St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church

Confirmation Faith Sharing Journey

INSTRUCTIONS

This is your Faith Sharing Journey for your Confirmation year. This part of your journey will start in September and end in March. There is more than one page for every month. Please read through each month’s instructions and answer all questions – you cannot pick and choose which questions you want to answer. Your Faith Sharing will be kept confidential; the only people who will read it are Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Weeks and Father Barry. However, you can share your Faith Sharing with anyone you wish. I especially encourage you to share this with your sponsor.

The Faith Sharing Journey is set up so that you can answer the questions on the instruction sheet. Please try to use your best handwriting. If you prefer to type it, you can download a copy of the Faith Sharing from Saint Edward’s web site at www.stedwardbowie.org or I can e-mail a copy to you.

Each month the Faith Sharing Journey is due on the last Sunday of the month. It should be turned in when you attend Mass that weekend. All Faith Sharing Journeys must be placed into the folder located on the Confirmation bulletin board in the Religious Education hall. If you type your Faith Sharing, you may e-mail it to Mrs. Curtis at mcurtis@stedwardbowie.org

Every month on the Schedule, there is a Tuesday evening “Faith Sharing Help Session” (except in November when it will be on a Wednesday). This help session can be used if you need help on that month’s Faith Sharing or if you just want to use this as time to set aside to work on your faith sharing; it is an informal session that you can come to anytime between 6:30pm and 8:00pm. Mrs. Curtis and/or Mrs. Weeks will be available during this time to answer questions, but this is not the only time you have to ask questions – you can ask Mrs. Curtis or Mrs. Weeks a question at any time. This is a time when you can also discuss and share your answers with other students so that you can all help each other.

If you have not handed in your Faith Sharing on time, you will be required to attend the help session that follows the due date for that month. Also, if the Faith Sharing you handed in was incomplete, you will be notified and required to come to the help session. The specific days are September 18, October 30, November 14 (this is a Wednesday), December 4, January 15, February 12 and March 12.

SEPTEMBER

Confirmation Faith Sharing Journey

DUE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

WORSHIP

This is a year of challenge! We are challenged to make renewed efforts to be more Christlike, to put more enthusiasm into living the Gospel; genuinely love one another. This year, think of the characteristics of the Christian community as based in Acts 2:42-47:

The Christian Community worships regularly.

The Christian Community serves others in imitation of Christ.

The Christian Community sees itself as a community, the Church.

The Christian Community gives witness to its faith in word and deed.

· PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. I WORSHIP WHEN

2. I SERVE WHEN

3. I GIVE WITNESS WHEN

4. HOW DO MY WORSHIP, SERVICE, AND WITNESS MAKE ME A PARTICIPANT IN THE COMMUNITY OF ST. EDWARD’S?

5. WHICH OF THESE AREAS [WORSHIP, SERVICE, COMMUNITY OR WITNESS] DO YOU MOST NEED TO WORK ON AS YOU PREPARE FOR CONFIRMATION?

KNOWLEDGE

Every week at Mass, we make a profession of faith in the words of the Creed. The Creeds contain the beliefs of our faith. Christians of every century have held strongly to these beliefs. Some have given up their lives to defend them. Read the Nicene Creed.

I believe in one God, the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead

and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

1. LIST AT LEAST 8 BELIEFS THAT ARE FOUND IN THE CREED.

a. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

h. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. WHY ARE THESE BELIEFS IMPORTANT TO YOU?

A SACRAMENT IS AN OUTWARD SIGN OF AN INWARD GRACE INSTITUTED BY CHRIST TO MAKE US HOLY – OR - AN OUTWARD SIGN OF AN INWARD GRACE INSTITUTED BY CHRIST IN WHICH WE ENCOUNTER HIM AT KEY POINTS IN OUR JOURNEY OF LIFE.

1. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN YOUR WORDS?

2. FILL IN THE CHART BELOW. (The first Sacrament, Baptism, is already done for you.)

SACRAMENT NAME	OUTWARD SIGN	INWARD GRACE OR EFFECT OF SACRAMENT
BAPTISM	Water, Oil	Original Sin is wiped away New life in Church – become a child of God Receive the Holy Spirit An indelible mark on your soul

1. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO HAVE AN INDELIBLE MARK ON YOUR SOUL?

COMMUNITY & SERVICE

As you begin your year of service in preparation for Confirmation, think about the extra acts of service you can do:

· be cheerful at school, go out of your way to be kind to those you find difficult

· pay more attention to your studies, put more enthusiasm into your service projects and Confirmation preparation

· spend more time with your family

· be more respectful to your parents

· give some extra time to do things with your brothers and sisters

LET THE WORLD SEE YOUR LOVE FOR GOD AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE HIS PEOPLE.

