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Age: as old as man
First Appearance: the Garden of Eden
Powers: temptation, evil
Story: When God created Adam and Eve, he had one rule for them: NOT to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Eve was tempted by a snake to eat fruit from the tree, and then told Adam to do the same. This first disobedience of God separated humans from God and introduced sin into the world.
Weaknesses: Baptism, Jesus
ENEMY NUMBER ONE: ORIGINAL SIN
Powers: evil, separation from God,
Location: Hell
Bio: in order to be considered a mortal sin, a sin needs to have three things:
1. Be a grave matter
2. Knowledge of being a sin
3. Willful intent to sin
Weaknesses: the Ten Commandments, Sacrament of Reconciliation
ENEMY NUMBER TWO: MORTAL SIN
Powers: partial loss of grace, damages your friendship with God
Location: Purgatory
Bio: a venial sin does not cause complete separation from God and lacks one of the three components of mortal sin
Weaknesses: admittance, penance
ENEMY NUMBER THREE: VENIAL SIN
CATHOLIC SUPERHEROES UNMASKED!
Who are the superheroes of Catholicism that can fight off our enemies?
YOU!!!
WEAPON ONE: CONSCIENCE
What is a conscience?
your inner sense of what is right and what is wrong. It lets us take RESPONSIBILITY for our actions.
What helps us form our conscience?
the Holy Spirit and the Church
What form does our conscience take?
our SIDEKICK. A sidekick helps us figure out what to do and how to do it.
Draw a sidekick in your picture with you.
WEAPON TWO: BAPTISM
How does Baptism help us?
we are cleansed of Original Sin and all other sins
we are marked with the Seal of God
we are given grace and supernatural gifts: to be called the sons and daughters of God
marks us as Christians
What form does Baptism take?
Baptism is like a superhero SYMBOL that we wear on our outfit.
Draw your own superhero symbol on your outfit.
WEAPON THREE: HOLY SPIRIT
What does the Holy Spirit do to help us?
Sanctifies us
Helps form our conscience
Leads us down the right path
What form does the Holy Spirit take?
many possibilities:
--FLAME
--FLIGHT
Draw one way to represent the Holy Spirit in your picture or write it under “Powers”
WEAPON FOUR: THE CHURCH
How does the Church help us?
it helps form our conscience
it gives us a safe place to recover and strengthen ourselves
What form does the Church take?
our HEADQUARTERS
Where do you encounter Jesus? Write that place as your headquarters on your worksheet.
WEAPON FIVE: 10 COMMANDMENTSHow do the Ten Commandments help us?
they help form our conscience
they let us know what the mortal sins are
What form do the Ten Commandments take?
our SWORD/HAMMER because it helps us fight off sin
Draw yourself with a sword or hammer in your picture.
WEAPON SIX: THE BEATITUDES
What are the Beatitudes?
Blessed are the poor in spirit…Blessed are the meek…
How do the Beatitudes help us?
They teach us how to act…humbly and justly!
What form do the Beatitudes take?
our CAPE and MASK because they hide our pride and signify that we want to do good and be just.
Draw a cape and mask on yourself in your picture.
WEAPON SEVEN: THE WORKS OF MERCY
What are the Works of Mercy?
To feed the hungry; to give drink to the thirsty; to clothe the naked; home the homeless…
How do the Works of Mercy help us?
They tell us how to act toward our brothers and sisters in Christ
What form do the Works of Mercy take?
INVISIBILITY, as they tell us to interact with the ‘invisible’ or outcasts of society
Write invisibility under “Powers”
WEAPON EIGHT: SAINTS
How do the saints help us?
The saints can help us if we ask them to pray for us
The saints “intercede” for us
What form do the saints take?
They are our FANS/SUPPORTERS because they are rooting for us and helping us from Heaven.
Write “Heavenly support” under
“Powers”