The Ten Commandments of God—Exodus xx

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 that thou 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 Precepts of the Church

1. To hear Mass on Sundays, and all holydays of obligation.

2. To fast and abstain on the days commanded.

3. To confess our sins at least once a year.

4. To receive the blessed Eucharist at Easter.

5. To contribute to the support of our pastors.

6. Not to solemnize marriage at the forbidden times; nor to marry persons within the forbidden degrees of kindred, or otherwise prohibited by the Church; nor clandestinely.

Seven Sacraments

The Three Theological Virtues

Faith—Hope—and Charity

The Four Cardinal Virtues

Prudence—Justice—Fortitude—and Temperance

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost

Isa. xi. 2, 3

The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Ghost

The Spiritual Works of Mercy

To counsel the doubtful,
To instruct the ignorant,
To admonish sinners,
To comfort the afflicted,
To forgive offenses,
To bear wrongs patiently, and
To pray for the living and the dead.

The Corporal Works of Mercy

To feed the hungry,
To give drink to the thirsty,
To clothe the naked,
To harbor the harborless,
To visit the sick,
To ransom the captive, and
To bury the dead.

The Eight Beatitudes—Matt. v

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

2. Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land.

3. Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice; for they shall be filled.

5. Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.

6. Blessed are the clean of heart; for they shall see God.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.

8. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

The Seven Deadly Sins

Ways of being Accessory to Another’s Sin

By counsel—By command—By consent—By provocation—By praise or flattery—By concealment—By partaking—By silence—By defence of the ill done.

Sins Crying to Heaven for Vengeance

Wilful murder—The sin of Sodom—Oppression of the poor—Defrauding laborers of their wages.

Truths which All are Obliged to Know

1. There is one God.

2. There is a future state of reward and punishment.

3. There are Three Persons in God.

4. The Second Divine Person became Man for our salvation.

Truths We are Commanded to Know

1. The Articles of the Apostles’ Creed.

2. The doctrine of the Sacraments, especially of Baptism, Penance, Holy Eucharist.

3. The Commandments of God and the Church and the duties of one’s state of life.

4. The Lord’s Prayer and Hail Mary.

Sins against the Holy Ghost

Presumption of God’s mercy—Despair—Impugning the known truth—Envy at another’s spiritual good—Obstinacy in sin—Final impenitence.

Three Eminent Good Works

Alms-deeds, or works of mercy—Prayer—and Fasting.

The Evangelical Counsels

Voluntary poverty—Chastity—and Obedience.

The Four Last Things to be Remembered

Death—Judgment—Hell—Heaven