Chapter 5: The First Three Commandments - Our Obligations to God

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the theological virtues, the first three Commandments, sins against faith, hope, charity, and religion, forms and types of prayer, and the obligations surrounding Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation.

First Three Commandments

The commandments that regard our relationship with God.

Last Seven Commandments

The commandments that pertain to the treatment of one's neighbor.

Faith

The theological virtue by which one believes in all that God has said and revealed to man, and that the Church proposes for belief.

Voluntary Doubt

A sin against faith that involves doubting some aspect of Divine Revelation or not being humble enough to accept a point of doctrine or moral teaching on faith.

Schism

A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, characterized by a refusal to submit to the authority of the Pope in Rome.

Heresy

The outright denial of one or more Catholic truths.

Apostasy

The total repudiation of the Christian faith.

Atheism

A sin against faith that denies the existence of God.

Hope

The theological virtue by which one desires eternal life by trusting in Christ's promises and relying on the Holy Spirit.

Despair

A sin against hope involving the loss of trust in God's mercy and love, thinking that personal sinfulness could be greater than God's mercy.

Presumption

A sin against hope involving counting on God's mercy without any effort to avoid sin, or believing that one can be saved solely by personal effort without the help and grace of God.

Charity

The theological virtue of loving God above all things for God's own sake, and loving our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.

Indifference

A sin against charity characterized by not caring and a lack of commitment in the exercise of faith.

Ingratitude

A sin against charity defined as the failure to recognize God's love in His generous blessings to us.

Spiritual Sloth

Spiritual laziness, described as a sadness or dejection of the will regarding the spiritual goods received from God.

Lukewarmness

A lackluster and lazy fulfillment of the faith.

Hatred of God

A sin against charity that typically occurs on account of some severe or tragic suffering.

Virtue of Religion

Giving God our proper worship through prayerful actions.

P.A.R.T.

An acronym representing four types of prayer: Petition, Adoration, Reparation (Contrition), and Thanksgiving.

Idolatry

Addressing a finite being as if it were divine, or prioritizing and putting things ahead of God.

Superstition

A belief that certain activities or objects can have supernatural powers.

Divination

The use of occult powers to predict the future or obtain information from beyond.

Magic

Seeking occult forces through rituals or formulas to obtain a good or evil effect.

Irreligion

Disrespect and mockery of God's goodness and sacred dignity.

Satanic Worship

The direct worship of the devil.

Yahweh (YHWH)

The divine name revealed to Moses as "I AM WHO I AM".

Oath

A promise made to someone else in truth, invoking God's name and calling upon God as a witness.

Perjury

The sin of lying under oath.

Vow

A promise made directly to God, with another person acting as a witness.

Blasphemy

Speaking contemptuously or showing arrogant disapproval of God or the Church.

Ridicule of the Faith

Irreverent dispositions, such as making sarcastic remarks against the Church.

The Lord's Prayer (The Our Father)

Referred to as the "most Perfect of Prayers" because it serves as a model for all Christian prayer.

Intercession

A form of prayer that involves praying for others, or praying to others (such as the Saints) asking that they pray for us.

Vocal Prayer

Speaking to God with words, either silently within the heart or audibly in the presence of others.

Meditation

Deeply focusing on a particular event in salvation history, such as the Incarnation or the Mysteries of the Rosary.

Contemplative Prayer

A silent, meditative practice focused on fostering an intimate, experiential connection with God through quiet, loving attentiveness and resting in God's presence, often described as a "gaze of faith".

Spiritual Dryness

A difficulty in prayer, also known as the "Dark Night of the Soul," characterized by feeling separated from God.

Sabbath (Old Testament)

The Jewish holy day observed on Saturday as a day of solemn rest that, from Mosaic times, included rest and the obligation of sacrifice.

The Lord's Day

Sunday; the Christian day of worship commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the feast of Pentecost.

Holy Days of Obligation

Designated days on which the Church commemorates important events in the life of Christ and His Mother, or dedicates the day to certain mysteries of the Faith.