Download - Parents are Primary Educators
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It is…
OUR sacred duty & joy
OUR privilege & responsibility
To teach future generations.
Nat’l Directory of Catechesis pg. 87
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
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
Parents are the most influential agents of catechesis for their children
Catechism of the Catholic Church #2222-2226
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