National Directory for Catechesis by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Author:United States Conference of Catholic Bishops [Bishops, United States Conference of Catholic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Published: 2014-01-23T05:00:00+00:00

45. CATECHESIS ON THE DECALOGUE

Catechesis on the Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, is an important part of the catechetical process. In general, catechesis should present the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Decalogue in the light of Christ’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. Specific guidelines for catechesis on the Ten Commandments follow.

A. The First Commandment: I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

Catechesis on the first commandment awakens belief in God, inspires hope in him, and encourages believers to love him above all else. Such catechesis

Presents compelling evidence from reason and faith for belief in the existence of a transcendent and loving God

Helps believers to perceive themselves in a loving relationship with God and to express that relationship in adoration, prayer, and worship

Teaches that no one or no thing occupies God’s place in one’s life and demonstrates the futility of divinizing what is not God, such as power, pleasure, money, success, and so forth

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