RE103 – 1 Catechesis on Church and Sacraments

Marion John L. Uy Mr. Marco Discarga

BSBA – Financial Management II SLMCS – HED

Module 7: The Sacraments Healing

Life Response: Activity 3: We are All Sinners

Direction: Do examination of conscience at the end of the day and if possible, ask/give
forgiveness to someone if you are ready.

THIS IS YOUR GUIDE FOR THIS SPIRITUAL EXAMINATION. JUST ANSWER

IT ON YOUR OWN.

1. You shall have no other gods besides the Lord your God.

As a Christian, I have no any other Gods besides the Lord our God.

Do I love God above all things?

As a Christian, I loved God with all my heart above all things.

Is He number one in my life or do I put myself before God?

As a Christian, I always put God before any others.

Have money and pleasure become more important to me than the God who created me
for Himself?

As a Christian, I know that the most important thing in this world is our Lord God, but as an
ordinary person living in this world I also need money and pleasure in order to survive yet
that doesn’t mean that it’s the most important than the Lord Jesus Christ.

Do I pray often? Have I neglected my friendship with God by neglecting prayer?

As a Christian, I must always pray in order for me to have a good friendship with God.

Have I been involved with occult or superstitious practices, i.e., fortune telling?

As a Christian, sometimes I get involved with occult or superstitious practices, fortune telling

Have I ever received Holy Communion in the state of mortal sin?

As a Christian, I never received Holy Communion in the state of a mortal sin. In order to
receive Holy Communion I must reconcile with God and ask for His forgiveness.

Have I told a lie in confession or deliberately withheld confessing a mortal sin?

As a Christian, I never lie during the confession or deliberately withheld confessing a mortal
sin.

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

As a Christian, I never take the Lord God’s name in vain.

Have I ever committed perjury that is, lied under oath in a court of law?

As a Christian, I have never been in that situation.

Have I ever lied after "swearing to God" that I am telling the truth?

As a Christian, I never lied and always telling the truth.

Have I ever used God's name out of anger, that is, as a curse?

As a Christian, sometimes I used God’s name when I’m out of anger or else as a curse.

3. Keep the Sabbath day holy.

As a Christian, I keep the Sabbath day Holy.

Have I deliberately missed Holy Mass on the Sabbath (Saturday evening through
Sunday)?

As a Christian, sometimes I do missed Holy Mass on the Sabbath.

Have I ever missed Mass on a Holy Day of Obligation?

As a Christian, sometimes I do miss Mass on a Holy Day of Obligation.

4. Honor your father and your mother so that you may live long and flourish.

As a Christian, I honor my father and mother.

Do I disobey my parents? Do I fail to respect them?

As a Christian, sometimes I disobey my parents and sometimes I fail to respect them.

Do I swear at them? Am I ashamed of them?

As a Christian, I never swear at them and I never ashamed of them.

Do I let them know I love them? Do I lie to them?

As a Christian, I tell them that I love them and sometimes I do lie to them.

Do I steal from them? Am I obeying and honoring those in place of my parents, such as
teachers and principals? Do I skip class? Do I lie to my teachers? Do I swear at them?

As a Christian, I don’t steal from them. I obey and honor my teachers and principals. I never
skipped class and I never lie to my teachers. I never swear at them.

5. You shall not kill.

As a Christian, I will never kill anyone.

Am I spreading rumors or keeping rumors alive by passing them on? Do I nurse anger
against anyone?

As a Christian, I don’t spread rumors or keeping rumors alive by passing them on. I am not
angry against anyone.

Hold a grudge? Refuse to forgive another? Have I cursed anyone?

As a Christian, I never hold a grudge and never refuse to forgive another. I never cursed.

6. You shall not commit adultery.

As a Christian, I never commit adultery.

Have I ever freely and deliberately entertained impure thoughts?

As a Christian, I sometimes I freely and deliberately entertained impure thoughts.

7. You shall not steal.

As a Christian, I never steal anything from anyone.

Do I steal from my parents? Do I steal from friends? Have I ever stolen from a
stranger?

As a Christian, I never steal from my parents nor from friends or a stranger.

Have I stolen any property from a store? In other words, have I ever taken what
rightfully belongs to another? Do I gamble excessively? Do I seek to share what I have
with the poor and needy?

As a Christian, I never stole any property from a store or anything.

8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

As a Christian, I have never been in that situation.

Am I a liar? Am I guilty of detraction, that is, making known the faults of others?

As a Christian, sometimes I lie and sometimes guilty of something.

Am I guilty of slander, that is, spreading lies about someone?

As a Christian, I have never been in that situation.

Do I gossip about others? Do I reveal information that should be confidential?

As a Christian, sometimes I gossip about others. I never reveal information about anything.

Am I "two-faced", that is, have I been a certain kind of person to some people, but a
completely different kind of person to others?

As a Christian, I am not a two-faced person. It’s scary.

9. & 10. You shall not envy your neighbor’s wife and goods.

As a Christian, I have never been in that situation.

Am I envious of others? Do I wish that others be deprived of the goods or talents that
are theirs? Am I jealous of others? Do I harbor unforgiveness and grudges against
others?

As a Christian, I am not envious of others. I never deprived them and I am not jealous at
them. I never harbor unforgiveness and grudges against others.

Am I a resentful person? Do I put down others?

As a Christian, I am not a resentful person and I do not put down others.