Using the 10 Commandments as your guide,
you can make a thorough examination of your conscience and your
behavior since your last confession. ALL MORTAL sins must be
confessed to a priest in the Sacrament of Reconciliation
to be forgiven.
Helps to Grow in
Holiness:
Examination of Conscience |
First Commandment: I am
the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before
me.
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Second Commandment: You
shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
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Third Commandment:
Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day.
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Fourth Commandment:
Honor your father and your mother.
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Fifth Commandment: You
shall not kill.
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Sixth Commandment: You
shall not commit adultery.
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Seventh Commandment:
You shall not steal.
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Eighth Commandment: You
shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
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Ninth Commandment: You
shall not desire your neighbor's wife.
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Tenth Commandment: You
shall not desire your neighbor's goods.
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- Do I consciously seek to imitate Christ in all my dealings with others?
- Do I have a confessor who gives me spiritual direction?
- Do I try to go to confession at least once a month as part of the First Saturday Devotion?
- Do I ask Our Lady to help me examine my conscience and to make a sincere and honest confession?
- Do I seek to lead others to make frequent use of the Sacraments?
- Do I pray every day,
at least for some period of time? Even if it is
just a short Morning
Offering or a quick Act of Contrition at the end of each day, keeping prayer in your daily life will remind you that God is with you every step of your day, in everything you do.