The First
Commandment
Commandment
The First Commandment, as part of the Decalogue, was given by God to this prophet on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
These virtues are infused into the person at the moment of Baptism.
What are the Theological Virtues? (i.e. Faith, Hope, and Charity)
This sin against faith denies God's existence.
What is Atheism?
The spiritual practices of Lent are most closely connected with this event in the Gospel.
What is Jesus' 40 Days of Fasting in the Desert?
The First Commandment expresses the obligation to love God by doing this.
What is 'worship the one true God?'
In contrast to the Theological Virtues, these virtues can be attained by effort and act as hinge virtues around which other virtues are formed.
What are the Cardinal Virtues?
This sin against faith refuses to submit to the Pope or bishops in communion with him.
What is schism?
The practice of abstinence imposed on the faithful for all Fridays of Lent refers to abstinence from this.
What is meat?
The first commandment dictates that we must do this with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
What is love the LORD your GOD?
This is the Theological Virtue through which one believes in all that God has said and revealed to man and that the Church proposes for belief.
What is faith?
This sin against charity denies God's goodness and cursing him as the one who forbids sin and inflicts punishment.
What is 'Hatred of God?'
These are the three traditional practices of the Lenten season.
What are the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving?
The first commandment seems to reflect this inclination of the natural law.
What is 'to seek the truth?'
This is the Theological Virtue through which one desires the happiness of eternal life with God by placing His trust in Christ’s promises and relying on the grace of the Holy Spirit.
What is hope?
This sin against hope is a loss of hope in God because of doubt in His fidelity, care for people, or power to save the sinner.
What is despair?
The ashes distributed on Ash Wednesday are produced by using this.
What are leftover palm branches from Palm Sunday?
The first commandment in saying, "“I AM the LORD your GOD: you shall not have any strange gods before me,” explicitly forbids this sin.
What is idolatry?
This is the Theological Virtue through which one loves God above all things for His own sake, and loves his neighbor as himself for the love of God.
What is charity?
This sin against charity is a form of spiritual laziness due to a relaxed vigilance and a lack of custody of the heart; in addition to 'spiritual sloth,' it is also known by this word.
What is Acedia?
The Lenten season officially ends on this day.
What is Holy Thursday?