1. Fourth
commandment

2. • Have you ever paid a
visit to a home for the
elderly?

3. • How do you feel about
mothers and fathers being left
in an institution by their very
own children who can very
well support them?

4. a. Sacred ScrIPture
•Proverbs 4:1-4

5. • Loving our parents has a
sacred meaning.
• Honoring our parents means
more than just obeying them.

6. B. church teachInG
• 1) VALUES PROTECTED
(CCC 2199)
Filial love and respect for
parents

7. Respect for persons in
authority
Family

8. 2) MEANING (CCC 2197)
• The 4th Commandment calls us
to:
Honor and love our parents
Respect all persons whom
God has invested with
authority

9. 3) CONSEQUENCES of
OBEYING the COMMANDMENT
Spiritual graces
Peace and prosperity

10. 4) FAMILY: Originating Context
of Life (CFC 1010)
The FAMILY is the
basic means by which
God is able to share with
us His divine life.

11. The FAMILY serves life
through the procreation and
education of offspring,
participating in the
development of society, and
sharing in the mission of the
Church.

12. 5) CHRISTIAN VIEW of FAMILY
(CCC 1054)
a) Covenant Relationship
- patterned
on the covenant
relationship between God and
His chosen people, marked by
love and fidelity.

13. b) Domestic Church
- serves as a school of
Christian discipleship and
virtue.

14. c) First & Vital Cell of Society
- grounds and nourishes the
social virtues needed for the
development of society.

15. 6) FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
(CFC 1021- 1026)
a) Children
 Love and respect parents
 Obey parents
 Assist parents

16. b) Parents
love their children
provide for all the needs of
their children
respect their children as
human persons

17. ACTIVITY

18. 1) Give concrete ways that show
you are honoring your parents/
guardians.
2) Make a personal prayer thanking
the Lord for having given you the
gift of your parents/ guardians.

19. SUMMARY

20. In loving our parents, we love
God, for they are the visible
representatives of God.

21. To honor our parents means
to love, respect, obey and
support them, especially in
their old age.

22. The duties of both the children
and the parents must be
carried out in the spirit of love,
respect and forgiveness.

23. ASSIGNMENT

24. Study the topics
on the 2nd, 3rd, and
4th
Commandments.

25. CLOSING
PRAYER

26. Opening Prayer for the Feast of the
Holy Family
Heavenly Father, Creator of all,
You ordered the earth to bring forth
life
And crowned its goodness by
creating the human family.
In history’s moment when
everything was ready,

27. You sent your Son to dwell in time,
Obedient to the law of life in our
world.
Help us to realize the sanctity of
human love,

28. Show us the value of family life,
And help us to live in peace and
harmony with all,
So that we may share in your life
forever. Amen.