Community is very important in Christian life. It is through others that we come to know God. While the creative power and majesty of God is made apparent to us through the magnificence of nature, it is only through human community that we come to know God’s compassion, kindness, mercy, generosity and love. Jesus commanded us to love one another because he knew that when we share unconditional love, we come to see the face of God. Begin by bringing to mind your membership in the most basic human community – the family.

1. DESCRIBE separately the gifts and talents of each member of your immediate family and any significant members of your extended family, especially those living with you. You can include their personality traits as well.

2. DESCRIBE the ways that you contribute to the healthy functioning of your family. (Think not only in terms of duties or chores, but describe ways you support various members emotionally and spiritually.)

3. You have lived with your family for many years. DESCRIBE two really positive aspects of your family.

a. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. WRITE about an area you can help your family improve.

OCTOBER

Confirmation Faith Sharing Journey

DUE: OCTOBER 28, 2012

WORSHIP

1. EXPLAIN YOUR PRAYER LIFE:

When do you pray?

How do you pray?

What does prayer mean to you?

HOW WILL YOU TRY TO GROW IN PRAYER DURING THIS YEAR OF PREPARATION FOR CONFIRMATION?

Be specific. Write down a plan for how and when you will pray every day. Make it a realistic prayer plan. It is better to set up a reasonable “prayer program” and really work at it, than to resolve to do too much and find it overwhelming.

2. Listen carefully at Mass; God speaks to us through the Scpriptures. The readings and Gospel from October 14th are below. Reread each of these readings and then answer the questions that follow each of the readings.

28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - SCRIPTURE READINGS

First Reading: Wisdom 7:7-11

A reading from the Book of Wisdom

I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.
I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her,
nor did I liken any priceless gem to her; because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand,
and before her, silver is to be accounted mire.
Beyond health and comeliness I loved her, and I chose to have her rather than the light,
because the splendor of her never yields to sleep.
Yet all good things together came to me in her company, and countless riches at her hands.

Answer all of the following questions:

This is a reading from the book of Wisdom. Where is this book located in the Bible?

In this reading, who is the spirit of wisdom?

Based on your understanding of who the spirit of wisdom is, what do you think God is trying to say to you in this reading?

Second Reading: Hebrews 4:12-13

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews

Brothers and sisters:
Indeed the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.
No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

Answer these questions:

This is a reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews. Where is this book located in the Bible? ________________________________

Saint Paul says that the word of God is living and effective; what does he mean when he says this? ___________________

What do you think God is trying to say to you in this reading? _______ ________________________________________________________________

Gospel: Mark 10:17-30

A reading from the Gospel according to Mark

As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him,
"Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother."
He replied and said to him, "Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth."
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, "You are lacking in one thing.
Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me."
At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!"
The disciples were amazed at his words.
So Jesus again said to them in reply, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."
They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, "Then who can be saved?"
Jesus looked at them and said,
"For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God."
Peter began to say to him, "We have given up everything and followed you."
Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come."

Answer these questions:

This is a reading from the Gospel of Mark. Where is this book located in the Bible?

The man in the Gospel story said that he follows the commandments. What does Jesus mean when he tells the man “You are lacking in one thing. Go sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come follow me.”? _______ _________________________________________ ______________

What is Jesus telling you about being his follower? _______ ________________________________

Every Sunday, the Old Testament readings at Mass and the Gospel correspond to each other. What is the common message of the Wisdom reading and the Gospel reading? _______

KNOWLEDGE

1. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A SACRAMENT?

2. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN YOUR WORDS?

3. WE RECEIVE JESUS WHEN WE RECEIVE THE EUCHARIST. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND HOW DOES IT INFLUENCE AND AFFECT ON OUR EVERYDAY LIVES?

4. WHAT IS THE BLESSED SACRAMENT? _______

Eucharistic Adoration is a Catholic devotion. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar. During the time that the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, there is the opportunity for us to pray silently in the presences of Jesus through a visible sign of the Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance. Eucharistic Adoration usually begins with Exposition and ends with Benediction.

5. WHAT IS A MONSTRANCE? (HINT, HINT—DICTIONARY.COM) _______

6. CAN YOU THINK OF ONE DAY IN THE CHURCH CALENDAR WHEN YOU CAN ALWAYS PARTICIPATE IN THE EUCHARISTIC ADORATION? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

COMMUNITY & SERVICE

In addition to your family, your “circle of friends” makes up another form of community. Whether you are a person who prefers the company of just a few trusted friends or are a person who loves to be part of a larger group, friendship communities become very important. Friends are often a great support – and often the source of much tension and pain. While no friend is perfect, real friends want what is truly good for us. Christ’s love abounds in a real friend.

