POWERFUL HEALING PRAYER BY SAINT PADRE PIO

What are the Graces We Would Receive From Our Lady By Praying the Three Hail Marys Daily ?

 

Promote the Practice of the Three Hail Marys Morning and Night 

St. Mechtilde of Hackeborn lived in the Thirteenth century and was the novice mistress of St. Gertrude the great -- one of the first great Mystics of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Once, St. Mechtilde beseeched Our Lady for her special help at the hour of death. Our Lady answered; "Yes, I promise you that; but you must recite each day three Hail Marys.

By the first, address yourself to God the Father, who in His sovereign power, exalted my soul... and ask Him that I be present at the hour of your death to comfort you and to chase away all the powers of the enemy. 

By the second, address your self to God the Son, who in His unsearchable  Wisdom, endowed Me with such knowledge and understanding as to unable me to enjoy the most Holy Trinity by the knowledge superior to that of all the other Saints. you will also ask Him... to fill your soul, at the hour of death, with lights of faith and knowledge, protecting you from all ignorance and error. 

By the third, address yourself to God the Holy Ghost, who inundated me with his love... and you will ask Him that I be present at the hour of your death, to pour out on you the sweetness of Divine love. Thus you will triumph over the sorrows and the bitterness of death, until you see them transformed into the sweetness of every joy."

Other Saints 

St. Anthony also preached the devotion of the Three Hail Marys, encouraging souls to say it in honour of Mary's Immaculate purity. 

St. Leonard of Port Maurice did the same, adding that it should be said morning and night, to avoid all mortal sins. 

But St. Alphonsus Ligouri gave the greatest encouragement to this devotion in The Glories of Mary. Following him Redemptorist Missionaries often concluded their Missions encouraging souls to pray the Three Hail Marys for the grace of Purity, a good confession, and the help of Mary at the hour of death. 

Source: Knight of the Immaculata 

THE ENEMY OF OUR SOUL, AN ENEMY THAT NEVER LEAVES US - A Summary of Don Bosco Sermon

John Melchior Bosco, SDB, popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century. Wikipedia

Born: August 16, 1815, Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy

Died: January 31, 1888, Turin, Italy

Parents: Margherita Occhiena, Francesco Bosco

Siblings: Antonio Bosco, Giuseppe Bosco

Attributes: Cassock, Biretta

Canonized: 1 April 1934, Rome by Pius XI

Feast: 31 January

 AN ENEMY THAT NEVER LEAVES US

On September 21, 1868, Don Bosco preached the second retreat to the Salesians but a summary of only two sermons have reached us. Here they are:

SUMMARY OF THE FIRST SERMON

"We have a great enemy who never leaves us alone night and day, our own body. We must resist it, lest it rebel; we must mortify it to keep it under subjection. Of this Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us a most shining example throughout His entire life. He began HIs mission by a fast of forty days and forty nights; He endured fatigue on endless walking tours; He suffered thirst and hunger, spent long nights in prayer. By self-denial and prayer He taught us how to war against the body. One who does not mortify it can't even expect to be able to pray properly. All the blessed in heaven and all good priests have followed or are following Christ's example.

The body is the oppressor of the soul. St. Augustine thus explains this spirit of rebellion: "The disobedient man finds punishment within himself in the rebellion of his own member. The soul, however, must prevail and the body must be enslaved. Left free to give itself to intemperance and vice, the body turns man into a mere animal.

Jesus Christ declared: "Unless you do penance, you shall all likewise perish." (St. Lk. 13,5). To show us how to tame this enemy, Our Lord kept repeating: "Who ever wishes to be My follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in My steps." (St. Lk. 9, 23).

Those attached to this earth and its comforts and pleasures must keep in mind what awaits their bodies. This body of ours, so pampered, will soon feed most loathsome worms. Away with vanities, ambitions, and self indulgence.

Observe the Friday fast; endure heat, cold, illness, and deprivations. Travel only when necessary. Through these little mortifications we shall be more fervent in prayers and victorious over temptations.

