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All sin is not equally great. Mortal sin (deadly sin) is a severe wound to the soul and separates us entirely from God and incurs eternal damnation. Venial sin is of lesser magnitude and slows the growth toward God. A person commits a mortal sin, by his free will, does grievous dishonor to God or wrongs his neighbor in weighty matters or causes injury to himself or neighbor. A person commits a venial sin who only injures something of small importance or slightly harms something of great importance and does so unconsciously or unwittingly. All mortal sins are not of equal magnitude. the most heinous sins are sins against the Holy Ghost and cry to heaven for vengeance. All venial sins are not all of the same importance. Imperfections are faults which are not due to a bad will, but due to human frailty. Mortal sin deprives man of sanctifying grace, and delivers him to the power of the devil. Venial sin gradually leads to mortal sin and eventually the loss of sanctifying grace. The 10 Commandments of God 1. I am the Lord Thy God. Thou shalt not have strange Gods before Me. 2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord Thy God in Vain. 3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath Day. 4. Honor Thy father and Thy mother. 5. Thou shalt not kill. 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 7. Thou shalt not steal. 8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods. The Six Commandments of the Church 1. To hear Mass on Sundays and Holydays of Obligation. 2. To fast and abstain on the days appointed. 3. To confess at least once a year. 4. To receive the Holy Eucarist during Easter time. 5. To contribute to the support of our Pastors. 6. Not to marry persons who are not Catholic, or who are related to us within the third degree of kindred, nor privately without witness, nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times. SINS AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT Presumption of God's mercy Despairi impugning the known truth. Envy of another's spiritual good. Obstinacy in sin. Final impenitence. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS 1. Pride 2. Covetousness 3. Lust 4. Anger 5. Gluttony 6. Envy 7. Sloth NINE WAYS OF BEING ACCESSORY TO ANOTHER'S SIN 1. By council 2. By command 3. By consent 4. By provocation 5. By praise or flattery 6. By concealment 7. By partaking 8. By silence 9. By defense of the ill done SINS CRYING TO HEAVEN FOR VENGEANCE 1. Willful murder 2. The sin of Sodom 3. Opression of the Poor 4. Defrauding laborers of their wages DETAILED EXAMINATION How long has it been since your last confession? Did you omitt any mortal sins in your last confession? If so, was it willful or just forgetfulness? Did you make any false statements in regard to a mortal sin? Were you truly sorry for your confessed sins?. Did you perform the prescribed penance? Did you wilfully minimize any sins given to the Priest? Have you denied the existence of God? Have you denied being a Catholic? Have you refused to believe the true teachings of the Catholic Church? Have you exposed your faith to danger by going to places where your faith has been attacked? Have you frequented places where people are disrespectful or abusive to God? Have you omitted your prayers or pious practices because of other's presence? Have you omitted your prayers or failed to seek instructions on your faith when in need? Have you boasted of sin or bragged of yourself in your accomplishments? Have you neglected or willfully omitted your prayers? Have you used fortune tellers or believed in superstitious tales? Spiritual seances? Have you misused things or places consecrated to God? Have you received the sacraments in the state of Mortal Sin or made an unwothy confession? Have you neglected to examine your conscience sufficiently and omitted any sins? Have you willfully retained rebellious thoughts against God? Have you used God's name in vain? in cursing or in blasphemy? Have you spoken irreverently about the saints or holy things about the church? Have you taken a false oath or sworn an oath on trivial matters? Did you fail to fulfill your vows or delayed their fullfillment without just reason? Have you been a member of a forbidden society? Have you failed to attend Mass on Sunday or holy days of obligation without reason? Were you late for Mass? Did you leave before Mass ended? Is this a habit? Have you been disrepectful and talked unnecessarily during Mass? Did you allow your self to be distracted during Mass or did you distract others? Have you performed unnecessary servile work on Sundays or Holydays? Have you failed to listen to the sermon? Have you disobeyed your parents or lawful guardians? Have you insulted, rebelled against or mocked them? Have you wilfully done things to make them unhappy or imposed an undue financial burden? Have you abused or physically restrained them? Have you failed to help them when they were in need? Have you failed to pray for them or have Masses celebrated for them after death? Have you shown contempt for Church law? Have you caused the death of another by neglect or abortion? Have you caused injury or struck another without reason? Have you unjustly endangered the life or health of someone? Have you borne hatred or malice toward another? Wished someone evil? Have you desired revenge or refused to forgive injury against another person? Have you ridiculed or insulted someone? Shown contempt toward another? Were you quarreling with another or fighting with someone? Have you refused to show friendship with relatives or friends? Have you led others to sin? Taught others how to commit sin? Have you permitted mutilation of your body for evil purposes? Have you over-indulged in eating or drinking? Purposely gotten drunk? Have you used drugs for your pleasure that might be hazardous or dangerous? Have you given or sold drugs to others? Have you initiated drugs to another person? Have you become angered at yourself or at others? Have you done anything to endanger your health or to another person? Have you wilfully entertained impure thoughts? Taken pleasure in them? Have you kept impure desires or desired to do impure things? Were these desires with relatives, same sex, married persons, or religious persons? Have you listened to impure songs or talk? with pleasure or encouraged it? Have you spoken of impure things? in front of children or opposite sex? Have you looked at impure pictures or read impure books or magazines? given them to others? Have you indulged in impure conversation or told impure jokes? Listened to them? Have you attended impure movies or viewed impure videos? Have you touched yourself or others impurely? committed an impure act with yourself or others? What act did you perform impurely? With the same sex or opposite sex? Were you unfaithful to your married partner? Performed artificial birth control? Have you caused the occasion of sin by your immodest dress or actions? Have you attended Mass when not properly dressed? Distracted others? Have you exposed yourself to sin by evil association in dancing or pleasures? Have you performed impure acts with animals? Have you allowed yourself to fall in love with someone you cannot marry? Keeping bad company? Have you been guilty of passionate kissing or love-making? Have you taken anything which is not yours? Have you damaged another's property? Have you charged excessive prices or given false measures? Have you cheated on working hours? Have you retained items when you knew they belonged to someone else? Have you failed to guard property which belong to others? To your employer? Have you failed to deliver a honest days work for your wages? Left work before quitting time? Have you failed to pay a just wage to your employees? Mistreated or abuse them? Have you sinned against justice? Cheat or lie about your taxes? Have you committed any injustice against the Church? Have you injured the reputation of through false statements? Have you brought out the faults of another without just reason? Did you cause harm to another by careless gossip or speculation? Have you revaeled secrets of another? Professional trade secrets? Have you read others mail or correspondence without permission? Have you taken pleasure in others misery of misfortune? Even unlikable persons? Have you unjustly misjudged others or falsely accused them? Have you told lies or twisted the truth to your favor? Have you remained silent while another is blamed on your account? Have you set a bad example as a Catholic in the workplace or public gatherings? Have you had your children baptised soon after birth? Have you taught them their prayers? Have you instructed them in their Catholic religion? Helped them to received the sacrament of Penance frequenlty? Learn and teach to respect the sacrament of Communion? Supervise and evaluate their companions and what they read and view? Have you done anything contrary to the marriage vows? Have you practiced artificial birth control? Have you been unfaithful to your marriage partner? Have you give your best effort to your marriage partner to gain paradise? |
