The essential truths of faith
1. There is one God.
2. God is just: He rewards good and punishes evil.
3. God is one in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The one God in three persons is called the Most Holy Trinity.
4. The Son of God became a man and died on the cross for our salvation.
5. The soul of man is immortal.
6. The grace of God is necessary for salvation.
Commandments of love
1. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself.
The Ten Commandments of God
1. I am the Lord your God: you shall have no other gods but Me.
2. Do not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
3. Remember the day of the Lord.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. Don't kill.
6. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
7. Don't steal.
8. Do not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's property.
The Gospel Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall have mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are cast out for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you for my sake. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven (Matthew 5:3-12).
Virtues for the body
Love of neighbor is inseparably connected with love of God and is expressed in the following virtues for the body and for the soul:
1. Feed the hungry.
2. To give a thirsty person a drink.
3. to dress the naked.
4. To welcome a wanderer into your home.
5. Visit an inmate.
6. Visit the sick.
7. Bury the dead.
Virtues for the soul
1. to turn the sinner from the wrong way.
2. To teach the unenlightened.
3. To give good advice to the doubter.
4. Comfort the mourner.
5. Patiently bear grudges.
6. Forgive insults from the heart.
7. Pray for the living and the deceased.
Basic good deeds
1. Prayer.
2. Post.
3. Alms.
The Seven Sacraments of the Church
Christ said: "I am the vine and you are the branches; whoever abides in me and I in him bears much fruit" (Jn 15, 5). God's life in man is given by Jesus Christ Risen and strengthened in the holy sacraments.
1. Baptism.
2. Anointing.
3. the Eucharist.
4. Repentance.
5. The anointing of the sick with oil.
6. Priesthood.
7. Marriage.
The three virtues of God
1. Faith.
2. Hope.
3. Love.
The four cardinal virtues are
1. Prudence.
2. Justice.
3. Abstinence.
4. Courage.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1. Wisdom.
2. Reasoning.
3. Tip.
4. Fortress.
5. Maintaining.
6. Piety.
7. The fear of the Lord.
The seven cardinal sins
God's life in man is spoiled by sin. We must beware first of all of those sinful behaviors that drag a person on to the next sin:
1. Pride.
2. Stinginess.
3. fornication.
4. Envy.
5. Gluttony.
6. Anger.
7. Laziness.
Moral virtues opposite to the seven cardinal sins
1. Humility.
2. renunciation of earthly goods.
3. Chastity.
4. Mercy.
5. Moderation.
6. Patience.
7. Hard work ethic.
Sins against the Holy Spirit
Continuous resistance to God's grace and frequent committing of grave sins can cause the human conscience to become insensitive and lead to the disappearance of the sense of sin. Such actions are called acts or sins against the Holy Spirit (Mt 12:31).
1. To sin by impudently counting on God's mercy.
2. to despair or doubt God's mercy.
3. To resist recognized Christian truth.
4. To envy the grace of God given to our neighbor.
5. Postponing repentance until death.
Sins against your neighbor
By contributing in some form to the sin of others, we ourselves, to some extent, become guilty of that evil and participate in sin. To sin against one's neighbor is:
1. To persuade someone to sin.
2. To command to sin.
3. Allow sin.
4. Encouragement to sin.
5. Praise the sin of another.
6. Remain indifferent if someone has sinned.
7. Do not struggle with sin.
8. Helping to sin.
9. Justify someone's sin.
Five conditions for a good confession
The condition for the forgiveness of sins is a change of life path. He must have a desire to renew his bond with God. Man must notice that "everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin" (Jn 8:34) and long for "the freedom of the glory of the children of God" (Rom 8:21). God wants to save every human being. The Paschal Mystery of Christ is the source of continual forgiveness and renewal. Christ, in the sacrament of repentance and reconciliation, restores to us the dignity of the children of God once given to us in baptism. To receive forgiveness of sins in the sacrament of penance, it is necessary to:
1- Trial of conscience.
2. sincere repentance for sins.
3. a firm intention to make amends.
4- Sincere confession.
5. Satisfaction for sins to God and neighbor.
Church commandments
1. Participate in Mass and be free from work on Sundays and other holidays.
2. Confess your sins at least once a year.
3. Receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist at least once a year, at Easter time.
4. Observe the periods of abstinence from meat food and fasts prescribed by the Church.
5. Support the Church in its needs.
