Lesson 6: We Learn About

Faithfulness in Marriage Vows (6th

and 9th commandments)

Session 3- 9th Commandment and Chastity

Third Quarter: SY 2015-2016

REVIEW
WHAT IS 6TH COMMANDMENT?
- MEANING
- VALUES
- ACTIONS

TO DO:
STORY-TELLING: MARBLES AND
CANDIES

DISCUSSION ON THE 9TH

COMMANDMENT
EXAMEN: VIRTUES OF CHASTITY AND
FAITHFULNESS

MARBLES AND CANDIES

A BOY AND A GIRL

WERE PLAYING
TOGETHER. THE BOY
HAD A COLLECTION
OF MARBLES. THE
GIRL HAD SOME
SWEETS WITH HER.

 THE BOY TOLD THE GIRL THAT

HE WILL GIVE HER ALL HIS
MARBLES IN EXCHANGE FOR
HER SWEETS. THE GIRL
AGREED. THE BOY KEPT THE
BIGGEST AND THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL MARBLE ASIDE AND
GAVE THE REST TO THE GIRL.
THE GIRL GAVE HIM ALL HER
SWEETS AS SHE HAD PROMISED.

 THAT NIGHT, THE GIRL

SLEPT PEACEFULLY. BUT
THE BOY COULDNT SLEEP
AS HE KEPT WONDERING IF
THE GIRL HAD HIDDEN
SOME SWEETS FROM HIM
THE WAY HE HAD HIDDEN
HIS BEST MARBLE.

GUIDE QUESTIONS
WHO DO YOU THINK GAINED MORE, THE BOY OR THE
GIRL? WHY DO YOU THINK SO?
WHAT COULD BE THE BOYS REASONS FOR DOING
WHAT HE DID? WHAT KIND OF ATTITUDE DOES HE
HAVE?
WHAT COULD BE THE GIRLS REASONS FOR DOING
WHAT SHE DID? WHAT KIND OF ATTITUDE DOES SHE
HAVE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MESSAGE OF THE STORY?

 LINK: WE LEARNED THAT THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

CALLS US TO BE FAITHFUL IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
OTHER PEOPLE AND WITH

GOD. THE MARRIED LIFE IS

ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF HOW FAITHFULNESS

CAN MAKE A RELATIONSHIP GROW IN LOVE AND
CARE.

HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE TIMES

WHEN IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO BE FAITHFUL ESPECIALLY

WHEN WE START TO SELFISHLY THINK OF WHAT IS BEST
FOR US AT THE EXPENSE OF WHAT IS GOOD FOR
OTHERS. THIS IS THE MOMENT WHEN THE

9TH
COMMANDMENT CAN HELP US THE MOST.

YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR

NEIGHBORS WIFE
MEANING:
- IT IS RELATED TO THE SIXTH
COMMANDMENT. IT FOCUSES ON THE
INNER SOURCE OF THE ACTUAL SIN THAT
VIOLATES THE SIXTH

COMMANDMENT.

- THE SOURCE IS THE COVETOUSNESS OF

THE HEART OR THE HIDDEN DESIRE OF THE
HEART WHICH LEADS TO THE SELFISH AND
WRONGFUL TAKING OF WHAT RIGHTFULLY
BELONGS TO ONE'S NEIGHBOR, AND IN
THIS CASE, THE NEIGHBOR'S WIFE.

- TO COVET MEANS, THUS, TO DESIRE

WRONGFULLY. IN MATTERS OF SEX, THIS
WRONGFUL DESIRE IS CALLED LUST.

VALUES AND ACTIONS

- WE ARE CALLED TO BE CHASTE, WHICH

MEANS TO BE MODEST AND DECENT IN THE
WAY WE BEHAVE TOWARDS OTHERS.

 - TO BE CHASTE
REQUIRES SELF-CONTROL
OR SELF-DISCIPLINE. WE
MUST PUT ORDER TO OUR
SEXUAL FEELINGS AND
EMOTIONS.

PUTTING

ORDER MEANS
EXPRESSING OUR SEXUAL
FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
ACCORDING TO WHAT IS
GOOD, TRUE, AND
DECENT.

 IN WORDS AND DEEDS, WE MUST

RESPECT OUR SEXUALITY AND THAT OF
OTHERS.

EXAMEN
SILENCE
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

WHEN WERE THE MOMENTS WHEN I WAS MOST ABLE TO BE

SELFLESS IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PARENTS,
SIBLINGS, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS?
WHEN WERE THE MOMENTS WHEN I WAS LEAST ABLE TO BE
SELFLESS IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PARENTS,
SIBLINGS, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS?
THANK GOD FOR THE GIFT OF SELFLESSNESS AND THE
CHALLENGE TO THINK FIRST OF OTHER PEOPLE BEFORE
THINKING ABOUT ONE'S SELF.

CLOSURE
1 Insight: 1 Question

Lesson 6: We Learn About

Faithfulness in Marriage Vows (6th
and 9th commandments)

Session 3- 9th Commandment and Chastity

Third Quarter: SY 2015-2016