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-Which
are the Ten Commandments of God?
They
are:
1.I
am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other gods beside me.
2.Thou
shalt not make graven images to worship.
3.Thou
shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4.Remember
the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5.Honor thy
father and thy mother.
6.Thou
shalt not kill.
7.Thou
shalt not commit adultery.
8.Thou
shalt not steal.
9.Thou,
shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
10.Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods nor thy neighbor’s
wife.
-To
whom did God give these commandments?
God
gave these commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai. Jesus Christ perfected
them by teaching us the law of love and mercy in the Sermon
on the Mount, and elsewhere in the Gospels.
-What
does the first commandment of God teach us?
The
first commandment of God teaches us to worship God alone,
and to love Him above all created things.
-What
does it mean to worship God?
To
worship God means to express our love and admiration for God
in songs and prayers, and with acts of charity.
-How
must our worship of God be?
Our
worship of God must be cheerful, full of joy and heartfelt
reverence.
-What
are the sins committed against the first commandment?
The
sins committed against the first commandment are irreligion,
sacrilege, superstition, and indifferentism.
-What
is irreligion?
Irreligion
or infidelity is rejection of Christian faith by one who has
received it.
-What
is sacrilege?
Sacrilege
is misusing or mistreating sacred objects, persons, or
places. It is sacrilege to steal sacred vessels or other
church properly, to despise churches, holy pictures or
relics, to lay violent hands upon a priest or any other
person loyally and dutifully consecrated to God.
-What
is superstition?
Superstition
is to attribute to an object or a creature a power that
belongs to God alone.
-What
is indifferentism?
Indifferentism
is a lack of interest in religion. It is to think that all
religions are equally good.
-What
does the second commandment of God teach us?
The
second commandment of God teaches us not to worship graven images or idols.
-What
is a graven image, or idol?
A
graven image or idol is a statue made by man out of metal,
wood or stone, which is used as an object of worship by
ignorant people.
-Are
there any people who still worship idols?
Yes,
some semi-savage and primitive people still worship idols,
or sun, fire or animals.
-Is
veneration of saints, relics and holy pictures against this
commandment?
No,
devotion to Blessed Virgin Mary, veneration of saints,
relics and holy pictures do not oppose this commandment.
-Do
we worship saints?
No,
we don’t worship saints; we only honor them as the special
friends and servants of God. We worship God alone. Neither
do we worship holy pictures or relics; we only pay them
honor as representing God or the saints, in a similar manner
we commonly cherish the photographs and souvenirs of our
parents and dear friends.
-What
else does the second commandment of God teach us?
It
teaches also to refrain from excessive love of money, pleasure,
business, position and human glory.
-What
does the third commandment of God teach us?
The
third commandment of God teaches us
not to use the name of the Lord Our God in vain.
-What
do we mean by using the name of the Lord our God in vain?
We
mean: to use the name of God irreverently, to take a false
oath in the name of God, to utter
blasphemy, and to break some promise made to God.
-What
does taking false oath mean?
Taking
false oath means to call on God to witness to the truth of
what we say in the presence of men, when we
know that what we say is not true.
-What
is blasphemy?
Blasphemy
is insulting language, which expresses contempt for God, for
saints, and holy things.
-What does breaking of our
vows mean?
Breaking
of our vows means to refuse to keep a deliberate promise
made to God, or to men, and deny that we hr made it.
-What
does the fourth commandment of God teach us?
The
fourth commandment of God teaches us to keep holy the
seventh day of
the week.
-Has
the day of rest ever been changed?
Yes,
before Jesus Christ the day of rest was Saturday; the Church has adopted Sunday as the Lord’s
Day.
-Who
changed the day of rest, and why was it changed?
The
Apostles were the first to observe Sunday as a holy day of
the Church, because on that day Jesus Christ rose from the
dead. It was also on a Sunday that the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles.
-What
should we do to keep Sunday holy?
To
keep Sunday holy we should not work on the Lord’s Day, and
we should go to Church, and avoid all unhealthy pleasures.
-What
does the filth commandment of God teach us?
The
fifth commandment of God teaches us to respect our parents,
to obey them in all that is right, and to help and take care
of them when they are in need.
-Why
should we honor and respect our parents?
We
should honor and respect our parents because they brought us
into thin world, and because they are responsible before God
for our physical and spiritual welfare until we grow up to
be able to take care of ourselves.
-Whom
else should we honor besides our parents?
Besides
our parents we should honor all our lawful superiors and old
people.
-How
can we honor our spiritual superiors?
We
can honor our priest and bishop as our fathers in Christ by
obeying them in spiritual matters, and praying for them.
-What
are sins against the fifth commandment?
1.Not
to consult parents about important steps one contemplates.
2.To
neglect the parents when they are in need, and in
old age.
3.To
speak ill, or to gossip about one’s parents, priests or
bishops.
-What
other duties does the fifth commandment teach us?
The
fifth commandment teaches us to love our country, to be
sincerely interested in its welfare, and respect and obey
its lawful authority.
-How
does a citizen show a sincere interest in his country’s
welfare?
A
citizen shows a sincere interest in his country’s welfare
by voting honestly and without selfish motives, by paying
just taxes, and by defending his country’s rights when
necessary.
-What
does the sixth
commandment of God teach us?
The
sixth commandment of God teaches us not to Kill.
-What
else does the
sixth commandment forbid?
The
sixth commandment also forbids suicide, fighting, anger,
hatred, revenge, drunkenness, which leads to killing.
-Is
suicide a sin?
Yes,
suicide is a grievous sin because God is
the Lord of our lives and not we. It is such a great
offense against God that the Church refuses to bury the
person who commits suicide.
-What
does, the seventh commandment of God teach us?
The
seventh commandment of God teaches us not to commit
adultery.
-What
is adultery?
Adultery
is the illegal living together of a man and a woman.
-What
is the legal living together of a man and a woman?
The
legal living together of a man and woman is marriage,
blessed by a priest in accordance with the rules of the
Church.
-What
else
does the seventh commandment forbid?
The
seventh commandment also forbids all impurity and immodesty
in words, looks, and actions, whether alone or with others.
-What
are the chief dangers to the virtue of chastity?
The
chief dangers to the virtue of chastity are idleness, sinful
curiosity, bad companions, drunkenness, immodest dress and
dancing, indecent books, plays, and motion pictures.
-What
are the chief means of preserving the virtue of chastity?
The
chief means of preserving the virtue of chastity are to
avoid carefully all unnecessary dangers, to seek God’s
help through prayer, frequent confession, Holy Communion,
and assistance at Divine Liturgy and to have a devotion to
the Blessed Mary and the saints.
-What
does the eighth commandment of God teach us?
The
eighth commandment teaches us not to steal.
-What
is stealing?
Stealing
is taking something that does not belong to us and unjustly
keeping it as our own.
-What
else we commanded by the eighth commandment?
We
are also commanded to respect what belongs to others, to
live up to our business agreements, and to pay our just
debts.
-What
does, the eighth commandment forbid?
Besides
stealing, the eighth commandment forbids cheating, unjustly
keeping what belongs to others, damage to the property of
others with intention, and the accepting of bribes by public
officials.
-Are
we obliged to restore to the owner-stolen goods, or their
value?
We
are obliged to restore to the owner-stolen goods, or their
value, whenever we are able.
-What
does the ninth commandment teach us?
The
ninth commandment of God teaches us not to 1ie, and not to
harm the good name of others by smear.
-Does
lying bring harm to others?
Yes,
lying brings harm not only to the liar, but to others also.
Those who follow the commandments of God and the Church
should never tell lies.
-How
do we harm the good name of others?
We
harm the good name of others by calumny and slander.
-What
does the tenth commandment of God teach us?
The
tenth commandment of God teaches us not to covet our
neighbor’s goods.
-What
is covetousness?
Covetousness
is a feeling or desire to have what belongs rightly to
others.
-What
does the man who covets do?
The
man who covets uses every unlawful means to take unjustly
what belongs to others.
-What
else does the tenth commandment forbid?
The
tenth commandment also forbids us to envy the success of
others, their wealth or their position.
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