Catechism index

2131 IV. "You Shall Not Make For Yourself a Graven Image . . ." Basing itself on the mystery of the incarnate Word, the seventh ecumenical council at Nicaea (787) justified against the iconoclasts the veneration of icons - of Christ, but also of the Mother …
2132 IV. "You Shall Not Make For Yourself a Graven Image . . ." The Christian veneration of images is not contrary to the first commandment which proscribes idols. Indeed, "the honor rendered to an image passes to its prototype," and "whoever venerates an image venerates …
2133 IN BRIEF "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your strength" (Deut 6:5).
2134 IN BRIEF The first commandment summons man to believe in God, to hope in him, and to love him above all else.
2135 IN BRIEF "You shall worship the Lord your God" (Mt 4:10). Adoring God, praying to him, offering him the worship that belongs to him, fulfilling the promises and vows made to him are acts …
2136 IN BRIEF The duty to offer God authentic worship concerns man both as an individual and as a social being.
2137 IN BRIEF "Men of the present day want to profess their religion freely in private and in public" (DH 15).
2138 IN BRIEF Superstition is a departure from the worship that we give to the true God. It is manifested in idolatry, as well as in various forms of divination and magic.
2139 IN BRIEF Tempting God in words or deeds, sacrilege, and simony are sins of irreligion forbidden by the first commandment.
2140 IN BRIEF Since it rejects or denies the existence of God, atheism is a sin against the first commandment.
2141 IN BRIEF The veneration of sacred images is based on the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word of God. It is not contrary to the first commandment. Previous - Next Copyright © Libreria …
2142 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy 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 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy 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 …
2144 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy 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 …
2145 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy The faithful should bear witness to the Lord's name by confessing the faith without giving way to fear. 76 Preaching and catechizing should be permeated with adoration and respect for the name …
2146 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy The second commandment forbids the abuse of God's name, i.e., every improper use of the names of God, Jesus Christ, but also of the Virgin Mary and all the saints.
2147 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy Promises made to others in God's name engage the divine honor, fidelity, truthfulness, and authority. They must be respected in justice. To be unfaithful to them is to misuse God's name and …
2148 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing …
2149 I. The Name of the Lord is Holy Oaths which misuse God's name, though without the intention of blasphemy, show lack of respect for the Lord. the second commandment also forbids magical use of the divine name.
2150 II. Taking the Name of the Lord in Vain The second commandment forbids false oaths. Taking an oath or swearing is to take God as witness to what one affirms. It is to invoke the divine truthfulness as a pledge of …