What are the Ten Commandments?
The Catholic Ten Commandments are a summary of "the conditions of a life freed from the slavery of sin" (Catechism, 2057).What's Catholic about them? While the entire Judeo-Christian tradition uses the same Scriptural content for the Ten Commandments, their exact division and numbering varies. |
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Catholic Ten Commandments 1. You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. 2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day. 4. Honor your father and your mother. 5. You shall not kill. 6. You shall not commit adultery. 7. You shall not steal. 8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. 10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods. |
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What do they mean? The Ten Commandments are a description of the basic freedom from sin that is necessary to live as a Christian. They are a minimum level of living. |
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"And now, Israel, what does the Lord, your God, ask of you but to fear the Lord, your God, and follow his ways exactly, to love and serve the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul, to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord which I enjoin on you today for your own good? Deuteronomy 10:12-13 |
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First Commandment You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession Ø Is God the center of my life? |
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Second CommandmentYou shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession Ø Do I reverence the name of God? |
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Third CommandmentRemember of keep holy the Lord's Day. Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession |
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Fourth CommandmentHonor your father and you mother. Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession |
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Fifth CommandmentYou shall not kill. Ø Do I respect hum life in all its forms? |
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Sixth CommandmentYou shall not commit adultery. Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession Ø Do I respect the sanctity of marriage? |
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Seventh CommandmentYou shall not steal. Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession Ø Have I stolen what does not belong to me? |
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Eighth CommandmentYou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession Ø Have I lied? |
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Ninth CommandmentYou shall not covet your neighbor's wife. Questions to Consider When Examining Your Conscience for Confession Ø Am I chaste? |
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Tenth CommandmentYou shall not covet your neighbor's goods. Ø Instead of delighting in God's generosity to me, am I ever jealous of the talents and possessions others have? |