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conquer or “take over” the weaknesses that we

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currently have in order to grow into adults of the
Catholic Church. As Nghĩa Sĩ, we are transitioning
into adulthood. To accomplish this goal, we need to
live according the model of “Chinh Phục” by leaving
our childishness behind. We need to have the
determination to fight our temptations and bad habits
so we can become spiritually stronger Christians.

2. to persuade others to follow Christ. Once we have

overcomed our own weaknesses, we have a
Châm Ngôn & Mầu Khăn responsibility to share Christ’s teachings with others
and “conquer” their hearts and minds so they too will
Ngành Nghĩa follow in His footsteps. As Nghĩa Sĩ, we are the
immediate future of the Catholic Church. We need to
Objective become peaceful soldiers of Christ, showing others
• Để hiểu biết về tượng trưng của màu vàng, the greatness and righteousness of our faith through
và tại sao nó liên quan để lứa tuổi Nghĩa Sĩ. our words and actions.
• Hiểu biết về những gì người Nghĩa Sĩ cần
phải chinh phục. To truly live the motto of “Chinh Phục”, we all need
to follow in the footsteps of St. Paul. Earlier in his
Fact Finding life, Paul was persecutor of the Christian faith. With
Jesus’ intervention, Paul was able to see in false
beliefs and overcame them. He then became of
Why do we wear yellow?
crusader for the Catholic Church and was successful
Yellow has many meanings and symbolisms, both
in converting thousands of people to the Christian
positive and negative. For Nghĩa Sĩ, yellow
faith.
represents sunrise and sunset. The stage of Nghĩa Sĩ
is the period in our lives where we transition from
childhood to adulthood. Almost every aspect of our
lives change during our time as Nghĩa Sĩ. We grow Summary
not only physically, but also mentally, emotionally,
The stage of Nghĩa Sĩ is one of transition from
and spiritually. We work our way through high
childhood to adulthood. We need to live according to
school and begin making decisions for our future.
the motto of “Chinh Phục”, to conquer our
The relationships that we have with friends and
weaknesses and grow stronger, so we can become
family begin to change, and we often take on new
apostles of Christ.
roles during our time as Nghĩa Sĩ. Also, many of us
receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and become
adults in the Catholic Church. Our time as Nghĩa Sĩ Homework
is a time of change. The color yellow captures this
mood because as Nghĩa Sĩ we will get to witness the 1. Think of 3 bad habits or characteristics you
sunset of our childhood and experience the sunrise of have that are childish or keep your maturing.
our lives as adults. 2. How often do you commit these habits, under
what circumstances do they occur?
What is our Motto? 3. What can you do to fight these habits and
The motto for Nghĩa Sĩ is “CHINH PHỤC”, meaning truly begin your growth toward adulthood?
to CONQUER. The word “conquer” here does not
have the military-related meaning of taking over a
city or nation. Rather, it means to be courageous in
dealing with the challenges we will face as followers
of Christ. The ideal of the Nghĩa Sĩ stage is to: