Chapter 5

Question 1

honor and respect

Answer 1

reverence

Question 2

I Am Who Am

Answer 2

Yahweh

Question 3

verbal abuse or scorn toward God himself or, by extension, toward the Blessed Virgin, the other saints, or holy things

Answer 3

blasphemy

Question 4

calling on God to witness to the truth of what we are saying

Answer 4

oath

Question 5

calling on God to witness to the truth of what we are saying when in fact we are lying

Answer 5

false oath

Question 6

acts of reverence

Answer 6

• Showing honor and respect
• We reverence the altar
• We act with reverence in church
• We speak reverently when using God’s name or the names of the saints

Question 7

What does the 2nd commandment require?

Answer 7

The 2nd Commandment requires us to respect and revere the Holy Name of God and to fulfill the vows and promises to which we have bound ourselves.

Question 8

What does the 2nd commandment forbid?

Answer 8

The 2nd Commandment forbids us from dishonoring the name of God. To dishonor the name of God means to use his name without respect; to blaspheme God, the Holy Virgin, the saints, or holy things; or to swear oaths that are false, unnecessary, or wrong in any way

Question 9

Why is blasphemy bad?

Answer 9

It is a serious sin because it is injury and scorn toward God and his saints

Question 10

Why are oaths important?

Answer 10

• In making an oath, we call a higher authority to witness to a truth
• This is not a bad thing, unless it is done lightly
• We must have a grave reason for taking an oath, such as participating in a legal proceeding
• False oaths are sinful. They call upon God to witness to a falsehood. Jesus said, “I am the truth”. God can neither deceive nor be deceived.

Question 11

What is wrong with swearing?

Answer 11

• Using bad language

* This is sinful, but using angry words breaks the 5th Commandment and impure words violates the 6th Commandment

Question 12

a solemn promise made to God of something good and pleasing to him

Answer 12

vow

Question 13

What are promises and vows?

Answer 13

• Promises are made to people – vows are made to God
• Vows are made to do something good and pleasing to God
• We must never promise or vow to do evil things. If we do, we do wrong in fulfilling these evil promises.
• There are good vows, such as the vows of marriage and the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience
• These are meant to last as long as we live

Question 14

Vow of Matrimony

Answer 14

Fidelity to one’s spouse until death; giving up marrying anyone else.
To enter a marriage, you must be mature, free to marry and freely consenting to the vows that are made

Question 15

Vows of Religious Life

Answer 15

•Chastity giving up marriage for the sake of God’s kingdom
•Poverty giving up the right to use property without permission and without necessity in order to be more like Jesus
•Obedience giving up one’s own will to be more like Jesus
If religious vows are broken, this is a mortal sin and must be confessed in the Sacrament of Penance.

Question 16

holy things

Answer 16

• Tabernacle where Jesus in the Eucharist is reserved
• Altar where the Sacrifice of the Mass occurs
• Ambo where the Word of God is proclaimed
• Presider’s Chair where the priest sits during Mass
• Choir the place for the musicians
• Congregation the place of the lay faithful
• Crucifix a reminder of Christ’s saving sacrifice
• Shrines places for particular saints/devotions
• Baptismal Font where we become members of the Church

Question 17

How are entering priesthood and religious life different?

Answer 17

Priests promise to say the Divine Office every day, to be obedient to their bishop and his successors, and to lead a life of chastity.