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Love for God: Rules for Worshipping and Loving Him

Discover the significance of the Ten Commandments in loving and worshipping God. Explore the virtues of religion, sins against the First Commandment, and modern examples of idolatry. Learn about the importance of keeping the Lord's name holy and remembering to keep the Lord's day.

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Love for God: Rules for Worshipping and Loving Him

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  1. CHAPTER 7

  2. Chapter 7 Love for God

  3. THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. is is the greatest and the first commandment” (Matthew 22:37–38). Rules for Worshipping and Loving God

  4. The Ten Commandments inExodus and Deuteronomy • Deuteronomy: The Ten Commandments represent a covenant or agreement. • Exodus: The Ten Commandments are the way the Chosen people are delivered from sin. The Ten Commandments in Context

  5. The Ten Commandments Loving God • I am the Lord, your God: you shall not have strange gods before me. • You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. • Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day. • Honor your father and your mother. • You shall not kill. • You shall not commit adultery. • You shall not steal. • You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. • You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. • You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods. Loving Neighbor The Ten Commandments in Context

  6. “I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange gods before me.” • God created you in his image. • God rescued you from sin. • God won eternal life for you. • God empowers you to live a Christlike life. The First Commandment

  7. Religion • Religion is the relationship between God and humans that results in a body of beliefs and a set of practices by those committed to serving and worshipping God. • The virtue of religion expresses itself in worship of and service to God and, by extension, service to all people and all creation. • Religion is the moral virtue that allows you to live the First Commandment. The First Commandment

  8. The First Commandment

  9. Sins against the First Commandment

  10. Sacrilege From: sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”),  sacer (“sacred, holy”) + legō (“gather; take, steal”). Meaning: Profane or unworthy treatment of the sacraments, other liturgical actions, or persons, places, or things consecrated to God. Examples: Violence against a religious or priest, stealing from a church, irreverence toward the Holy Eucharist

  11. Modern Days Example of Idolatry • Phones.  If you're giving your electronic device more time and attention than your loved ones, something's wrong. • Image.Among all those pictures of yourself and all the great things in your life on your phone and social media, are there any pictures of your church or anything that would speak to the world of your faith in God? • Success: It's particularly easy to make success an idol when you follow other people's definitions, rather than God's.   • Work: Many people look to work for a sense of significance and security. While there is nothing wrong with work, it can be dangerous when it drives your decision-making to the point of completely ignoring God's ways and desires, or we put it before things that are equally or more deserving of your time.

  12. Baptismal Name “I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” • Your baptismal name is sanctioned by your sharing in the intimacy of God’s own sacred name in your Baptism, and it is by your baptismal name that God will forever call you. The Second Commandment

  13. Keeping the Lord’s name holy Catechism of the Catholic Church • 2142 The second commandment prescribes respect for the Lord's name. Like the first commandment, it belongs to the virtue of religion and more particularly it governs our use of speech in sacred matters. • 2143 Among all the words of Revelation, there is one which is unique: the revealed name of God. God confides his name to those who believe in him; he reveals himself to them in his personal mystery. The gift of a name belongs to the order of trust and intimacy. "The Lord's name is holy." For this reason man must not abuse it. He must keep it in mind in silent, loving adoration. He will not introduce it into his own speech except to bless, praise, and glorify it. • 2144 Respect for his name is an expression of the respect owed to the mystery of God himself and to the whole sacred reality it evokes. The sense of the sacred is part of the virtue of religion. The Second Commandment

  14. The Second Commandment

  15. The Third Commandment • “Remember to Keep Holy the Lord’s Day” • Combination of Praying and Playing • “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. is is why the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27–28). The Third Commandment

  16. Holy Days of Obligation Special days (other than Sundays) in the Church year when all Catholics are obliged to participate at Mass. January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodThursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the AscensionAugust 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryNovember 1, the solemnity of All SaintsDecember 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate ConceptionDecember 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus ChristWhenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is sometimes abrogated. The Third Commandment

  17. Assignment When is the next holy day in the liturgical year? How can you make this day a special opportunity to grow closer to Jesus rather than just an obligation?

  18. Sunday Eucharist Failing to go to Mass in the absence of sickness or some other serious reason is a mortal sin.

  19. Why go to Mass?

  20. References • Slide 12: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/5-modern-day-idols-that-are-taking-over-our-lives/84609.htm • https://www.catholic.com/qa/why-we-have-holy-days-of-obligation

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