The New Saint Joseph Baltimore
Lesson 15
The Two Great Commandments
The Sheep are Those who love as the Good Samaritan did in helping the wounded man.
The Goats are those who refuse to love as the rich man did in not feeding Lazarus.
1st Commandment: Thou shalt love the Lord Our God with thy whole heart, and thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength.
2nd Commandment: thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
We read in the Holy Bible:
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne,
and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,
naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.'
Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'
And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'
Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.'
Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?'
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He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.'
Explanation
Jesus our King and Judge
Some day we will all appear before Jesus our King. He will judge us on all we have ever done. But He will not do it in a simple way. He will look into our hearts to find one thing-love.
How much do we love Him
Test your love of God by your love for others. Are you kind in speech and action, helpful, generous, forgiving, even to those you don’t like?
By love we keep the commandments
If we are always growing in love for others, then we can be sure we are keeping the commandments. We are following our Good Shepherd, and when we appear before Him some day He will know us as His sheep and say those wonderful words to us: “Enter into the joy of your Master” (Matt. 25, 21).
Practice: Be kind today to one person you do not like.
CATECHISM
84. Besides believing what God has revealed, what else must we do to be saved?
Besides believing what God has revealed, we must keep His law.
85. Which are the two great commandments that contain the whole law of God?
The two great commandments that contain the whole law of God are:
1st Commandment: Thou shalt love the Lord Our God with thy whole heart, and thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength.
2nd Commandment: thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
86. What must we do to love God, our neighbor, and ourselves?
To love God, our neighbor, and ourselves we must keep the commandments of God and of the Church.
87. Which are the commandments of God?
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 Lord's 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 desire your neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not desire your neighbor's goods.
Discussion Questions
1. Who will take us to the Father on the last day?
2. What must be in our hearts when Our Lord comes?
3. Will Our Lord have to ask us if we love Him?
4. What are some ways to show love of neighbor ?
5. Do we love God if we love only those we like?
True or False
1. Jesus will know without asking if we love him.
2. We love God when we love some of our neighbors.
3. We must keep holy the Lord ’s Day.
4. the first great commandment tells us not to steal.
5. The fourth commandment forbids us to kill.
Fill in the Blanks
1. We must love our………… and our ……………....
2. We must believe in God and keep His ………….
3. The Fifth Commandment says: Thou shalt not …………….
4. We must love even those we do not …………….
5. We must keep the laws of ………… and the………….
Other Readings
1. An example of how we should love, Luke 10, 25-37
2. How to love others, Luke 6, 27-38
Class Liturgical Action
Say or sing Psalm 1 after your teacher. This psalm speaks of the reward of those who keep God’s laws.
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