PRO EXAMEN

PER SEXTVM PRAECEPTVM

Examination on the Sixth Commandment

Examination on the Sixth Commandment: 'Thou shalt not commit adultery.' This forbids all sins against holy purity - in thought, word, and deed. All violations are grave matter. In confession, one must specify the species (adultery, fornication, etc.) and circumstances affecting gravity.

LATINE
Non moechaberis.
Num cogitationum, desideriorum, vel imaginationum impurarum reus fui?
Num eis consensi vel in eis delectatus sum?
Num actiones impuras commisi, solus vel cum aliis?
Num locutione immodesta usus sum vel eam cum delectatione audivi?
Num quid impurum vel inhonestum legi, vidi, vel voluntarie adstiti?
Num adulterii, fornicationis, vel cuiusquam peccati contra sanctam puritatem reus fui?
Num vestem immodestam gestavi vel modo desideria impura in aliis excitare destinato me gessi?
Maria, Mater purissima,
ora pro nobis.
Maria, Mater castissima,
ora pro nobis.
Sancte Ioseph, custos virginum,
ora pro nobis.
ENGLISH
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Have I been guilty of impure thoughts, desires, or imaginations?
Have I consented to them or taken pleasure in them?
Have I committed any impure actions, alone or with others?
Have I used immodest speech or listened to it with pleasure?
Have I read, viewed, or been willfully present at anything impure or immoral?
Have I been guilty of adultery, fornication, or any sins against holy purity?
Have I worn immodest clothing or behaved in a way designed to arouse impure desires in others?
Mary, Mother most pure,
pray for us.
Mary, Mother most chaste,
pray for us.
St. Joseph, guardian of virgins,
pray for us.
NOTA
FONS
Catechismus Romanus; Litaniae Lauretanae
USUS
Preparation for confession
CONTEXT
All sins against this commandment are grave matter. In confession, one must specify the species (adultery, fornication, etc.) and, for sins with others, relevant circumstances affecting the gravity.