LEARN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

This year, parents are encouraged to work with their children in learning and memorizing the Ten Commandments.

Fr. Gary has issued a challenge and a request that the children of our School and Religious Education Program learn and memorize the traditional Ten Commandments.He hopes that parents will cooperate in this project through their own learning of the Commandments and reviewing with their children these foundational norms for living the Catholic Christian life.

1.       I am the Lord your God; you shall not have other gods besides Me.

2.       Do not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.

3.       Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day,

4.       Honor your father and your mother.

5.       You shall not kill.

6.       You shall not commit adultery.

7.       Your shall not steal.

8.       You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

9.       You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.

10.       You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.

In the weeks to come brief elucidations of the Commandments will appear, or little quizzes to assist in reinforcing the learning process. Spending some time together as a family working on this can be a good Lenten approach toward discussion of our faith and religion. To say “Good Luck” in this project would seem natural, but it also could be a violation of which commandment?