is any thought, is any thought, word or action word or action against God, against God, others and others and oneself.oneself.

is a deliberate is a deliberate thought, word, deed thought, word, deed or omission contrary or omission contrary to the eternal law of to the eternal law of

God.” God.” CCC 1849-CCC 1849-18541854. .

is a rapture of communication with God and damages

communication with the Church.

1. By participating directly and 1. By participating directly and voluntarily in them.voluntarily in them.

2. By ordering, advising, 2. By ordering, advising, praising or approving them.praising or approving them.

3. By not disclosing or not 3. By not disclosing or not hindering them when we have hindering them when we have the obligation to do so.the obligation to do so.

1. ORIGINAL AND PERSONAL SIN1. ORIGINAL AND PERSONAL SIN

ORIGINAL- ORIGINAL- the sin we inherited from our first parents who the sin we inherited from our first parents who disobeyed Goddisobeyed God

ACTUAL/PERSONAL-ACTUAL/PERSONAL-the sin personally committed by a person the sin personally committed by a person with knowledge and consentwith knowledge and consent

2. VENIAL & MORTAL VENIAL-is a lesser offense because it

does not constitute a complete and direct refusal of the will of God.

MORTAL-is a serious offense against God and constitutes 3 ELEMENTS:

1. GRAVE MATTER 2. PERFECT KNOWLEDGE 3. FULL CONSENT

3.COMMISSION& OMMISSION3.COMMISSION& OMMISSION COMMISSION-COMMISSION- a wrong thing a person has done a wrong thing a person has done

or committed.or committed.

OMISSION-OMISSION-a non-performance of a good act.a non-performance of a good act.

EFFECTS OF MORTAL SIN:

1.Loss of Charity 2.Deprivation of

Sanctifying Grace 3. Spiritual Separation

from God 4. Exclusion from God’s

Kingdom 5. Eternal Punishment/Hell

Effects of Venial sin:

1. Temporal Punishment1. Temporal Punishment 2.Loss of Spiritual Beauty2.Loss of Spiritual Beauty 3. Inclination towards evil3. Inclination towards evil 4. Withdrawal of many 4. Withdrawal of many

gracesgraces 5. Impediment of spiritual 5. Impediment of spiritual

growthgrowth

WHY CAPITAL WHY CAPITAL SINS?SINS?

Because they are Because they are the SOURCES of the SOURCES of many sins and many sins and vicesvices