1) Exaltation of the Honest and Life-Giving Cross (Sept. 14).
2) Beheading of John the Baptist (Aug. 29).
3) Epiphany Christmas Eve (January 5).
4) Wednesday and Friday of every week.
Why is it necessary to fast on Wednesday and Friday?
On Wednesday - in memory of the betrayal of Jesus Christ to suffer, and on Friday in memory of His suffering and death.
Who sins against the fourth commandment of God?
The one who spends weekdays in idleness, who spends Sundays and holidays in a non-Christian manner, and who does not observe fasts.
The fifth commandment of God:
Honor your father and your mother, may it be good for you, and may you live long on earth
Honor - honor. Yes - so that. Good is good. Ti - for you. Long-lived is someone who lives for many years.
With this commandment God commands us to honor our parents.
What does it mean to honor your parents?
It means obeying them, helping them in their labors and needs, taking care of them during their illness and old age, and praying for the salvation of their souls.
How was disrespect towards parents once punished?
Noah's son Ham laughed at his father sleeping naked in his vineyard; His other sons, Shem and Japheth, covered his naked body with clothes. Noah, waking up, learned about such a disrespectful act of Ham, cursed him and prophetically said that his descendants would be slaves of the descendants of his brothers.
Besides parents, who else is commanded to honor the fifth commandment?
Those who in any case replace our parents, such as: the Sovereign of our Fatherland, spiritual shepherds, rulers, all benefactors in general and those older in age.
Which of them especially needs to be revered?
Sovereign, because He is the father of an entire people and the anointed one of God. Fear God, honor the king (1 Pet. 2:17), says the Apostle Peter. The Lord Himself said: Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's (Matt. 22:21), i.e. what belongs to Caesar or the king, then give it to him: whatever duties you owe to the Sovereign, fulfill them.
What are the duties of a subject to the Sovereign?
One must obey His commands, pray for Him, obey the authorities appointed by Him, pay taxes honestly, willingly go into military service at His command to defend the faith and the fatherland, and willingly perform other duties.
What can we say about those who do not fulfill their duties to the Sovereign?
They are guilty not only before the Sovereign, but also before God, because he who resists authority, as the Word of God says, resists God’s command... there is no authority except from God (Rom. 13:1-2).
The sixth commandment of God:
Thou shalt not kill
Don't kill - don't kill.
What does God prohibit with this commandment?
Prohibits killing, i.e. take a person's life.
Is it a sin to punish a criminal with death by law and to kill the enemy in war?
Not a sin. The criminal is deprived of his life to stop the great evil he is doing; the enemy is killed in war, because in war they fight for the Sovereign and the Fatherland.
What other sins are prohibited by this commandment?
It is prohibited to facilitate murder in any way, for example, by order, advice, assistance; Everything that disturbs and shortens the life of one’s neighbor is also prohibited, for example, anger, hatred, quarrels.
The same commandment prohibits temptation when someone, by example or advice, inclines another to unbelief or some kind of sin, which is called spiritual murder.
What is commanded by the sixth commandment?
It is commanded to protect the life of your neighbor and always do good to him.
The seventh commandment of God:
Do not commit adultery
Do not commit adultery - do not commit adultery.
This commandment prohibits adultery, or criminal carnal love between a man and a woman. The same commandment also prohibits everything that leads to this sin, for example, excess in food, drunkenness, shameless songs, reading bad books, and the like.
What should you do to avoid breaking this commandment?
Those living in marriage need to be faithful to each other, and others should lead a chaste life.
The eighth commandment of God:
Don't steal
This commandment prohibits theft, i.e. take someone else's property in any illegal way. For example, one who steals, robs, or withholds a worker’s wages sins against this commandment; who receives payment for work, but does not work; whoever takes someone else's property by deceit or cunning, for example, gives away bad goods instead of good ones, does not add to what was sold through the wrong weight or measure. (Gehazi, the servant of the prophet Elisha, deceived in the name of this prophet, begged some money and clothes from the Syrian military leader Naaman; for this offense he was struck by the leprosy that had previously plagued Naaman.)
What should one be like in order not to sin against the eighth commandment?
You need to be hardworking, selfless, merciful, truthful.
The ninth commandment of God:
Do not listen to your friend’s false testimony.
If you don’t listen, don’t testify, don’t make it heard, don’t speak. On your friend - on another person. Evidence is a denunciation.
This commandment prohibits false testimony and all lies in general. For example, those who testify falsely in court sin against this commandment; who falsely complain about another (false witnesses said about Jesus that He wanted to destroy the church of God and build it in three days (Matthew 26:60-62). He was accused by the Jews of allegedly seeking royal power and forbidding paying tribute to Caesar (Luke 23:2)); who speak hurtful words about their neighbor to their neighbor’s face and behind their back; who mock and condemn.
What should we think about false testimony under oath?
This is a great sin against both the ninth and third commandments of God.
What is needed in order not to sin against the ninth commandment of God?
You must always speak the truth and keep your tongue from speaking evil (1 Pet. 3:10).
The tenth commandment of God:
Thou shalt not covet thy sincere wife, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, nor his village, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor any of his livestock, nor any your neighbor
Sincere – close to the heart, beloved. The village is a field. Ox is a bull. Elika – what.
This commandment prohibits not only doing bad things to your neighbor, but also wishing bad things for him.
The sin against this commandment is called envy.
What duties therefore are prescribed for us by this commandment?
We should be content and grateful with what God has given us and be kind to our neighbors.