SUMMARY OF THE SECOND SERMON OF DON BOSCO

Meditation is mental prayer. We should ask Him for the graces we need and in true sorrow and tears beg His pardon for our sins. Let us always remember that God is our Father and we are His sons... Visits to the Blessed Sacrament. "Our most sweet Lord Jesus Christ is there in person," the Cure of Ars used to exclaim. If time is limited, let us at least kneel before the tabernacle and say an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be. This alone will steel us against temptations. I assure you that the man of faith who visits the Blessed Sacrament and makes a daily meditation with sincerity of heart will not fall into sin. I urge spiritual reading, especially to those who need a book to meditate. Let us read a passage and reflect on it to discover what needs correcting in our lives.

If possible, make your spiritual reading and your visit to the Blessed Sacrament. Remember to say the rosary daily. How grateful we should be to the Blessed Virgin who has so many graces in store for us!

Go to confession every week, even if you have nothing serious to confess. It is a pleasing act of humility to God because it re-awakens our remorse for sins already forgiven; it makes us realized how imperfect the small faults of every day make us.

Never throw back in someone's face his past offences, especially if he has been forgiven. Rather, do your best to show greater affection than before, and forget the past.

Let each of us put his conscience in order and be ready for death at any moment.

SOURCE : Don Bosco and the Priesthood

What is the meaning of human suffering? By Fr. Socrates B. Villegas

 SUFFERING HAS MEANING

Fr. Socrates B. Villegas 

A "masochist" is defined as a person who takes pleasure in their own pain. A "sadist" is one who takes pleasure in the pain of another.

If you hear the Beatitudes of our Lord for the first time, it might strike you that a Christian seems to have no other destiny but to be a masochist, in the sense that the Christian is being asked to take pleasure in their sufferings.

 

However, that is not the point of the Beatitudes. God is not asking us to find happiness in suffering, nor is He asking us to enjoy pain. Instead, God is asking us to find meaning in pain. This is a completely different issue. We are being asked to discover the meaning of human suffering. Thus, pain is no longer pain because it has been given meaning and purpose.

What is the meaning of human suffering? There are two things: 

First, human suffering brings us into communion with the sufferings of Christ; 

Second, human suffering brings us into communion with the suffering of others. When you suffer, you also remember "hindi ka nag-iisa" (you are not alone). You might think that your suffering is greater than that of others, but you must also remember that there are many other people who suffer more than you do. 

If you have lost a leg and you are brooding over it, please remember those who have lost their legs and arms. There will always be people whose suffering is greater than ours; we remember them and we express communion and solidarity with them. If you cannot find somebody who is suffering more than you, you will certainly find that Christ suffered more than all of us.

Pain is not there to be sought. Human suffering is not to be pursued. What God is asking us to do is to put meaning in the pain and suffering that we are experiencing. When the meaning is there, suffering is no longer a puzzle. Suffering has been conquered by the power of God.

Let us lift up to the Lord in sacrifice all our pains and sufferings. Perhaps they are too great to be shared with our trusted friends and loved ones. Let us ask the Lord to show us the meaning in everything that we have to undergo.

POWERFUL HEALING PRAYER BY SAINT PADRE PIO

A POWERFUL HEALING PRAYER By PADRE PIO

Born in 1887 in the small farming town of Pietrelcina (Italy), Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, is quite famous all over the world for all the miracles and healing linked to him.

This prayer was written by St. Padre Pio himself. We are told that he believed that many people got healed through this prayer. You can say it for yourself or anyone else that needs healing. Please say this prayer trusting in God’s love for you. He always answers our prayers. Let Him take care of you and you will be healed. Padre Pio Feast Day is on 23 September.

WHY DOES THE PRIEST GIVE US A PENANCE AFTER CONFESSION ?

WHY DOES THE PRIEST GIVE US A PENANCE AFTER CONFESSION ?

