An Act of Faith: O my God, I believe in you, and all that your Church teaches, because you have said it, and your word is true.
An Act of Hope: O my God, I hope in you for grace and for glory because of your mercy, your promises and your power.
An Act of Love: O my God, I love you above all things, and for your sake I love my neighbor as myself.
Quick TipAuthors to
try: Fulton Sheen, G.K.
Chesterton, C.S. Lewis,
St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
Newer: Mother Teresa
(books of her sayings),
Pope John Paul II (especially
Crossing the
Threshold of Hope).
Scott Hahn, Karl
Keating, Peter Kreeft.
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Precepts of the Church:
Attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation.
Confess your sins at least once a year.
Humbly receive your Creator in holy Communion at least during the Easter season.
Provide for the material needs of the Church according to your ability.
Observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence (Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Fridays in Lent).
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Season 1: Advent, starting four Sundays before Christmas, is a time to prepare for Christmas. Use it as a time to invite people to return to church.
Season 2: Christmas season lasts until Epiphany Sunday in January. Make a New Year’s resolution to better follow the precepts of the Church.
Season 3: Lent lasts from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sundy. Make a daily sacrifice. Try going to Mass every day.
Season 4: Easter season is longer than Lent because Christ’s resurrection is the basis of our faith. Every Sunday recalls Easter. Reserve Sundays only for your family.
Season 5: Ordinary time includes May, the month dedicated to Mary; October, the month of the rosary; and November, the month of the dead. Get a Catholic calendar and follow special feast days.
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Quick Tip
Family planning using moral (and effective) new methods (not rhythm) means a woman won’t feel used or suffer side effects, and a man will be less inclined to think of her as a sex object and take more responsibility for the consequences of sex. To learn more: One More Soul www.onemoresoul.com
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Quick Tip
The poor are very close to Christ — and he will judge us on how we serve them.
Volunteer: Contact your
parish.
Donate: Body and soul
are one. Choose service
organizations based on
effectiveness and fidelity
to the Church.
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The Ten Commandments:
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. Honor your father and
your mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit
adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false
witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife.
10. You shall not covet your
neighbor’s goods.
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