- Do I seek to love God with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength (Dt 6:5)?
- Do I put anything or anyone above God?
- Do I pray daily?
- Have I had any involvement with the occult, witchcraft, wicca, ouija boards, seances, tarot cards, new age crystals, fortune telling, or the like?
- Have I put faith in horoscopes?
- Have I received Holy Communion in the state of mortal sin?
- Have I abused the Sacrament of Penance by lying to the priest or deliberately not confessing a mortal sin?
- Have I denied a truth of the faith out of concern for the respect or opinion of others?
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
- Have I used God’s holy name irreverently?
- Have I blasphemed God, the Church, Mary, the saints, or sacred places or things?
3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.
- Do I try to keep Sunday as a day of prayer, rest, and relaxation, avoiding unnecessary work?
-Have I deliberately come late or left early from Mass without a good reason?
4. Honour your father and mother.
- Do I honour and respect my parents?
- Have I deliberately hurt my parents?
- Do I treat my children with love and respect?
- Do I support and care for the wellbeing of all family members?
- Have I neglected family duties?
- Do I honour and obey my lawful superiors?
5. You shall not kill.
- Have I deliberately harmed anyone?
- Have I had an abortion or encouraged an abortion?
- Have I attempted suicide or seriously considered it?
- Have I abused drugs or alcohol?
- Have I led anyone to sin through bad example or through direct encouragement?
6. You shall not commit adultery.-
- For the married:
Am I faithful to my spouse in thought and action?
Have I used artificial contraception or been sterilized?
Was I married outside the church without proper permission of the church?
- For the unmarried:
Have I engaged in sexual activity with anyone of either sex?
- For all:
Have I deliberately viewed pornographic magazines, videos or Internet websites?
Have I masturbated?
Have I used impure language or told impure jokes?
Do I dress modestly?
7. You shall not steal.
- Have I deliberately hurt my parents?
- Do I treat my children with love and respect?
- Do I support and care for the wellbeing of all family members?
- Have I neglected family duties?
- Do I honour and obey my lawful superiors?
5. You shall not kill.
- Have I deliberately harmed anyone?
- Have I had an abortion or encouraged an abortion?
- Have I attempted suicide or seriously considered it?
- Have I abused drugs or alcohol?
- Have I led anyone to sin through bad example or through direct encouragement?
6. You shall not commit adultery.-
- For the married:
Am I faithful to my spouse in thought and action?
Have I used artificial contraception or been sterilized?
Was I married outside the church without proper permission of the church?
- For the unmarried:
Have I engaged in sexual activity with anyone of either sex?
- For all:
Have I deliberately viewed pornographic magazines, videos or Internet websites?
Have I masturbated?
Have I used impure language or told impure jokes?
Do I dress modestly?
7. You shall not steal.
- Have I stolen or accepted stolen goods?
- Have I deliberately destroyed the property of others?
- Have I cheated anyone of what I owe?
- Do I gamble excessively?
- Do I share what I have with the poor and the church according to my means?
- Have I pirated materials: videos, music, software?
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
- Have I lied?
- Have I sworn falsely?
- Have I plagiarized or been academically dishonest?
- Have I gossiped?
- Have I revealed secrets or confidential information without good reason?
- Have I ruined the good name of others by spreading lies or maliciously revealing their faults and sins?
9. You shall not desire your neighbour’s wife.
- Have I deliberately and consciously permitted sexual thoughts about anyone besides my spouse?
- Do I guard my imagination and senses?
- Have I watched shows, plays, pictures or movies that contain impure scenes with the deliberate intention of being aroused by them?
- Am I responsible about what I read?
10. You shall not desire your neighbour’s goods.
- Am I envious of the possessions, abilities, talents, beauty, or success of others?
You shall love your neighbour as yourself.
- Do I love my neighbour?
- Is there anyone whom I do not love or refuse to love?
- Have I wished harm or misfortune on anyone?
- Do I forgive from my heart those who have hurt me?
- Do I harbour hatred or grudges?
- Do I pray for my enemies?
- Have I ridiculed or humiliated others?
- Do I seek to help others in need?
- Do I love myself as God loves me?
- Do I care for my physical, emotional, and spiritual health?
- Do I forgive myself for my sins after bringing them to God in the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
- Have I deliberately destroyed the property of others?
- Have I cheated anyone of what I owe?
- Do I gamble excessively?
- Do I share what I have with the poor and the church according to my means?
- Have I pirated materials: videos, music, software?
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
- Have I lied?
- Have I sworn falsely?
- Have I plagiarized or been academically dishonest?
- Have I gossiped?
- Have I revealed secrets or confidential information without good reason?
- Have I ruined the good name of others by spreading lies or maliciously revealing their faults and sins?
9. You shall not desire your neighbour’s wife.
- Have I deliberately and consciously permitted sexual thoughts about anyone besides my spouse?
- Do I guard my imagination and senses?
- Have I watched shows, plays, pictures or movies that contain impure scenes with the deliberate intention of being aroused by them?
- Am I responsible about what I read?
10. You shall not desire your neighbour’s goods.
- Am I envious of the possessions, abilities, talents, beauty, or success of others?
You shall love your neighbour as yourself.
- Do I love my neighbour?
- Is there anyone whom I do not love or refuse to love?
- Have I wished harm or misfortune on anyone?
- Do I forgive from my heart those who have hurt me?
- Do I harbour hatred or grudges?
- Do I pray for my enemies?
- Have I ridiculed or humiliated others?
- Do I seek to help others in need?
- Do I love myself as God loves me?
- Do I care for my physical, emotional, and spiritual health?
- Do I forgive myself for my sins after bringing them to God in the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
Precepts of the Church
- Have I deliberately missed Mass on a Sunday or Holy Day of obligation without a serious reason?
- Do I go to confession at least once a year when I have serious sins to confess?
- Do I receive Holy Communion, at least once during Eastertime?
- Do I take part in the major feasts celebrating Our Lord, the Virgin Mary, and the saints?
- Do I abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent (for ages 14 and over) and fast on one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (for ages 18-59)?
- Do I fast for one hour before Holy Communion (water and medicine allowed)?
- Do I contribute to support the material needs of the Church?
- Have I deliberately missed Mass on a Sunday or Holy Day of obligation without a serious reason?
- Do I go to confession at least once a year when I have serious sins to confess?
- Do I receive Holy Communion, at least once during Eastertime?
- Do I take part in the major feasts celebrating Our Lord, the Virgin Mary, and the saints?
- Do I abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent (for ages 14 and over) and fast on one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (for ages 18-59)?
- Do I fast for one hour before Holy Communion (water and medicine allowed)?
- Do I contribute to support the material needs of the Church?
---------------------------Copyright 2000 by Knights of Columbus.
CatholicNews, Sunday 16 March 2008
The Catholic Archdiocese Singapore.
www.catholic.org.sg/CN
Bản dịch: Hoa Hạ, fsc.
CatholicNews, Sunday 16 March 2008
The Catholic Archdiocese Singapore.
www.catholic.org.sg/CN
Bản dịch: Hoa Hạ, fsc.