The priest give us a penance after confession, that we may make some atonement to God for our sins, receive help to avoid them in the future,, and make some satisfaction for the temporal punishment due to them.
1. The penance is satisfaction for sin, some penitential work imposed by the priest as a reparation to God for the offense offered to Him by sin.
In earl days of the Church, public or canonical penance was imposed for public sins. One who apostatized for fear had to do penance for seven years, during which time he was excluded from Holy Communion, and was required to fast on certain days.
2. Justice requires that an injury done to another should be repaired. One who steals must restore the stolen property. God forgave Adam's sin, but his penance lasted his whole life. In the same way our guilt is forgiven in confession, but we must make satisfaction for our sins. Our eternal punishment is forgiven, but not our temporal punishment.
Temporal punishment is the punishment or penance that we have to suffer for our sins either here on earth or in Purgatory.
One who breaks the civil law is not let off even if he is sorry. He is given a penalty imposed by the judge. How much more should the priest, the spiritual judge, impose a penalty or penance to satisfy for the offense offered to God when we commit sin!
3. Today the most common form of satisfaction is the saying of certain prayers imposed. If the sin calls for material reparation, restoration of property or a public apology is also sometimes imposed.
One should not complain if the penance given by the confessor is more than other confessors usually impose. One should instead thank God for the opportunity to make some satisfaction here on earth, thus shortening his purgatory.
4. If the penance consists of prayers, we should say it if possible as soon as we leave the confessional. It is wrong to put off the performance of a penance too long. One who intentionally omits the penance commits sin, although the sin that were forgiven do not return. To omit a penance for venial sins, would be a venial sin; a serious penance for mortal sins, would be grievous.

 
Source: My Catholic Faith

Prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Angels

THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PRAYER

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The faithful are asked to say this prayer frequently and fervently. It is of great importance given the following remarkable background:

[1] The prayer was dictated by the Blessed Mother herself to the holy and venerable priest, Fr. Louis–Édouard Cestac, on January 13, 1863 as a means to combat the powers of Hell.

[2] An exorcism prayer in itself, this is a formidable prayer for “spiritual battle” especially needed for our times when the ravages caused by the fallen angels are everywhere conspicuous and unrelenting.

[3] It is a prayer approved by the Church: It was recommended to the faithful by Pope Pius IX, and later indulgenced by both Popes Leo XIII and Pius X.

PRAYER TO OUR LADY, QUEEN OF ANGELS

[ August Queen of Heaven Prayer ]
An Indulgence of 500 days.
(S. C. Ind., July 8, 1908; S. P. Ap., Mar. 28, 1935)

O, August Queen and our Lady of Angels,

who received from God the power and mission of crushing the head of Satan,

we humbly beg you to send us heavenly legions,

with Saint Michael the Archangel as head

so that under your orders they may chase the demons,

combat them everywhere,

repress their boldness,

and drive them back into the abyss.

“Who is like God?”

O good and tender Mother,

you shall always be our love and our hope.

O Divine Mother, send your holy angels to defend us,

and to drive away from us the cruel enemy.

Holy angels and archangels, defend us and guard us.

Amen.

Sacramentals

 ✠ EXORCISED SALT may be sprinkled around the perimeters of the house once a month or once a week in rooms where there are regular occupants. A pinch of salt may be taken before going to bed if one is prone to oppressive nightmares.

✠ EXORCISED OIL may be placed around the four corners of a room where there are children staying (tracing on the walls, with fingers dipped in the oil, the sign of the cross) while praying to God for protection.

✠ HOLY WATER and EXORCISED OIL may be used on the person before going to sleep.

7 Deadly Sins

According to Roman Catholic theology, the seven deadly sins are the seven behaviours or feelings that inspire further sin. They are typically ordered as: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Each of these can be overcome with the seven heavenly virtues of (1) humility, (2) charity, (3) chastity, (4) gratitude, (5) temperance, (6) patience, and (7) diligence.The seven deadly sins can be thought of as dispositions toward sin and separation from God. Lust, for example, could result in adultery, which is a mortal sin, or could lead to somewhat less intentional immoral thoughts that would be classified as venial sins.

Lust is a strong passion or longing, especially for sexual desires.which may lead to fornication (including adultery), rape, bestiality, and other sinful and sexual acts; oftentimes, however, it could also mean other forms of unbridled desire, such as for money, or power. Henry Edward Manning explains that the impurity of lust transforms one into "a slave of the devil"

The Bible speaks about lust in 2 Timothy 2:22, “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love [and] peace...”

