becomes an
official Saint in
the Catholic
Church is called
“canonisation” . As you watch the
following video,
complete the
worksheet
Learning objective 2
Path to sainthood
Step 1:
The potential saint must be dead, generally, at least five
years because the Catholic Church believes that saints must
be Heaven with God. Local interest is generated in regards to
person’s virtuous life and presented to the local Bishop
Path to sainthood
Step 2 and 3:
The local Bishop with help, investigates the person’s life and
holiness. During this stage, the person is referred to as a
“Servant of God.”

If the investigation is approved,

the person is called “Venerable.”
Path to sainthood
Step 4:
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints looks for evidence
that a miracle has occurred through the intercession of the
potential saint after their death and thus, highlights their
special relationship with God. If the miracle is accepted, it
enables the person to be called ‘‘Blessed’’. The ceremony for
this is known as beatification.
Path to sainthood

Step 5:
For canonisation another miracle is needed, attributed to the
intercession of the Blessed and having occurred after their
beatification. If proved, the candidate will be accepted as a
‘‘Saint’’ in a canonisation ceremony, performed by the Pope.
Canonisation is a declaration that someone can be honoured
by the universal Church as ‘an example of holiness that we can
follow with confidence’.
Learning objective review

• All of you will be able to define what a Saints is

• Most of you will be able to describe how a person becomes a
saint
• Some of you will be able to determine what it means to call
the Church ‘the communion of saints’
Think-Pair-Write-Share
• Why might some Christians (Catholics) pray to saints but
others (Born Again) do not?
Task 3: The Communion of Saints
• In your books, write one-two things
that you learn from Pope Francis about
the Communion of Saints

Learning Objective 3
The Communion of Saints
• The Catholic Church believes in the Communion of Saints
• This means that the members of the Church are united and
made one by…
• Faith in God as the Giver of Life
• Jesus, through the sacraments, especially the Eucharist
• The Holy Spirit, through the gifts of the Spirit
• Love, in response to the commandment to love God and one’s neighbour
• The Communion of Saints celebrates all of God’s holy people,
those who are alive in this world and those who are with God in
the next

Explain the ‘Communion of Saints’ Learning Objective 3

Learning objective review

• All of you will be able to define what a Saints is

• Most of you will be able to describe how a person becomes a
saint
• Some of you will be able to determine what it means to call
the Church ‘the communion of saints’
Plenary: One minute move-about
• You have one minute to move about the classroom to tell two
people two things that you learned in today’s lesson
• You must be sat back in your seats before the time is up