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The Holy Name Chapter 5
The Holy Name
Chapter 5
The Holy Name
• The Second Commandment forbids disrespect or lack of reverence in God’s name or to anything holy.
• God revealed his name to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” (Ex 3:14)
• Group work: Gen 17: 1-8, Gen 32:24-30, Ex 3:1-10, 1 Sam 3:1-10, Lk 19:2-6 … who did God call by name?
The Holy Name
Violations of the Second Commandment include blasphemy, or the verbal abuse or scorn toward God, false oaths, and swearing upon God’s name unnecessarily.
An oath calls on God to witness to the truth of what we are saying.
The Holy Name
• Vows are promises made before God. Vows are binding. A vow is a solemn declaration committing oneself to do something. A religious vow is made for a religious reason.
• Religious vows include poverty, chastity, and obedience. These are called the three evangelical counsels.
• Married couples vow fidelity in marriage.
The Holy Name • Respect is due not only to God, but also
to holy things.• The Church structure and objects used
for Mass, as well as blessed objects, are holy and must be treated reverently.
• We honor and respect priests and people consecrated to God because they belong to God in a special way.