Gluttony is an excessive and ongoing eating of food or drink.It is the overindulgence and overconsumption of anything to the point of waste. One reason for its condemnation is that gorging the prosperous may leave the needy hungry. Aquinas also listed five forms of gluttony:Laute – eating too expensively
Studiose – eating too daintily
Nimis – eating too much
Praepropere – eating too soon
Ardenter – eating too eagerly

Ardenter is often considered the most serious of these, since it is a passion for a mere earthly pleasure, which can make the committer eat impulsively or even reduce the goals of life to mere eating and drinking; for example, Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage with a "profane person ... who, for a morsel of meat sold his birthright" and later stated that "he found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully, with tears".[Gen 25:30]

1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

Greed is an excessive pursuit of material goods.  Thomas Aquinas wrote: "Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things."As defined outside Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth. Like pride, it can lead to evil.

The Bible says the following in Hebrews 13:5, “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”

Wrath is a strong anger and hate towards another person.Wrath often reveals itself in the wish to seek vengeance. In its purest form, wrath presents with injury, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries. Wrath may persist long after the person who did another grievous wrong dies. Feelings of wrath can manifest in different ways, including impatience, hateful misanthropy, revenge, and self-destructive behavior, such as drug abuse, or suicide.

The Bible speaks about wrath in Romans 12:19, “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’”

Sloth is an excessive laziness or the failure to act and utilize one’s talents. It is a lack of any feeling about self or other, a mind-state that gives rise to boredom, rancor, apathy, and a passive inert or sluggish mentation. Physically, acedia is fundamentally associated with a cessation of motion and an indifference to work; it finds expression in laziness, idleness, and indolence. Unlike the other seven deadly sins, which are sins of committing immorality, sloth is a sin of omitting responsibilities. It may arise from any of the other capital vices; for example, a son may omit his duty to his father through anger. The state and habit of sloth is a mortal sin, while the habit of the soul tending towards the last mortal state of sloth is not mortal in and of itself except under certain circumstances.

Solomon spoke of sloth in Proverbs 6:6 saying, “Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise.”

Envy is the intense desire to have an item that someone else possesses. Malicious envy is similar to jealousy in that they both feel discontent towards someone's traits, status, abilities, or rewards. A difference is that the envious also desire the entity and covet it. Like pride, envy has been associated directly with the devil, for Wisdom 2:24 states: "the envy of the devil brought death to the world".

The Bible says the following in Proverbs 14:30, “A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.”

Pride is an excessive view of one's self without regard for others. It is considered the original and worst of the seven deadly sins on almost every list, the most demonic. It is also thought to be the source of the other capital sins. Pride is the opposite of humility. It was the first sin that ever was and lies lowest in the foundation of Satan's whole building and is the most difficultly rooted out and is the most hidden, secret and deceitful of all lusts and often creeps in, insensibly, into the midst of religion and sometimes under the disguise of humility." According to the biblical book of Sirach, the heart of a proud man is "like a partridge in its cage acting as a decoy; like a spy he watches for your weaknesses. He changes good things into evil, he lays his traps. Just as a spark sets coals on fire, the wicked man prepares his snares in order to draw blood. Beware of the wicked man for he is planning evil. He might dishonor you forever." Chapters 10 and 11 advise about pride, hubris, and the proper dispensation of honor:


Do not store up resentment against your neighbor, no matter what his offence; do nothing in a fit of anger. Pride is odious to both God and man; injustice is abhorrent to both of them.... Do not reprehend anyone unless you have been first fully informed, consider the case first and thereafter make your reproach. Do not reply before you have listened; do not meddle in the disputes of sinners. My child, do not undertake too many activities. If you keep adding to them, you will not be without reproach; if you run after them, you will not succeed nor will you ever be free, although you try to escape.
— Sirach, 10:6–31 and 11:1–10


The Bible says the following in Jeremiah 9:23-24, “...Let not the mighty man boast of his might...but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me...”

A DETAILED CATHOLIC EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

 THE 10 COMMANDMENTS - A DETAILED CATHOLIC EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

-From online sources

A good Catholic examination of conscience can be a great help in making a new start in the life of faith. We use an examination of conscience to help call to mind our sins and failings during a period of quiet reflection before approaching the priest in Confession.

It's important for a good Catholic examination of conscience to be thorough. This will help you learn about things that you may not be aware of. It's also a chance to develop your conscience. This is a critical aid for the beginning Catholic.

To make an examination:

1 - Set aside some quiet time for reflection.

2 - Start by praying to the Holy Spirit, asking for help in making a good examination to prepare for Confession.

