THE RULES

~Numbers~

The Ten Commandments 

(Exodus 20 ; Deut 5:6-21)

1. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me. Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them.
2. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day.
4. Honor thy father and thy mother.
5. Thou shalt not kill.
6. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
7. Thou shalt not steal.
8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.

For history on the numbering of the Ten Commandments see this article in the Catholic Encyclopedia

1. To hear Mass on Sundays, and Holy Days of Obligation.

2. To fast and abstain on the days appointed.

3. To confess one's sins at least once a year.

4. To receive the Holy Eucharist during the Easter season.

5. To contribute to the support of our Pastors.

6. Not to marry persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us within the fourth degree of kindred, nor privately without witnesses, nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times.

1.      Baptism, Mt 28:19.

2.      Confirmation, Acts 8:17.

3.      Holy Eucharist, Mt 26:26.

4.      Penance, John 20:23.

5.      Anointing of the Sick, James 5:14.

6.      Holy Orders, Luke 22:19.

7.      Matrimony, Mt 19:6.

1. Faith
2. Hope
3. Charity

1. Prudence
2. Justice
3. Fortitude
4. Temperance

1. Wisdom
2. Fortitude
3. Fear of the Lord
4. Understanding
5. Knowledge
6. Counsel
7. Piety

1. Charity
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Benignity
6. Goodness
7. Long-Suffering
8. Mildness
9. Faith
10. Modesty
11. Continence
12. Chastity

1. To admonish the sinner
2. To instruct the ignorant
3. To counsel the doubtful
4. To comfort the sorrowful
5. To bear wrongs patiently
6. To forgive all injuries
7. To pray for the living and the dead

1. To feed the hungry
2. To give drink to the thirsty
3. To clothe the naked
4. To ransom the captive
5. To harbor the harborless
6. To visit the sick
7. To bury the dead

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
2. Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land.
3. Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall he comforted.
4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall be filled.
5. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
6. Blessed are the clean of heart; for they shall see God.
7. Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.
8. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

  The Seven Deadly Sins and their opposite virtues 

The Six Sins against the Holy Spirit

1. Presumption of God's mercy
2. Despair
3. Impugning the known truth
4. Envy at another's spiritual good
5. Obstinacy in sin
6. Final impenitence

1. Willful murder
2. The sin of Sodom (Homosexuality)
3. Oppression of the poor
4. Defrauding laborers of their wages

1. By counsel
2. By command
3. By consent
4. By provocation
5. By praise or flattery
6. By concealment
7. By partaking
8. By silence
9. By defense of the ill done

1. Prayer
2. Fasting
3. Almsgiving

1. Voluntary poverty
2. Chastity
3. Obedience

1. Death
2. Judgment
3. Hell
4. Heaven

Remember, Christian soul, that thou hast this day, and every day of thy life:

God to glorify,
Jesus to imitate,
The Angels and Saints to invoke,
A soul to save,
A body to mortify,
Sins to expiate,
Virtues to acquire,
Hell to avoid,
Heaven to gain,
Eternity to prepare for,
Time to profit by,
Neighbors to edify,
The world to despise,
Devils to combat,
Passions to subdue,
Death perhaps to suffer,
And Judgment to undergo.

For the Universal Church, add