Real friends try to walk down the same road that Jesus walked. It is usually less glamorous and appears more difficult and less exciting. But people who live the values Jesus taught find their lives to be joy-filled and anything but dull.

THINK ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS; THE PEOPLE YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH:

1. Who are the friends bring out “the best” in you? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Who are the friends allow you to “be yourself”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Who are the friends accept you for the person you are? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Do any of your friends make you feel “inadequate” or behave in ways that make you feel uncomfortable? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How is Christ’s love shown in your friendship?

Each activity and service project in the St. Edward Confirmation Program falls under at least one of these three categories: Knowledge, Worship, and Service. These together are the foundations of our faith. Not one of these categories can be diminished or erased and still allow you to develop in the Catholic faith.

List something in each area you have done to help prepare for Confirmation so far.

Community and Service: _______________________________________________________

Knowledge: _______________________________________________________

Worship: _______________________________________________________

NOVEMBER

Confirmation Faith Sharing Journey

DUE: NOVEMBER 25, 2012

KNOWLEDGE

1. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A SACRAMENT?

2. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN YOUR WORDS?

3. WHAT IS THE INWARD GRACE OR EFFECT OF EACH OF THESE OUTWARD SIGNS OF CONFIRMATION?

V Laying on of Hands

V Words (… be sealed…)

V Holy Oil(Chrism)

4. READ ACTS 2:1-12 AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

What is this reading about?

What would you have done if you were there?

What kind of Christian do you want to be?

WORSHIP

We sometimes speak of four ACTS (or types) of prayer.

A ADORATION of love ---We express our love for God

C CONTRITION of sorrow ---We express sorrow for our sins and asks forgiveness

T THANKSGIVING ---We thank God for his many blessings

S SUPPLICATION or request ---We ask for his help, guidance, etc.

A healthy prayer life includes all of these types of prayer. Think about your life of prayer:

V EACH DAY for a week, write down the prayers you have prayed and tell what type of prayer they are. Please include both learned prayers (for example – Our Father or Hail Mary) and personal prayers (prayers where you talk to God using your own words).

DAY OF THE WEEK	NAME OF PRAYER	TYPE OF PRAYER
Sunday (This is an example of how to fill in chart – you should fill it in for 7 days)	Our Father Glory Be Personal Prayer Act of Contrition	Supplication, Adoration Adoration Thanksgiving, Adoration Contrition
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

V ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

What type of prayer - Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving or Supplication - do you pray most often?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What type of prayer - Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving or Supplication - do you pray least often?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

COMMUNITY & SERVICE

Take a look at the community of believers with whom you worship – your parish family. Along with your family and friends, St. Edward’s parish is an important source of support as you prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation. Two of the reasons we celebrate the Rite of Enrollment are: It makes the St. Edward community aware of your preparation and it asks the St. Edward community to support you through prayer and encouragement.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR PARISH DESCRIBING IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY:

1. WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG HERE? FOR EXAMPLE: MUSIC, LITURGIES, RELIGION EDUCATION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

2. WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY? FOR EXAMPLE: PRIEST, FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND TEACHERS

3. WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE CHURCH BUILDING YOU FIND MEANINGFUL?

Baptism is the sacrament by which you were incorporated into Christ and became a member of the Catholic Church.

1. WHAT DOES BAPTISM MEAN TO YOU?

2. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE LIFE IN THE CHURCH?

DECEMBER

Confirmation Faith Sharing Journey

DUE: DECEMBER 30, 2012

WORSHIP

Christ came to the earth because HE LOVES YOU. We learn the story of Jesus’ birth from the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew. We can only understand the full story by reading both narratives.

READ BOTH NARRATIVES (LUKE, 1:5 – 2:52 AND MATTHEW 1:1 - 2:23)

Answer the following questions:

1. Which Gospel has a genealogy? (Chapter/verse) _____________________________________________________________________

2. Which Gospel stresses Mary’s role? (Chapter/verse) ________________________________________________________________

3. Which has the visit of the shepherds and who tells them about Jesus’ birth? (Chapter/verse) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which Gospel talks about the Magi? (Chapter/verse) ________________________________________________________________

5. Which Gospel is read at Christmas Eve Mass? (Chapter/verse) ____________________________________________________

6. The questions above cover what is different about the two Gospels. List at least two things (and there are several to choose from) that are the same in both Gospels (both Gospel story mentions them). __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What is your favorite part about the story of the birth of Jesus and why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ADVENT

1. What is Advent? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. When does it begin and end?

3. What special traditions can you list about Advent?

4. What do you do, either by yourself or with your family, to celebrate Advent?

YOU HAVE JUST READ THE FIRST CHAPTER OF LUKE. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

How are the people in the Bible story?