3 Read through the items on this list and honestly reflect on your behavior for each item.

4 - If necessary, take this list or some brief notes (keep them private!) to Confession to help you remember things.

A Catholic examination of conscience traditionally follows the outline of the Ten Commandments

(I) - “I AM THE LORD, YOUR GOD. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GOD BESIDES ME.”

1 - Have I doubted or denied God’s existence?

2 - Have I been ungrateful to God for His benefits?

3 - Am I open to God’s will?

4 - Do I rely solely on myself and not on God?

5 - Have I abandoned the Catholic Faith? Formally left the Catholic Church?

6 - Have I joined a non-Catholic church or anti-Catholic group or practiced another religion or joined a group forbidden to Catholics (Masons, communists, etc.)?

7 - Have I refused to believe any truths of the Faith or any teachings of the Church?

8 - Did I fail to profess or defend the Faith?

9 - Have I failed to go to confession at least once a year?

10 - Have I been faithful to my daily prayers?

11 - Have I practiced any superstitions? Engaged in superstitious practices?(Including horoscopes,fortune tellers, etc.). Been involved in the occult? (Seances, ouija board, worship of Satan, etc.)

12 - Am I unwilling to turn away from everything that is opposed to God’s work in my soul.

13 - Disobeyed the commandments of God or the Church?

14 - Refused to accept what God has revealed as true ?

15 - Nourished and protected my faith?

16 - Rejected everything opposed to a sound faith?

17 - Deliberately misled others about doctrine or the faith?

18 - Despaired about my salvation or the forgiveness of my sins?

19 - Presumed on God's mercy? (Committing a sin in expectation of forgiveness, or asking for forgiveness without conversion and practicing virtue.)

20 - Loved someone or something more than God (money, power, sex, ambition,etc.)?

21 - Let someone or something influence my choices more than God?

22 - Hidden a serious sin or told a lie in confession?

(II) - “YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD, YOUR GOD, IN VAIN.”

1 - Have I taken the Lord’s name in vain, for example, carelessly, in anger, or surprise?

2 - Do I speak irreverently of holy persons, places or things?

3 - Have I cursed myself or others?

4 - Did I use profanity, vulgar, suggestive or obscene speech ?

5 - Have I called down evil upon anyone or anything?

6 - Did I get angry with God and blamed God for my failings?

7 - Have I angered others so as to make them curse?

8 - Have I broken or failed to keep a vow made to God?

9 - Have I murmured or complained about God?

10 - Used the name of God in cursing or blasphemy?

11 - Spoken about the Faith, the Church, the saints, or sacred things with irreverence,hatred or defiance?

12 - Watched television or movies, or listened to music that treated God, the Church,the saints, or sacred things irreverently?

13 - Belittled others in my speech?

14 - Behaved disrespectfully in Church?

15 - Misused places or things set apart for the worship of God?

16 - Committed perjury? (Breaking an oath or lying under oath.)

(III) - “REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY.”

1 - Set time aside each day for personal prayer to God?

2 - Missed Mass on Sunday or Holy Days of Obligation (through own fault without sufficient reason)?

3 - Committed a sacrilege against the Blessed Sacrament?

4 - Received a sacrament while in the state of mortal sin?

5 - Habitually come late to and/or leave early from Mass without a good reason?

6 - Shop, labor, or do business unnecessarily on Sunday or other Holy Days of Obligation?

7 - Not attend to taking my children to Mass?

8 - Knowingly eat meat on a forbidden day (or not fasting on a fast day)?

9 - Eat or drink within one hour of receiving Communion (other than medical need)?

10 - Have I been irreverent while receiving the Most Blessed Sacrament?

11 - Have I been willfully distracted during Mass?

12 - Do I distract others during Mass?

(IV) - “HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.”

1 - (If still under my parents' care) Obeyed all that my parents reasonably asked of me?

2 - Neglected the needs of my parents in their old age or in their time of need?

3 - (If still in school) Obeyed the reasonable demands of my teachers?

4 - Neglected to give my children proper food, clothing, shelter, education, discipline and care (even after Confirmation)?

5 - Provided for the religious education and formation of my children for as long as they are under my care?

6 - Ensured that my children still under my care regularly frequent the sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion?

