Other Catholic Beliefs, Practices & Duties
- Entrance Antiphon
- To feed the hungry
- To give drink to the thirsty
- To clothe the naked
- To shelter the homeless
- To visit the sick
- To visit the imprisoned
- To bury the dead
- To counsel the doubtful
- To instruct the ignorant
- To admonish the sinner
- To comfort the sorrowful
- To forgive all injuries
- To bear wrongs patiently
- To pray for the living and the dead
- Charity
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Benignity
- Goodness
- Longanimity
- Mildness
- Faith
- Modesty
- Continency
- Chastity
Capital Sin | Definition | Contrary Virtue |
| Pride | Unrestrained appreciation of our own worth | Humility |
| Greed | Immoderate desire for earthly goods | Liberality |
| Lust | Hankering for impure pleasures | Chastity |
| Anger | Inordinate desire for revenge | Meekness |
| Gluttony | Unrestrained use of food and drink | Temperance |
| Envy | Sorrow over another’s good fortune | Brotherly Love |
| Sloth | Laxity in keeping the Faith and the practice of virtue | Diligence |
- Presumption
- Despair
- Resisting the known truth
- Envy of another’s spiritual good
- Obstinacy in sin
- Final impenitence
- By counsel
- By command
- By consent
- By provocation
- By praise or flattery
- By concealment
- By partaking
- By silence
- By defense of the ill done
- To go to Mass and refrain from servile work on Sundays and holy days
- To go to Confession at least once a year (traditionally done during Lent)
- To receive the Eucharist at least once a year, during the Easter Season (known as the “Easter duty”)
- To observe the days of fasting and abstinence
- To help to provide for the needs of the Church according to one’s abilities and station in life
- To obey the marriage laws of the Church
- Munus docendi (duty to teach, based on Christ’s role as Prophet)
- Munus sanctificandi (duty to sanctify, based on Chris’s role as Priest)
- Munus regendi (duty to shepherd, based on Christ’s role as King)
- The Church Militant (Christians on Earth)
- The Church Suffering (Christians in Purgatory)
- The Church Triumphant (Christians in Heaven)
- Peter
- Andrew
- James
- John
- Phil
- Bart
- Matt
- Tom
- James the Less
- Jude
- Simon
- Then Judas who betrayed the God-man.
In order of their birth:
- Reuben
- Simeon
- Levi
- Judah
- Zabulon
- Issachar
- Dan
- Gad
- Asher
- Naphtali
- Joseph (Menasseh and Ephraim)
- Benjamin
- Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
- Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted
- Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill
- Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy
- Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God
- Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God
- Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven
- Jesus is Condemned to Die
- Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
- Jesus Falls the First Time
- Jesus Meets His Mother Simon Helps
- Jesus Carry His Cross Veronica Wipes
- Jesus’ Face Jesus Falls the Second Time
- Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
- Jesus Falls the Third Time
- Jesus is Stripped
- Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
- Jesus Dies on the Cross
- Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
- Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
1st Day: | A dividing of light from darkness brings forth Heaven and a formless, water-covered Earth, then Light |
2nd Day: | A dividing of the waters above from the waters below to create the Firmament of Heaven |
3rd Day: | A dividing of the waters under the heavens to form dry land; then grass, herbs, and fruit trees |
4th Day: | Sun, Moon and Stars |
5th Day: | Creatures of the waters and of the air |
6th Day: | Creatures of the land, then Man |