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• God’s Name and Presence are Holy
• Exodus 20:7, “You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.”
• Wrongful use of God’s name means using it in vain.
• “Vain” means futile, valueless, empty, useless, false, unreal, and worthless.
• Using God’s name in vain is equal to the disrespect, abuse, misuse, blasphemy, cursing, or manipulation of the Lord’s name.
• “To honor” means “to treat with importance,” which is the opposite of taking something “in vain.”
• When using profanity or committing blasphemy, which is a violation against the Second Commandment, we substitute words (euphemisms) for the name of God.
• “Euphemisms” are a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
• According to the CCC 2148: Blasphemy consist in uttering against God-inwardly or outwardly-words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s speech, in misusing God’s name.
• Blasphemy is contrary to the respect due God and his holy name.
• The person is baptized with a name which makes a person unique, even in God’s sight.
• “The name is the icon of the person,” it demands respect as a sign of dignity of the one who bears it.
• God’s name represents our Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier, and all those related to him like Mother Mary and the saints.
• In general, the Second Commandment protects the holiness of God.
• Sensitivity to what is holy is called reverence.
• When we make the sign of the cross, we completely place ourselves under God’s protection.
• Exodus 20:8, “Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.”
• The Eucharist (from the Greek eucharistia for “ thanksgiving ”) is the central act of Christian worship and is practiced by most Christian churches in some form.
• The term "Eucharist" itself is derived from the Greek word meaning "thanksgiving."
• Eucharist, in Christianity, ritual commemoration of Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples.
• The central meaning of the Holy Eucharist is its connection to the Last Supper, where Jesus Christ shared bread and wine with his disciples.
• Jesus performs miracles on Sabbath day through healing.
• Our Creator is the ultimate origin, source, and final goal of creation.
• In some Christian traditions, the Eucharist is considered a renewal of the covenant between God and his people.
• The act of participating in the Eucharist is often a communal experience, emphasizing the unity of the Church.
• The 6th days of creation are: Light (day) / Darkness (night), Sun / Moon / Stars, Arrangement of water, Fish and Birds from waters and skies, Dry land and vegetation, Animals and Human Beings: male/female.
• Sunday is the day on which the paschal mystery is celebrated in light of the apostolic tradition and is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal Church.
• The Third Commandment prevents us from absolutizing our own achievements by preserving the sense of God’s gracious presence, a reality beyond all our powers, yet forming the basis for all our dealings with our fellow persons, our social conditions, and the ultimate meaning we discern in our lives.
• The early Christians shifted their day of rest and communal worship to Sunday in commemoration of the Resurrection.
• In Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, there is a belief in transubstantiation, which holds that the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ.
• Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the first day of the week, which is known as Resurrection.
• Six aspects of the Sabbath day in the Catholic understanding are: Day of Rest and Worship, Communion with God, Celebration of the Resurrection, Community and Fellowship, Sacramental Life, and Spiritual Renewal.
• The Eucharist is a remembrance of Christ's sacrifice on the cross and a way of expressing gratitude for God's redemptive work.
• Just as physical food sustains the body, the Eucharist is believed to sustain the soul, providing grace and strength for the Christian journey.
• The word Church (ecclesia) is used in its first sense to express the whole congregation of Catholic Christendom united in one Faith, obeying one hierarchy in communion with itself.
• According to CCC 2168-2172, the Sabbath recalls three important themes: God’s rest on the seventh day of creation, Israel’s liberation from slavery in Egypt, and the sealing of God’s covenant with his chosen people.
• The first theme is rest, which is what God has created on the seventh day.
• The Jewish word for rest is menuha, which means the creation is ongoing.
• Rest is a time to be in the holy presence of God, it is a freedom for God’s love, inner peace, and inner joy.
• The second theme is liberation, which the Israelites remember their liberation from oppression in Egypt as they faithfully celebrate the Sabbath and worship God.