7 - Educated my children in a way that corresponds to my religious convictions?

8 - Provided my children with a positive, prudent and personalized education in the Catholic teaching on human sexuality?

9 - Been to my children a good example of how to live the Catholic Faith?

10 - Prayed with and for my children?

11 - Lived in humble obedience to those who legitimately exercise authority over me?

12 - Have I broken the law in regards towards the elderly ?

13 - Have I supported or voted for a politician whose positions are opposed to the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church?

14 - Have I disobeyed, insulted, or shown disrespect to my parents or legitimate superiors?

15 - Did I neglect my duties to my husband, wife, children or parents?

16 - Did I neglect to give a good religious example to my family?

17 - Am I disrespectful, impolite, or discourteous toward my family?

18 - Have I failed to meet my children’s physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational needs?

19 - Have I disobeyed the lawful demands of my superiors, teachers, or employer?

20 - Did I fail to actively take an interest in the religious education and formation of my children?

21 - Did I cause tension and fights in my family?

22 - Did I care for my aged and infirm relatives?

(V) - “YOU SHALL NOT MURDER"

1 - Unjustly and intentionally killed a human being?

2 - Been involved in an abortion, directly or indirectly ( through advice, etc.)?

3 - Have I entertained thoughts of suicide, desired to commit suicide, or attempted suicide?

4 - Supported, promoted or encouraged the practice of assisted suicide or mercy killing?

5 - Deliberately desired to kill an innocent human being?

6 - Unjustly inflicted bodily harm an another person?

7 - Unjustly threatened another person with bodily harm?

8 - Verbally or emotionally abused another person?

9 - Hated another person, or wished him evil?

10 - Been prejudiced, or unjustly discriminated against others because of their race, color, nationality, sex or religion?

11 - Joined a hate group?

12 - Purposely provoked another by teasing or nagging? Have I spread gloom through my words and actions?

13 - Recklessly endangered my life or health, or that of another, by my actions?

14 - Driven recklessly or under the influence of alcohol or other drugs?

15 - Abused alcohol tobacco or other drugs?

16 - Sold or given drugs to others to use for non-therapeutic purposes?

17 - Over-eaten?

18 - Encouraged others to sin by giving scandal? Have I led others into sin

19 - Helped another to commit a mortal sin (through advice, them somewhere, etc.?)

20 - Caused serious injury or death by criminal neglect?

21 - Indulged in serious anger?

22 - Refused to control my temper?

23 - Been mean to, quarreled with, or willfully hurt someone? Have I used harsh or abusive language toward others?

24 - Been unforgiving to others, when mercy or pardon was requested? Is there anyone with whom I refuse to speak, or against whom I bear a grudge?

25 - Sought revenge or hoped something bad would happen to someone? Do I deliberately harbor unkind and revengeful thoughts about others? Have I taken revenge?

26 - Delighted to see someone else get hurt or suffer? Have I taken pleasure in anyone’s misfortunes?

27 - Treated animals cruelly, causing them to suffer or die needlessly?

28 - Used artificial contraception or birth control?

29 - Have I failed to help someone in danger or in need?

30 - Have I wished evil on anyone?

(VI) - “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY”

1 - Practiced the virtue of chastity?

2 - Given in to lust? (The desire for sexual pleasure unrelated to spousal love in marriage.)

3 - Used an artificial means of birth control?

4 - Refused to be open to conception, without just cause? (Catechism, 2368)

5 - Participated in immoral techniques for in vitro fertilization or artificial insemination?

6 - Sterilized my sex organs for contraceptive purposes?

7 - Deprived my spouse of the marital right, without just cause?

8 - Claimed my own marital right without concern for my spouse?

9 - Deliberately caused male climax outside of normal sexual intercourse? (Catechism, 2366)

10 - Willfully entertained impure thoughts?

11 - Purchased, viewed, or made use of pornography?

12 - Watched movies and television that involve sex and nudity?

13 - Listened to music or jokes that are harmful to purity?

14 - Committed adultery? (Sexual relations with someone who is married, or with someone other than my spouse.)

15 - Committed incest? (Sexual relations with a relative or in-law.)

16 - Committed fornication? (Sexual relations with someone of the opposite sex when neither of us is married.)

