KABATAAN CATECHISM SESSION: THE COMMANDMENTS – 10th Commandment

Learning Objectives:

 To let the girls be familiarized with the 10th Commandment : Thou shalt not covet
your neighbor’s goods

COMMANDS:
1. Be grateful for your possessions

2. Spirit of Poverty (Matthew 5: 3;6: 33) - Never let the use of worldly things
or our greed hinder our pursuit for charity

3. To give up everything and follow Jesus (Luke 18: 18-22) - Jesus calls US to
give up those things that prevent us from doing the work of peace, justice,
and service to others

FORBIDS:

1. Avarice - Never let the use of worldly things or our greed hinder our
pursuit for charity.

2. Envy - It refers to the sadness at the sight of another's goods and the
immoderate desire to acquire them for oneself, even unjustly. Envy at
another person’s success. Envy represents a form of sadness and
therefore a refusal of charity.

VALUES:

1. Respect – implies to know and to feel that we should not use what is not ours. It is
ALSO knowing how to appreciate, to recognize and to take care of the work of
others.
2. Charity - means generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or
suffering.
3. To be disciples of Christ:
Disciple - A person who is a pupil of another; One who embraces and assists in
spreading the teaching of another. Any follower of another person.
To be disciples of Christ means that we are not only called to learn the teachings of
Jesus Christ, we are also called to live them.
The defining trait of any disciple is faith. Faith in God will give us the power to
become disciples, and to make more disciples by leading others to faith.
Summary of Break-Out Room Activity: Group Discussion

 What is their idea or understanding about the 10th commandment? What are some
examples they can think of related to this?
 What is your idea of being ‘Disciples of Christ’ and how can we show this?
 How can girls my age avoid being envious?
 What can girls my age do to practice gratefulness more?

IMPORTANT! It is highly encouraged that ALL girls in the breakout room be given a
chance to answer to encourage participation and check for understanding.

40mins will be allotted for the working group discussion.

 Our target time flow will look like:

o 1:30 – 2:10 : Plenary

o 2:10 – 2:50 : Breakout Rooms
o 2:50 – 3:00 : Wrap up session
o 3:00 - onwards : Titas can do chats with their girls

 Main room: Wrap Up Session

General debrief of the day’s session and a summary of the reporting the girls
presented.

End the session by challenging the girls to obey the commandments discussed in the
best way they can, be a good example to their community or even their household.

Thank the girls for their time and encourage them to attend next week and to BE ON

TIME 😊