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I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me.

·     Do I seek to love God with my whole heart and soul? Does He truly hold first place in my life?

·     Have I been involved in superstitious practices?

·     Have I received Holy Communion in the state of mortal sin?

·     Have I told a lie in Confession or deliberately withheld confessing a mortal sin?

·     Do I accept the Truths of our Faith as taught by the Church?

·     Have I insulted God’s holy name or used it carelessly? 

·     Do I respect that which is sacred?

·     Have I missed Mass on Sunday or on Holy Days of Obligation?

·     Do I try to keep Sunday as a day of rest?

·     Do I honor and obey my parents? Do I care for them in their old age?

·     Have I neglected my family responsibilities?

·     Is my family centered around Christ and His teaching of love?

·     Have I harbored hatred, anger or resentment in my heart towards anyone?

·     Have I given scandal to anyone by my sins, thereby leading them to sin?

·     Have I abused my mind or body through alcohol or drugs?

·     Have I physically harmed anyone?

·     Have I had an abortion? Have I encouraged or assisted anyone in procuring an abortion?

·     Have I abused my body through any form of sterilization?

·     Have I sinned through gluttony?

·     Am I pure in my thoughts, words and actions?  Am I modest in my dress and appearance?

·     Am I engaged in any inappropriate relationships?

·     Have I indulged in pornographic material/movies/internet?

·     Have I engaged in sexual activity with myself or with another outside marriage?

·     Have I been unfaithful to my marriage vows in action or thought?

·     Have I practiced any form of artificial contraception?

·     Have I taken what is not mine?

·     Am I honest with my employer or employees?

·     Do I gamble excessively, thereby robbing my family of their needs?

·     Do I seek to share what I have with those in need?

·     Have I lied, gossiped or spoken behind anyone’s back?

·     Have I ruined another’s good name or reputation?

·     Do I reveal information that should be confidential?

 

·     Am I envious of another’s spouse or family?

·     Have I consented to impure thoughts?

·     Am I reckless and irresponsible in the books I read or the movies I watch?

·     Am I envious of the possessions or good fortune of others?

·     Am I resentful and bitter over my position in life?