"Grace" is the English translation of the Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "that which brings delight, joy, happiness, or good fortune.

What is grace?

Grace is the love of God present in us.

God’s free, loving gift to us, his helping goodness, the vitality that comes from him (YouCat, 338).

God’s favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to his call to become children of God, adoptive sons, partakers of the divine nature and of eternal life (CCC, 1996).

• God is the God of all graces (1 Pt. 5:10).

• Common grace goes to all people. It is God’s love to all people. It is God’s kindness to everyone whether or not they even love him.

What does God’s grace do to us?

God’s grace brings us into the inner life of the Holy Trinity, into the exchange of love between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It make us capable of living in God’s love and of acting on the basis of this love (YouCat, 339).

Kinds of Grace

1. Supernatural Grace2. Sanctifying or Deifying Grace3. Habitual Grace4. Actual Grace5. Sacramental Grace6. Charisms7. Graces of State

What are the effects of grace?1. Sanctifies

2. Beautifies

3. Strengthens the will

4. Enlightens the Mind

5. Inspires to prayer

How will you prepare yourself to receive God’s

grace?

• Recall your experiences in life.• Identify moments of grace with

those events.• What were the effects they

brought into your life?

Sources:1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_(Christianity)2. Catechism for the Catholic Church3. United States Conference of Catholic Bishpos

USCCB.org4. YouCat5.http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/

apologetics/ apo265,htm