by The Exodus Team | Oct 1, 2025 | Formation Series, The Precepts of the Church
The precepts (or “commandments”) of the Church are a list of what the Catechism calls “the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor” (2041).In other words, these are the most...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 1, 2025 | Formation Series, The Precepts of the Church
Precept 2: You shall confess your sins at least once a year. When we do commit mortal sins, the Church urges us to go to confession right away.However, that is often difficult when we’re in a spiritual rough spot.Even if we don’t doubt that Christ will...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 1, 2025 | Formation Series, The Precepts of the Church
Precept 4: You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church. A full Christian life will involve a rhythm that includes both feasting and fasting.To really get as much as we can out of the Eucharistic feast, we need to have times of...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 1, 2025 | Formation Series, The Precepts of the Church
Precept 3: You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season. The third precept builds on the second, which builds on the first.We want to treat the Day of the Lord as centered on God in the Mass, prayer, and his people.We want to...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 1, 2025 | Formation Series, The Precepts of the Church
Precept 5: You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church. That fourth precept about fasting and other ascetical labors leads to the fifth.When we give up things in order to be filled with God, this should prepare us both financially and spiritually to be like...
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