1. Dealing with having to wait

2. Being open to God

3. Trusting God

4. Showing kindness

How can you be like the people in the Bible story?

KNOWLEDGE

1. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A SACRAMENT?

2. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN YOUR WORDS?

3. MARRIAGE IS A SOCIAL SACRAMENT; A SACRAMENT OF SERVICE. THE OUTWARD SIGNS OF MARRIAGE ARE THE VOWS AND RINGS. WHAT INWARD GRACES DO THE COUPLE RECEIVE? HOW DO THESE GRACES HELP THEM TO BE OF SERVICE TO GOD AND EACH OTHER?

When we pray the Rosary, we reflect on the mysteries of Jesus’ life. There are 4 different categories of mysteries – Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous.

1. Write the meaning of the Joyful mysteries in your own words.

The Annunciation ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Visitation _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Nativity _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Presentation _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Finding of Jesus in the Temple ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What formal prayers do we pray while we are reflecting on these mysteries? (Please try to list the prayers in order as we pray them in the Rosary)

1__ ____________ 4__ ____________

2__ ____________ 5__ ____________

3__ ____________ 6__ ____________

Remember, December 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is a Holy Day of Obligation a day on which we honor Mary.

What is the meaning of Mary’s Immaculate Conception? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is a Holy Day of Obligation? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

COMMUNITY & SERVICE

Luke speaks of the Gospel value of simplicity. Answer the following in complete sentences.

How can you make this Christmas season simpler, less filled with the business of buying and selling?

How do you plan to make Christmas a time for showing love to Christ? To others?

JANUARY

Confirmation Faith Sharing Journey

DUE: JANUARY 27, 2013

WORSHIP

John: 13 34-35

I give you a new commandment: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

Find 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 in the Bible and read it aloud.

Then reread Corinthians 13:4-7, but this time replace the words ‘LOVE’ and ‘IT’ with YOUR NAME. Re-write the verses in the lines below:

[For example: John is patient, John is kind….]

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Read the verses you just composed. Do you now feel like God is speaking just to you? Why?

What does this verse tell you about how God expects you to treat others?

KNOWLEDGE

1. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A SACRAMENT?

2. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN YOUR WORDS?

3. HOLY ORDERS IS A SOCIAL SACRAMENT; A SACRAMENT OF SERVICE. THE OUTWARD SIGNS OF HOLY ORDERS ARE CHRISM (HOLY OIL) AND LAYING ON OF HANDS.

a. WHO RECEIVES HOLY ORDERS?

b. WHAT ARE THE INWARD GRACES THEY RECEIVE AND HOW DO THEY HELP THEM SERVE GOD AND OTHER?

c. WHAT IS THE NAME OF OUR PARISH’S PRIEST AND DEACON?

Jesus taught us what we must do to be his followers; Love one another. The Beatitudes, which teach us how to love one another, can be found in The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5: 1-10.

Write what each Beatitude means in your own words. How do you live that Beatitude?

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

How do the Beatitudes relate to the attitudes needed for Christian service? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How does your service to your church and community affect you and those you serve? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

You are familiar with the main parts of the Eucharistic celebration (the Mass) surrounding the sacrament of Confirmation. Remember the Confirmation rite involves the entire assembly. Those that will gather in the church with you and the other Confirmands are not spectators. They are witnesses to the sacrament of Confirmation and through their own faith, they support and empower you as they have from the time of the Rite of Enrollment. The sacrament of Confirmation emphasizes that we are a part of the whole Church, the people of God.

Over the span of your life and sooner than you may expect, you will be called upon to defend your faith to those who are skeptical or unfriendly.

What does it mean to be a witness to your faith? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

When have you had to defend your faith?

How can receiving Confirmation help you to witness and defend your faith? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FEBRUARY

Confirmation Faith Sharing Journey

DUE: FEBRUARY 24, 2013

KNOWLEDGE

1. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A SACRAMENT?

2. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN YOUR WORDS?

3. RECONCILIATION IS A SACRAMENT OF HEALING. WHAT ARE THE INWARD GRACES OF THE FOLLOWING OUTWARD SIGNS:

a. Priest’s Stole

b. Act of Contrition

c. Words of Absolution/Forgiveness

Write out the Act of Contrition

Ten Commandments

Write each of the 10 Commandments and then write how you can follow this commandment in your daily life.

(Hint – see attached Examination of Conscience)

The first 3 Commandments tell us how to love God:

First Commandment: