LESSON 9 : The 6th commandment

What is the sixth commandment of God?

The sixth commandment of God is: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not commit adultery. (Exodus 20:14)

 What are we commanded by the sixth commandment?

By the sixth commandment we are commanded to be pure and modest in our behavior.

I exhort you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice, living, holy, pleasing to God. (Romans 12:1)

What does the sixth commandment forbid?

The sixth commandment forbids all impurity and immodesty in words, looks, and actions, whether alone or with others.

But immorality and every uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becomes saints. (Ephesians 5:3)

What are the chief dangers to the virtue of chastity?

The chief dangers to the virtue of chastity are: idleness, sinful curiosity, bad companions, drinking, immodest dress, and indecent books, plays, and motion pictures.

 What are the chief means of preserving the virtue of chastity?

The chief means of preserving the virtue of chastity are to avoid carefully all unnecessary dangers, to seek God's help through prayer, frequent confession, Holy Communion, and assistance at Holy Mass, and to have a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin.

Be sober, be watchful! For your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, goes about seeking someone to devour. (I Peter 5:8)

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How do we keep the  6th Commandment

• I am modest in all I do, in all I say, in all I listen to, and in all I look at.

• We must be modest in our dress, in our words, and in our actions. God wants all children to have a clean heart. When our Mother Mary appeared to the 3 little children at Fatima in 1917, she told them that there are fashions (the way people dress) that are coming that will very much offend or hurt our Jesus. 
• We must be modest children. If a modest child sees a billboard or a magazine cover that is not modest, he looks the other way. 
• A modest child does not look up bad pictures or games on the computer. 
• A modest child does not listen to music that has impure or bad words.
• Our world today is very immodest and impure and we need God’s help and our Mother Mary’s prayers to stay pure and holy. 
• The Sixth Commandment says we must be pure. 
• Every morning when you wake up, say an "Hail Mary" and ask Mother Mary to guard your purity. 
• Say no impure words and try to think no impure thoughts. 
• Pray to your Guardian Angel each night before going to sleep to protect you and guide you.
• The Bible tells us: "Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God."