Our Catholic faith is central to the Knights of Columbus. As you advance through the degrees in the Order, you maybe asked to answer questions about the central tenets of the Catholic faith. As we wish to assist you along your journey through the higher degrees, please take this opportunity to review those central tenets listed below.

The Ten Commandments

  1. I am the Lord, your God. You shall not have strange gods before me.
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
  3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
  4. Honor your father and your mother.
  5. You shall not kill.
  6. You shall not commit adultery.
  7. You shall not steal.
  8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
  9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
  10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.

Sacraments

The sacraments are signs instituted by Christ to give us grace.

  1. Baptism
  2. Reconciliation (confession
  3. Holy Eucharist
  4. Confirmation
  5. Matrimony
  6. Holy Orders
  7. Anointing of the sick

Grace

There are two kinds of grace:

  • Sanctifying grace makes us holy and pleasing to God.
  • Actual grace helps us to do good and avoid eveil.

Precepts of the Church

  • To attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation
  • To fast and abstain from meat on appointed days.
  • To confess one’s sins at least once a year.
  • To receive Holy Eucharist during Easter time.
  • To contribute to the support of the Church.
  • To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage.
  • To join in the missionary spirit and apostolate of the Church.

Baptism

The ordinary minister of the sacrament of Baptism is a bishop, priest or deacon. In case of emergency, anyone can validly baptize. Water is poured on the forehead of the person to be baptized. White the water is being poured, the following is spoken: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”.

The Seven Capital [Deadly] Sins

  1. Pride
  2. Covetousness
  3. Lust
  4. Anger
  5. Gluttony
  6. Envy
  7. Sloth

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

  • Wisdom
  • Understanding
  • Counsel
  • Fortitude
  • Knowledge
  • Piety
  • Fear of the Lord

The Rosary

The rosary [from the Latin rosarium, or “rose garden”) is a form of mental and vocal prayer centered on the mystery of the lives of Jesus and Mary.

The Joyful Mysteries (Mon & Sat)
  • Annunciation
  • Visitation
  • Birth of Jesus
  • Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
  • Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tue & Fri)
  • Agony in the Garden
  • Scourging at the Pillar
  • Crowning with Thorns
  • Carrying the Cross
  • Crucifixion
The Glorious Mysteries (Sun & Wed)
  • Resurrection
  • Ascension
  • Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles
  • Assumption of Mary
  • Crowning of Mary as Queen of the Angels and Saints
The Luminous Mysteries (Thurs)
  • Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
  • Manifestation of Jesus at the Wedding of Cana
  • Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
  • Transfiguration of Jesus
  • Institution of the Eucharist