PRO EXAMEN

PER QVARTVM PRAECEPTVM

Examination on the Fourth Commandment

Examination on the Fourth Commandment: 'Honour thy father and thy mother.' This commands honor and obedience to parents and all legitimate authority - spiritual (Pope, bishops, priests) and temporal (civil rulers). The Invocation of the Holy Family concludes this examination.

LATINE
Honora patrem tuum et matrem tuam.
Num parentes meos honoravi et obedivi in omnibus quae peccatum non sunt?
Num eos in necessitate adiuvare neglexi?
Num eos cum irreverentia, contemptu, vel asperitate tractavi?
Num eis per conversationem meam dolorem causavi?
Num superiores meos spirituales—Papam, episcopum meum, et sacerdotes meos—honoravi?
Num auctoritati legitimae irreverens vel inoboediens fui?
Num officia mea erga coniugem, filios, vel eos qui sub cura mea sunt neglexi?
Num scandalum iunioribus vel infirmioribus animabus praebui?
Iesu, Maria, Ioseph, vobis dono cor meum et animam meam.
Iesu, Maria, Ioseph, adstate mihi in ultima agonia.
Iesu, Maria, Ioseph, in pace vobiscum emittam spiritum meum.
ENGLISH
Honour thy father and thy mother.
Have I honoured and obeyed my parents in all that is not sin?
Have I neglected to help them in their necessity?
Have I treated them with disrespect, contempt, or harshness?
Have I caused them grief by my conduct?
Have I honoured my spiritual superiors—the Pope, my bishop, and my priests?
Have I been disrespectful or disobedient to lawful authority?
Have I failed in my duties toward my spouse, children, or those under my care?
Have I given scandal to younger or weaker souls?
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, assist me in my last agony.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you.
NOTA
FONS
Catechismus Romanus; Invocatio Sacrae Familiae
USUS
Preparation for confession
CONTEXT
This commandment extends to spiritual fathers (priests, religious superiors) and temporal authorities (civil rulers) within the limits of their legitimate jurisdiction.