Catechism On chief Commandments of the Church
Q. What are the chief Commandments of the Church? ★
A. The chief Commandments of the Church are:
1. To keep the Sundays and Holydays of Obligation holy, by attending Mass and resting from
servile works.
2. To keep the days of fasting and abstinence appointed by the Church.
3. To go to confession at least once a year.
4. To receive the Blessed Sacrament at least once a year.
5. To contribute to the support of our pastors.
6. Not to marry within certain degrees of kindred, nor to solemnize marriage at the forbidden
times.
7. To join in the missionary spirit and apostolate of the Church.
The chief Commandments. The principal ones given in the Catechism. There are many
other precepts of the Church besides. These Commandments may be altered to suit
different circumstances or different places, as the Head of the Church may think fit.