Just Teach Sheets – Seeker October Week 4

Seeker Track

October Week 4
Theme: Saints & Holiness
Focus: The Solemnity of All Saints — proof that holiness is real, possible for everyone, and central to Catholic faith.
Audience: Seekers, non-Catholics, those curious about Catholic teaching

Weekly Goal

To explain why the Catholic Church honours all saints, why we believe they are alive in Christ, why we ask for their intercession, and why sainthood is the destiny of every Christian. This week dismantles common objections and shows sainthood is not “extra,” but the very heart of Christianity.

What You’ll Need

This sheet

Bible

Notebook for questions

Opening Prayer (Daily)

Lord Jesus Christ,
You are the Lord of life,
and the saints are alive in You.
Help me to understand the truth of the communion of saints,
and to see holiness as the goal You invite me to.
Amen.

Day 1 – Heaven Is Full, Not Empty

Teaching:
All Saints’ Day proclaims that heaven is filled with countless holy men and women. Catholicism is not about a “few superstars,” but about an entire multitude who reached their goal in Christ.

�� Revelation 7:9 – “A great multitude… from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne.”

Apologetics:

Some say few people make it to heaven. Scripture shows a multitude.

Catholicism insists grace is stronger than sin — God saves not only individuals, but a great crowd.

Reflection Question:

Do I imagine heaven as nearly empty or overflowing with saints?

Day 2 – Who Are the Saints?

Teaching:
Saints are not just “holy card figures.” They were farmers, kings, parents, children, students, rulers, workers. Their holiness came not from perfection but from surrender to Christ.

�� Hebrews 12:1 – “We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.”

Apologetics:

Protestants often say “all Christians are saints.” Catholics agree — all the baptised are called “holy ones” (Eph 1:1). But the Church also recognises those who reached heaven, as examples and intercessors.

Catholic canonisation does not “make” saints, it recognises them.

Reflection Question:

Which story of a saint surprises me because they were ordinary?

Day 3 – Do Saints Really Pray for Us?

Teaching:
The saints are alive with Christ. Scripture shows the saints in heaven offering our prayers like incense before God.

�� Revelation 5:8 – The elders in heaven present the prayers of the saints on earth.

Apologetics:

Objection: “Why not go directly to Jesus?”
→ Answer: We do. Asking saints to pray for us is the same as asking a Christian friend to pray for us — except they are closer to God.

Objection: “Aren’t the saints dead?”
→ Answer: Jesus said, “He is not God of the dead but of the living” (Mk 12:27). Those in Christ never die.

Reflection Question:

Do I already ask friends or family to pray for me? Why not ask saints?

Day 4 – We Are Called to Be Saints Too

Teaching:
All Saints’ Day is not just about them. It is about us. Catholicism teaches sainthood is not optional — it is the true purpose of every Christian life.

�� Matthew 5:48 – “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
�� CCC 2013 – “All Christians… are called to the fullness of Christian life and the perfection of charity.”

Apologetics:

Objection: “I could never be a saint.”
→ Answer: No one can by themselves. Saints became holy by God’s grace, not by their own strength.

Objection: “Holiness is for priests and nuns.”
→ Answer: Edward the Confessor was a king. Carlo Acutis was a teenager. Gianna Molla was a doctor and mother. Holiness is for every state of life.

Reflection Question:

Do I see my life as a path to holiness, or something less?

Day 5 – The Communion of Saints

Teaching:
The Church is one family: the faithful on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the saints in heaven. This is the communion of saints.

�� Ephesians 2:19 – “You are no longer strangers and aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.”
�� CCC 957 – “Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness.”

Apologetics:

The saints are not “extras.” They are part of Christ’s Body. To reject them is to reject part of the Church.

Saints intercede because they are united more closely to Christ than we are on earth.

Reflection Question:

What does it mean to belong to a family that includes heaven and earth?

 

Weekend Wrap-Up – Catholic Truths About Saints

Heaven is full of saints — proof that grace works.

Saints were ordinary people in every walk of life.

Saints are alive in Christ and intercede for us.

Sainthood is the destiny of every Christian.

The communion of saints is the Catholic vision of the whole Church.

Apologetics Exercise:
Write a short response to one objection:

  • “Why pray to saints?”
  • “Aren’t saints just dead people?”
  • “Holiness is only for a few.”

Journal Prompts

“The reason sainthood is possible for me is…”

“The saint I most want to learn from is…”

“If holiness is my destiny, this week I will…”

Apologetics Corner (Quick Responses)

“Faith is private.”
→ The saints confessed their faith publicly, even at great cost.

“Catholic devotion to saints replaces Jesus.”
→ Saints always lead us to Christ, never away. They are His friends, not rivals.

“The Church just invents saints.”
→ Canonisation is recognition, not invention. It confirms what God has already done.

Catechism Extension

CCC 946–962 – The communion of saints.

CCC 957 – Saints intercede for us.

CCC 2013–2015 – The universal call to holiness.