The Virtues for Catholic Youth

Teach Virtue At Home

The Virtues for Catholic Youth is a 12-week virtues study, designed to be used by Catholic children in grades 3-8. The study will be most effective if each child works through it week by week with a parent. 

Over 12 weeks, youth will explore: 

• Humility
• Purity
• Mortification
• Gratitude
• Faith
• Generosity
• Love
• Forgiveness
• Hope
• Zeal for the Mission.

It is important to note, however, that The Virtues for Catholic Youth is so much more than an introduction to the virtues. Instead of telling children about the virtuous life, we strive to help them and their parents experience it. This is accomplished by looking at each virtue in a variety of ways.

Vice, Virtue, Saint, Old Testament, Jesus, Challenge

Each week begins with a look at a common vice, such as pride, lust, gluttony, or envy. Next, we explore God’s antidote to this vice: the corresponding virtue. The following day of the study unpacks this virtue further by discussing a saint who exemplified it. We’ve included a custom portrait of the saint along with the biography. Next, we turn to the Old Testament and hear about a story of people either succeeding or failing to live out this virtue. Finally, we turn to the Gospel and the most excellent model of virtues, Jesus Himself. Each week concludes with a simple yet powerful challenge to help youth apply what they have studied.

The Virtues for Catholic Youth is a full-color printed book. While creating this resource, we strove to produce something that not only communicated the beauty of virtue, but was beautiful in its own right. 

Product Details:

• Full Color, beautifully printed
• Sturdy construction and tabbed pages for easy use
• Metal spiral binding
• 12 original watercolor portraits of the saints, created for us by @jenolsonillustrations
• Content prayerfully created for children ages 9-15, that will also greatly benefit their parents.
• Powerful questions for discussion following each section to build relationships and help parents discuss important topics with their children.
• Manageable lessons, divided into 12 weeks.