I. Sacrament of Reconciliation

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UNIT THREE
The divine
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I. 1st Commandment
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I. 1st Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• The ancient Jewish people believed there were
  many gods.
• Yahweh, their god, was the best.

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I. 1st Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• 2. Most of their neighbors had many gods.
• Egypt
• Babylonia

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I. 1st Commandment
What it means

• B.

• 1. God should be our 1 priority at the center
  of our life.
• Puts everything else in the right place.

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• Idolatry- worshiping something other than God.
• The golden calf

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 2. Polytheism- worshiping more than one God.
• Many ancient societies are polytheistic

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 3. Divination- trying to tell the future using
  false means.
• Ex Horoscopes, waking the dead, magic-8 balls.

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 4. Sorcery- taming occult powers for your own
  power.
• More than just magic tricks.

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 5. Superstition- trusting lucky rituals or
  omens rather than God.

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 6. Tempting God- putting God to the test.

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 7. Sacrilege- treating Sacraments or holy things
  with disrespect.
• Ex graffiti on
• a Church

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 8. Atheism- denying Gods existence.
• Ex Ideals of socialism deny Gods existence.

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I. 1st Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 9. Pride
• Kind of like making a god out of yourself.

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I. 1st Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

• You need to pray every day.
• Start with 5-10 minutes.
• Find what works best for you.

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I. 1st Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

1. Pray because you want to, not because you have
   to!

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I. 1st Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

3. Watch your obsessions. You shouldnt obsess
over anything.
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II. 2nd Commandment
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II. 2nd Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• Gods name, Yahweh, was so holy it was rarely
  spoken or written.
• Abbreviated YHWH

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II. 2nd Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• 2. People would call God Adonai, or Lord to
  avoid using Gods name.

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II. 2nd Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• 3. Could be put to death for insulting Gods name
• Part of why they wanted to kill Jesus

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II. 2nd Commandment
What it means

• B.

• 1. Respect the gift of language that God has
  given us, and use is for good.

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II. 2nd Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• Blasphemy- thoughts or words that make fun of or
  disrespect God.
• Ex Saying Gods name in vain

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II. 2nd Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

• 2. Perjury- lying under oath.
• Asking God to witness a lie.

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II. 2nd Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

3. Profanity- speaking curse words.
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II. 2nd Commandment
Sins against it

• C.

4. Cursing- calling on God to harm another
person.
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II. 2nd Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

• Break the bad habit of swearing and OMGing.
• It can get you in trouble in a lot of places.

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II. 2nd Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

2. Respect the power of all of your words.
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II. 2nd Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

3. Resist spreading and listening to gossip and
negative talk.
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III. 3rd Commandment
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III. 3rd Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• Sabbath- Saturday, which was a holy day to the
  Jewish people.
• Christians celebrate this Sunday because Jesus
  rose from the dead.

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III. 3rd Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• 2. You couldnt do any work, or even cook on
  Sabbath
• All preparations finished the day before.

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III. 3rd Commandment
Ancient Israel

• A.

• 3. Jesus even got into trouble for breaking this
  rule
• Jesus Sabbath is for man, not man for the
  Sabbath.

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III. 3nd Commandment
What it means

• B.

• 1. For Catholics, the Eucharist (Mass) is the
  most important Sacrament.

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III. 3nd Commandment
What it means

• B.

• 2. Catholics are required to attend mass every
  Sunday, and on all Holy Days of Obligation.

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III. 3nd Commandment
What it means

• B.

• 3. YOU NEED SUNDAY TO PRAY AND PLAY!

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III. 3rd Commandment
Holy Days of Obligation

• C.

• Christmas- Jesus is born.
• December 25

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III. 3rd Commandment
Holy Days of Obligation

• C.

• 2. Mary, Mother of God- Celebrates the Church
  declaring that Mary is the Mother of God.
• January 1

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III. 3rd Commandment
Holy Days of Obligation

• C.

• 3. Assumption- Mary is taken into heaven, body
  and soul.
• August 15

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III. 3rd Commandment
Holy Days of Obligation

• C.

• 4. All Saints Day- Celebrates all Christians who
  have come before us.
• November 1

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III. 3rd Commandment
Holy Days of Obligation

• C.

• 5. Immaculate Conception- Mary was conceived
  without original sin.
• December 8

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III. 3rd Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

• Go to Church every Sunday.
• Make it your priority.

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III. 3rd Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

• Take sometime off for yourself and your family.
• You need it

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III. 3rd Commandment
Living this Commandment

• D.

• 3. Balance your schedules. Do not over-book
  yourself.
• Be a human being, not just a human doing.