Table of Contents. Writing Our Catholic Faith Revised Edition. Thomas M. Wasylyk Jennifer Schweighofer

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1 Table of Contents Grace Before Meals... Posture, Paper, and Pencil Position... 3 Manuscript Alphabet... Spacing... 5 Letter Size... 6 Manuscript Basic Strokes... 7 Uppercase and Lowercase A... 8 Uppercase and Lowercase B...0 Jesus Christ, Son of God... Uppercase and Lowercase C... The Catholic Church...6 Roles in the Church... 7 Uppercase and Lowercase D...8 Uppercase and Lowercase E...0 The Ten Commandments... Uppercase and Lowercase F... Uppercase and Lowercase G...6 The Sacraments...8 Baptism...9 Uppercase and Lowercase H...30 Uppercase and Lowercase I...3 Advent and Christmas...3 Lent and Easter...35 Uppercase and Lowercase J...36 Uppercase and Lowercase K...38 Liturgy of the Word...0 Liturgy of the Eucharist... Uppercase and Lowercase L... Uppercase and Lowercase M... Writing Numerals...6 The Old Testament...8 The New Testament...9 Uppercase and Lowercase N...50 Uppercase and Lowercase O...5 Adam and Eve...5 Uppercase and Lowercase P...56 Uppercase and Lowercase Q...58 The Holy Trinity...60 Uppercase and Lowercase R...6 Prayer...6 Uppercase and Lowercase S...66 Uppercase and Lowercase T...68 Act of Contrition...70 Hail Mary... 7 Uppercase and Lowercase U...7 Uppercase and Lowercase V... 7 Uppercase and Lowercase W Our Father...78 Uppercase and Lowercase X...80 Uppercase and Lowercase Y...8 Uppercase and Lowercase Z...8 Sacrament of Reconciliation...86 Sacrament of Holy Eucharist...88 Morning Prayer...90 Evening Prayer...9 Angel of God...9 Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love...93 Apostles Creed...9 Grace After Meals...96 Writing Our Catholic Faith Revised Edition Thomas M. Wasylyk Jennifer Schweighofer Nihil Obstat Reverend J. Brian Bransfield October 3, 0 Imprimatur Archbishop Charles Chaput Archdiocese of Philadelphia October 5, 0 Copyright 06, Universal Publishing, All Rights Reserved. Grade M, Item #603, ISBN Cover Image: stdas 08, Standard Publishing, Licensed from GoodSalt.com IT IS ILLEGAL TO PHOTOCOPY THIS BOOK This book is not to be reproduced in any manner whatsoever, in part or whole, without the written permission of the publisher. For additional information contact Universal Publishing

2 3 Correct Posture for Handwriting Manuscript Paper Position 5 Left Hand Left Hand Right Hand Pencil Position Pencil is held near large knuckle.. Both feet on the floor. Elbows off the edge of desk 3. Sit back in chair. Shoulders slightly forward 5. Proper desk height Bend thumb. Pencil is held near large knuckle. First finger rests on top of pencil. Call First finger rests on top of pencil. Right Hand Bend thumb. Copyright 06, Universal Publishing 3

3 Left to Right Top to Bottom l i Backward Circle O o Write the left-to-right strokes. Write the top-to-bottom strokes. Write the backward circles. Manuscript Basic Strokes Circle the letters that have a left-to-right stroke. t V E r L A Circle the letters that have a top-to-bottom stroke. h w a K S e Circle the letters that have a backward circle. a R m d i Q Slant Right Write the slant-right strokes. Circle the letters that have a slant-right stroke. v C k Y f M Slant Left Write the slant-left strokes. Forward Circle o O Write the forward circles. Circle the letters that have a slant-left stroke. A u V e n Z Circle the letters that have a forward circle. h y b g U p Name the stroke the arrow points to in each letter below. k P A t b D R V a O Call Copyright 06, Universal Publishing 7

4 Uppercase A 3A Trace. Slant left. Slant right 3. Slide right and write the letter. A A 3 A Trace and write the words. Write the sentences. A 3 A Ascension Advent Amen Ascension Advent Amen Cain and Abel were Adam s sons. Adam s third son was Seth. CHECK -UP q Word Spacing q Size of Letters q Letter Forms 8 Copyright 06, Universal Publishing

5 Lowercase b b. Pull down straight. Circle right Trace and write the letter. b b b Trace and write the words. Write the sentences. blessed baby boy blessed baby boy b b Jesus was born in Bethlehem. The Bible is a blessed book. CHECK-UP q Letter Spacing q Size of Letters q Letter Forms q Alignment q Line Quality Copyright 06, Universal Publishing Call

6 Write the sentences. The Catholic Church Jesus started the Catholic Church to continue his mission. The Church is God s family! Write the sentence: People all over the world belong to the Catholic Church. Call Copyright 06, Universal Publishing

7 Uppercase D D. Pull down straight. Slide right, curve down, slide left Trace and write the letter. D D D Trace and write the words. Write the sentences. David Daniel Deborah David Daniel Deborah D D Do you keep holy the Lord s Day? Deacons help priests and bishops. Call Copyright 06, Universal Publishing

8 3F Uppercase F. Pull down straight. Slide right 3. Slide right Trace and write the letter. F F 3 F Trace and write the words. Francis February Father Francis February Father F 3 F Write the sentence. Faith lets us believe in God, even though we cannot see him. Call Copyright 06, Universal Publishing CHECK -UP q Word Spacing q Size of Letters q Letter Forms q Line Quality

9 Lowercase i i. Pull down straight. Dot Trace and write the letter. i i i Trace and write the words. Write the sentence. images inspired idea images inspired idea i i Copyright 06, Universal Publishing The liturgical year is a celebration of Jesus life. Call CHECK -UP q Line Quality q Size of Letters q Letter Forms q Letter Spacing 33

10 Advent and Christmas Write the underlined words. Advent is a liturgical season. It takes place during the four weeks before Christmas. We use this time to prepare for the birth of Jesus. Write the sentence. Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Call Copyright 06, Universal Publishing CHECK -UP q Letter Spacing q Size of Letters q Letter Forms q Line Quality

11 Uppercase J J. Pull down straight, curve left Trace and write the letter. J J J Trace and write the words. Jesus Joseph James Jesus Joseph James J J Jesus and Joseph Write the sentence. John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River. CHECK -UP q Word Spacing q Size of Letters Call q Letter Forms q Line Quality 36 Copyright 06, Universal Publishing

12 Writing Numerals Curve down, curve right, curve left (close). Slide right. Slant left. Curve left, curve down, curve left, slant right. Circle left. Pull down straight. Pull down straight. Circle left Copyright 06, Universal Publishing Trace and write the numerals Call