17 - Engaged in homosexual activity? (Sexual activity with someone of the same sex.)

18 - Committed rape?

19 - Masturbated? (Deliberate stimulation of one's own sexual organs for sexual pleasure.)

19 - Engaged in sexual foreplay (petting) reserved for marriage?

20 - Preyed upon children or youth for my sexual pleasure?

21 - Engaged in unnatural sexual activities?

22 - Engaged in prostitution, or paid for the services of a Prostitute?

23 - Seduced someone, or allowed myself to be seduced?

24 - Made uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances toward another?

25 - Purposely dressed immodestly?

(VII) - “YOU SHALL NOT STEAL.”

1- Stolen? (Take something that doesn't belong to me against the reasonable will of the owner.) Have I accepted or bought stolen property?

2 - Envied others on account of their possessions?

3 - Tried to live in a spirit of Gospel poverty and simplicity?

4 - Given generously to others in need?

5 - Considered that God has provided me with money so that I might use it to benefit others, as well as for my own legitimate needs?

6 - Freed myself from a consumer mentality?

7 - Practiced the works of mercy? Have I refused or neglected to help anyone in urgent need?

8 - Deliberately defaced, destroyed or lost another's property?

9 - Cheated on a test, taxes, sports, games, or in business? Am I dishonest in my business dealings?

10 - Squandered money in compulsive gambling?

11 - Make a false claim to an insurance company?

12 - Paid my employees a living wage, or failed to give a full day's work for a full day's pay? Have I cheated my employees of their wages?

13 - Failed to honor my part of a contract? Have I cheated my employer of an honest day’s work?

14 - Failed to make good on a debt?

15 - Overcharge someone, especially to take advantage of another's hardship or ignorance?

16 - Misused natural resources.

17 - Have I failed to make restitution for what I stole.

18 - Have I helped someone steal?

19 - Have I borrowed without permission? Have I failed to return things borrowed?

(VIII) “YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGBOR.”

1 - Have I lied deliberately?

2 - Have I deliberately misled or deceived anyone?

3 - Perjured myself under oath?

4 - Did I gossip or reveal others’ faults or sins?

5 - Committed detraction? (Destroying a person's reputation by telling others about his faults for no good reason.)

6 - Committed slander or calumny? (Telling lies about another person in order to destroy his reputation.)

7 - Committed libel? (Writing lies about another person in order to destroy his reputation.)

8 - Been guilty of rash judgment? (Assuming the worst of another person based on circumstantial evidence.)

9 - Failed to make reparation for a lie I told, or for harm done to a person's reputation?

10 - Failed to speak out in defense of the Catholic Faith, the Church, or of another person? Have I failed to prevent the defamation of another’s character?

11 - Betrayed another's confidence through speech?

12 - Have I failed to keep promises or oaths?

13 - Have I signed false documents?

14 - Have I failed to keep promises or oaths?

15 - Have I revealed secrets and betrayed trust?

16 - Have a failed to forgive someone or held a grudge?

17 - Did I fail to keep secret what should be confidential?

18 - Have I disclosed another’s sins without serious reason?

(IX) “YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOR'S WIFE”

1 - Did I commit impure acts with another – fornication (premarital sex) or adultery (sex with a married person)?

2 - Did I commit impure acts by myself (masturbation)?

3 - Do I engage in homosexual acts?

4 - Have I refused my spouse the marriage right without good reason?

5 - Am I dating someone who is civilly divorced but still bound by a valid marriage?

6 - Did I marry or advise anyone to marry outside the Catholic Church?

7 - Have I willfully entertained impure thoughts or desires?

8 - Did I respect all members of the opposite sex, or have I objectified them?

9 - Have I read, listened to, viewed, or spoken of impure things?

10 - Have I worn revealing or immodest clothing?

11 - Have I succumbed occasions of impurity?

(X) “YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOR'S GOODS”

1 - Am I greedy or selfish?

2 - Am I envious of someone’s possessions, talents, or blessings?

3 - Do I indulge in self-pity?

4 - Am I proud, vain, or desire to be praised?

5 - Have I exaggerated my success?

6 - Have I minimized or made excuses for my failures?

7 - Have I measured my charity by what others have given, rather than my ability to give?

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