venial sins
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Venial Sins
Venial Sins
•It is a lesser sin that does not result in a complete separation from God and eternal damnation in Hell as an unrepented mortal sin would.
Venial Sins
•They do not break our friendship with God, although they injure it.
HOW DOES VENIAL
SINS HARM US?
Venial Sins harms us by making us
less fervent in the service of God, by
weakening our power to resist mortal
sin, and by making us deserving of
God's punishments in this life or in
purgatory.
If often committed, venial
sin weakens the will, lessens
our power to resist evil, and
makes it easier for us to fall into
mortal sin.
EXAMPLES OF
VENIAL SINS:
FIRST COMMANDMENT:•Failure to pray daily•Failure to accept that each person is
responsible for his/her own sins•Failure to accept that Hell is real•Not Loving God with your whole
Heart, Mind, Soul and Strength•Tempting God
•Trying to control things, rather than seeking God’s Will•Failure to learn about the Teachings
of the Church•Indifference or Ingratitude towards
God•Not trusting God•Being Angry to God•Giving in to Depression or Self-Pity
•Being embarrassed at being a Catholic•Failure to Examine One’s Conscience
daily•Failure to Pray when tempted•Failure to defend the Church when
it’s being ridiculed•Failure to support the Church
financially
•Refusing or denying the Mercy of God•Failure to accept suffering•Being willfully distracted at Mass•Being willfully distracted at Prayer•Failure to bow, remove your hat, or
bless yourself, etc. when passing a church
SECOND COMMANDMENT:
•Cursing thoughtlessly
•Using the Lord’s Name in surprise, or
anger (without thinking or habitually)
•Irreverent, Improper, or Inappropriate
Use of the Scriptures
•Vulgar or Inappropriate Language
•Speaking Badly about the
Church
•Using the Names of the Saints,
Blessed Mother, or the Pope
irreverently
•Telling irreverent jokes about
Sacred persons, or objects
THIRD COMMANDMENT:
•Arriving late to the Mass, or leaving early, without a good reason•Failure to pay attention, or participate at the mass•Being irreverent at the Church
•Failure to spend extra time on Sunday in Study of the Faith, or Prayer•Failure to reserve Sunday for Family or
Recreation•Allowing Sports, or other schedules to
dictate the Sunday Schedule•Desecrating Sunday or a Holy Day of
Obligation by Sinful Amusements, or Inappropriate Entertainment, Keeping Bad Company, or Impure Thoughts
FOURTH COMMANDMENT:
•Fighting with Brothers, Sisters, or Relatives•Making Fun of the Elderly or the persons with disorders•Failure to help the Elderly or the persons with disorders
•Not praying for those in authority over you (Parents, Teachers, Employers, etc.)•Being too strict with rules, boundaries
and discipline•Failure to properly respect parents or
authorities•Feeling ashamed of or Embarrassed
about your parents
•Lack of Gratitude toward your parents•Not trying to cultivate peace in your
family•Failing to be a good example to your
family•Spoiled or pampered your children,
instead of giving them attention & affection
•Failed to lead your children to Mass, Communion and Confession•Treating those under your authority
disrespectfully•Taking advantage of others for your
own selfish purposes•Hired others for the care of your
children, without good cause
•Failure to teach your Children adequately about God, or their Spiritual life•Failure to spend significant quality
time with your children•Has your wife unnecessarily taken
employment away from home, and children
FIFTH COMMANDMENT:
•Vanity
•Stubbornness without good reason
•Listening to Bad Music
•Selfishness
•Unnecessarily risked your life or the
life of another
•Wishing Evil upon another•Seeking Revenge or Retaliation•Harbouring a Grudge•Prejudice•Using obscene or vulgar gestures•Anger•Fighting or Arguing over slight
matters
•Rudeness
•Failure to Apologize
•Excessive use of the Internet
•Violating Friendships
•Willfully doing things to others to
Anger them
•Treating others unjustly
•Habitual Lack of Punctuality•Procrastination•Failure to Respect the Dignity of
Yourself•Failure to Respect the Dignity of
Others•Laziness•Smoking or Chewing Tobacco
•Failure to Care for One’s Health
•Driving Carelessly
•Driving while Intoxicated
•Intemperance (Overeating or
Drinking too much)
•Refusing to Forgive another
•Failure to Pray for Sinners
SIXTH COMMANDMENT:
•Lack of Custody of the Eyes
(Looking Inappropriately at others)
•Selfishness in Marital Intimacy
•Seeking Wrongful Attention from
another
•Failure to respect persons of the opposite sex•Treating others as objects•Dressing somewhat Immodestly•Allowing your heart to stray from your
spouse•Watching Television, Movies, or
DVD’s that promote Sex or Violence
SEVENTH COMMANDMENT:
•Wasting Time•Failure to Practice Charity, or to Help the Poor•Theft of small or inexpensive items•Attachments to persons or things
•Willful Failure to Return
Borrowed Items
•Failure to keep a promise
•Squandering or Wasting
Money on needless items or
pursuits
EIGHTH COMMANDMENT:
•Gossiping
•Lying
•Spreading Rumours
•Talking behind another’s back
•Making Rash Judgements
•Being Unjustly Suspicious
•Being Negative, Critical, or
Uncharitable in thought, about
others
•Cheating at Games or School
Work, etc.
•Bragging or Boasting
•Speaking Unkindly to, or
about others
•Exaggerating the Truth
•Complaining, whining, or
Seeking Attention
NINTH COMMANDMENT:
•Looking at Immodest Pictures or Persons•Not trying to control your imagination•Telling or Listening to Impure or Vulgar Jokes or Stories
TENTH COMMANDMENT:•Sadness or Anger the Good Fortune of
Another•Desire for the Goods of Another•Failure to distance yourself from the
world’s wealth•Materialism•Attachments to Riches or Material
Goods