Knowledge

• 10 commandments (u 5th)

  1. I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me.

  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

  3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day.

  4. Honour your father and your mother.

  5. You shall not kill.
• 10 commandments (5-10)

  You shall not commit adultery.

  You shall not steal.

  You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.

  You shall not covet your neighbour's wife.

  You shall not covet your neighbour's goods.
• Penitential Prayer


  I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly

  sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed

  to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore, I

  ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and

  sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
• Act of Contrition

  O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and never more to offend you and to be careful to avoid the occasions of sin. Amen
• Requisites for a Good Confession

  1.Recollect committed sins orderly

  2.Repent of them sincerely

  3.Resolve not to repeat sins

  4.Tell the priest all sins, especially the grave ones

  5.Do the penance the priest gives
• Requisites for receiving Holy Communion, worthily

  1.Be in the state of grace

  2. Observe the one- hour fast (drinking water does not break the fast)

  3. Be sufficiently devout and prepared.
• Hail Holy Queen


  Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope, to thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!
• Memorare (Prayer of St Bernard)

  Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen
• Theological and Cardinal virtues (religious virtues)

  Faith , Hope , Charity

  Prudence, Justice, Fortitude , Temperance
• Seven Capital Sins and their Contrary Virtues

  Pride- Humility

  Greed (Avarice)- Generosity

  Lust- Chastity

  Anger- Meekness

  Gluttony- Temperance

  Envy- Kindness

  Sloth – Diligence
• The Sorrowful Mysteries - Tue & Fri, Sundays during Lent

  1.The Agony of Jesus in the Garden Jesus prays in the Garden of Olives and drops

  of blood break through His skin.

  2. The Scourging at the Pillar Jesus is tied to a pillar and is cruelly beaten with whips.

  3. The Crowning with Thorns A crown of thorns is placed upon Jesus’ head.

  4. The Carrying of the Cross Jesus is made to carry His cross to Calvary.

  5. The Crucifixion Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies for our sins.
• The Glorious Mysteries - Wednesdays & Sundays

  1.The Resurrection of Jesus from the Dead Jesus rises from the dead, three days after His death.

  2. The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven Forty days after His death, Jesus ascends into heaven.

  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Ten days after the Ascension, the Holy Spirit comes to the apostles and the Blessed Mother in the form of fiery tongues.

  4. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven The Blessed Mother is assumed into heaven.

  5. The Crowning of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth The Blessed Mother is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth by Jesus, her Son.
• The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy

  1. Feed the Hungry 2. Give drink to the thirsty 3. Clothe the naked 4. Shelter the homeless 5. Comfort the imprisoned 6. Visit the sick 7. Bury the dead
• The greatest commandment

  You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself
• Six Sins against the Holy Spirit

  1.Despair that the heaven is unattainable.

  2. Illusion that I can attain heaven without doing good.

  3. Resisting truth knowingly.

  4. Envy at the prosperity of others.

  5. Obstinacy of sin.

  6. Impenitence until last.
• Four Destinies of Man

  Death

  Judgement

  Heaven

  Hell
• Regina Caeli (Queen of Heaven - Easter Sunday to Trinity Sunday)

  Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia!

  For he whom you did merit to bear, Alleluia!

  Has risen as he said, Alleluia!

  Pray for us to God, Alleluia!

  Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia!

  For the Lord is truly risen. Alleluia!

  Let us pray

  O God, who gave joy to the whole world through the resurrection of Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, grant that we may obtain through His Virgin Mother, Mary, the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.