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Decalogue means “ten words”. God revealed these “ten words”.
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I) I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange gods before me. II) You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain. III) Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day. IV) Honor your father and your mother. V) You shall not kill. VI) You shall not commit adultery. VII) You shall not steal. VIII) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. IX) You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. X) You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
The 10 Commandments are given in the Old Testament, twice. They are found in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. The wording is slightly different, but the meaning is the same. The wording given above is called “A Traditional Catechetical Formula” and is found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ref. 1.
Decalogue means “ten words”. God revealed these “ten words” to his people on the holy mountain Sinai.
The original Ten Commandments were written with the “finger of God” on two stone tablets. Moses destroyed them in his anger against the Israelites who had fallen into sin while he was up on Mount Sinai for 40 days receiving them. The Lord rewrote the Ten Commandments on a second set of stone tablets to replace the first.
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2072: “Since they express man’s fundamental duties towards God and towards his neighbor, the Ten Commandments reveal, in their primordial content, grave obligations. They are fundamentally immutable, and they oblige always and everywhere. No one can dispense from them. The Ten Commandments are engraved in the human heart.” In other words, the Ten Commandments: ?? Are the original, most basic and fundamental of God’s expectations for us. ??Are serious commands of God. They are not suggestions or guidelines; they are commands. ?? They will never change. ?? They bind all people, always and everywhere, whether or not they are Catholic, whether or not they believe in God. ??God “programs” all human beings with an inborn knowledge of the Ten
commands REVERENCE and LOVE for God. All other commandments are based on reverence and love for God. The First Commandment is part of the First Great Commandment. The First Commandment commands:
rosary or statue of Jesus, Mary or the Saints.] ??Profanation of places or things consecrated to God. [Chewing gum, wearing inappropriate clothes, unnecessary talking or silliness in Church.] ?? Receiving the sacraments in a state of mortal sin. -3- If you love me you will keep my commandments. John 14:
The Second Commandment prescribes respect for the Lord’s name. 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. The gift of a name belongs to the order of trust and intimacy. “The Lord’s name is holy.” For this reason, man must not abuse it. He must keep it in mind in silent, loving adoration. He will not introduce it into his own speech except to bless, praise and glorify it. The Second Commandment is the only commandment that, in the original form in both the Exodus and Deuteronomy accounts, comes with a curse attached: “... for Yahweh will not leave unpunished the man who utters his name to misuse it.” Dt 5: “ ... for Yahweh will not leave unpunished the man who utters his name to misuse it.” Ex 20: The Second Commandment commands: Us to always speak with reverence of God, of the saints, and of holy things, and to be truthful in taking oaths and faithful to them and to our vows. The Second Commandment forbids: All irreverence towards God’s most holy name, such as: ?? Cursing [calling down evil on someone] ?? Profane swearing. [foul and vulgar talk; four-letter words] ??Blasphemy [words of hatred, reproach or defiance against God; speaking ill of God, the Church, the Saints and sacred things; use of God’s name to cover up criminal