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The Catechetical Instructions
of
St. Thomas Aquinas

The Ten Commandments

The First Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Have Strange Gods Before Me."
Why We Should Adore One God

The Second Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain."
The Meaning of "In Vain"
Conditions of a Lawful Oath
Taking God's Name Justly

The Third Commandment: "Remember that You Keep Holy the Sabbath Day."
Reasons for This Commandment
From What We Should Abstain on The Sabbath
With What The Sabbath and Feasts Should Be Occupied
The Spiritual Sabbath
The Heavenly Sabbath

The Fourth Commandment: "Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be long-lived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee."
What Children Owe Parents
Rewards for Keeping This Commandment
The Different Applications of "Father"

The Fifth Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Kill."
The Sin of Killing
The Sin of Anger

The Sixth Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery."
Why Adultery and Fornication Must Be Avoided

The Seventh Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Steal."
Why Stealing Must Be Avoided

The Eighth Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbour."
Ways of Violating This Commandment
Special Effects of Telling Lies

The Ninth (Tenth) Commandment: "Thou shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour’s Goods."

The Tenth (Ninth) Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour’s Wife."
Ways to Overcome Concupiscence

Summary of The Ten Commandments

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