{"id":3076,"date":"2026-09-14T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/essentials-of-the-faith\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:58:19","slug":"essentials-of-the-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/elementi-essenziali-della-fede\/","title":{"rendered":"Essentials of the Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3076\" class=\"elementor elementor-3076 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd25264 e-con-full eop-page e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd25264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85402ec e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85402ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1602c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1602c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-hero eop-hero--photo\">\n  <div class=\"eop-hero__bg\" style=\"--pos:center 22%;background-image:url(https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/holy-sepulchre-aedicule-1920.webp)\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"eop-hero__veil\"><\/div>\n  <svg class=\"eop-hero__cross\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" aria-hidden=\"true\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M44 8h12v28h28v12H56v44H44V48H16V36h28z\"\/><path d=\"M22 14h5v6h6v5h-6v6h-5v-6h-6v-5h6zM73 14h5v6h6v5h-6v6h-5v-6h-6v-5h6zM22 69h5v6h6v5h-6v6h-5v-6h-6v-5h6zM73 69h5v6h6v5h-6v6h-5v-6h-6v-5h6z\"\/><\/svg>\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <p class=\"eop-hero__kicker\"><span>Faith<\/span><\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"eop-h1\">Essentials of the Faith<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"eop-hero__tag\">What every Catholic adult should know<\/p>\n    <span class=\"eop-hero__rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <p class=\"eop-hero__sub\">The Creed we profess, the seven sacraments, the prayers we carry by heart, the Rosary, novenas and the commandments &mdash; the heart of the Catechism, gathered on one page for Knights, Dames, Friends of the Order and every seeker.<\/p>\n    <nav class=\"eop-hero__nav\" aria-label=\"On this page\">\n      <a href=\"#creed\">The Creed<\/a><i>&middot;<\/i>\n      <a href=\"#sacraments\">Sacraments<\/a><i>&middot;<\/i>\n      <a href=\"#prayers\">Prayers<\/a><i>&middot;<\/i>\n      <a href=\"#rosary\">Rosary<\/a><i>&middot;<\/i>\n      <a href=\"#novenas\">Novenas<\/a><i>&middot;<\/i>\n      <a href=\"#commandments\">Commandments<\/a>\n    <\/nav>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f39aafc e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f39aafc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b34af elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"09b34af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec\" id=\"pillars\">\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eop-sechead\">\n      <p class=\"eop-rubric\"><span>The four pillars<\/span><\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">How the Catechism is built<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"eop-lead\">The <em>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em> rests on four pillars. Everything on this page belongs to one of them.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"eop-pillars\">\n      <li class=\"eop-pillar\"><span class=\"eop-pillar__num\">I<\/span><span class=\"eop-pillar__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 3v18M6 9h12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>What we believe<\/h3><p>The Profession of Faith &mdash; the Creed, article by article: God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, the forgiveness of sins and life everlasting.<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-pillar\"><span class=\"eop-pillar__num\">II<\/span><span class=\"eop-pillar__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M12 2v3M12 19v3M2 12h3M19 12h3\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>How we celebrate<\/h3><p>The Sacraments &mdash; the seven signs instituted by Christ through which grace is given, with the Eucharist at the centre of them all.<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-pillar\"><span class=\"eop-pillar__num\">III<\/span><span class=\"eop-pillar__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M4 6h16v13H4z\"\/><path d=\"M12 6v13M8 10h2M14 10h2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>How we live<\/h3><p>Life in Christ &mdash; the Commandments, the Beatitudes, the virtues and the works of mercy that shape a Christian conscience.<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-pillar\"><span class=\"eop-pillar__num\">IV<\/span><span class=\"eop-pillar__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 21c-4-3-7-6-7-10a7 7 0 0 1 14 0c0 4-3 7-7 10z\"\/><path d=\"M12 7v5l3 2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>How we pray<\/h3><p>Christian Prayer &mdash; the Our Father above all, the Rosary, the novenas and the daily prayers a Catholic keeps by heart.<\/p><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b380c3 e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b380c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6cdd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fb6cdd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec eop-sec--tint\" id=\"creed\">\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eop-sechead\">\n      <p class=\"eop-rubric\"><span>What we believe<\/span><\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">The Creed<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"eop-lead\">A creed is a summary of the faith handed down from the Apostles. The <em>Apostles&rsquo; Creed<\/em> is the ancient baptismal creed of the Church of Rome; the longer <em>Nicene Creed<\/em>, professed at Sunday Mass, spells out the same faith against the errors of the fourth century.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eop-creed\">\n      <div class=\"eop-scroll\">\n        <h3>The Apostles&rsquo; Creed<\/h3>\n        <p>I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.<\/p>\n        <p>I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"eop-prose\" style=\"max-width:none\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin-top:0\">Twelve articles, three persons<\/h3>\n        <p>The Creed is arranged around the Holy Trinity. The first part professes faith in <strong>God the Father<\/strong> and creation; the second, the longest, in <strong>Jesus Christ<\/strong> &mdash; his incarnation, passion, death in Jerusalem, resurrection from the tomb the Order is named for, ascension and return in glory; the third in the <strong>Holy Spirit<\/strong> and the work he does in the Church.<\/p>\n        <p>Tradition counts twelve articles, one for each Apostle. Knowing them in order is the simplest way to check any question of faith: creation, the Incarnation, the Paschal Mystery, the Church, the sacraments (&ldquo;the forgiveness of sins&rdquo;), and the last things.<\/p>\n        <p>The <strong>Nicene Creed<\/strong> adds what the Councils of Nicaea (325) and Constantinople (381) made explicit: that the Son is &ldquo;consubstantial with the Father&rdquo; and that the Holy Spirit is &ldquo;the Lord, the giver of life.&rdquo; It is the Creed of the whole Church, East and West.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"eop-notice\"><strong>A habit worth keeping:<\/strong> pray the Apostles&rsquo; Creed at the start of the Rosary and renew your baptismal promises every Easter &mdash; the Creed is not a formula to admire but a faith to profess.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d377a9d e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d377a9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be70ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"be70ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec\" id=\"sacraments\">\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eop-sechead\">\n      <p class=\"eop-rubric\"><span>How we celebrate<\/span><\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">The Seven Sacraments<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"eop-lead\">Efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church. Three initiate us into Christian life, two heal us, and two are ordered to the service of others.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"eop-sacraments\">\n      <li class=\"eop-sacgroup\">Sacraments of Initiation<\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sac\"><p class=\"eop-sac__n\">I<\/p><h3>Baptism<\/h3><p>The gateway to life in the Spirit: it frees us from original sin, makes us children of God and members of Christ&rsquo;s Body, the Church.<\/p><p><b>To know:<\/b> it leaves an indelible mark and is received once. Water and the words &ldquo;I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&rdquo;<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sac\"><p class=\"eop-sac__n\">II<\/p><h3>Confirmation<\/h3><p>The seal of the Holy Spirit that completes baptismal grace and strengthens us to bear witness to Christ in word and deed.<\/p><p><b>To know:<\/b> conferred by anointing with sacred chrism; the seven gifts of the Spirit &mdash; wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, fear of the Lord.<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sac\"><p class=\"eop-sac__n\">III<\/p><h3>The Holy Eucharist<\/h3><p>The source and summit of the Christian life: the true Body and Blood of Christ, offered in the Mass and received in Holy Communion.<\/p><p><b>To know:<\/b> Sunday Mass is a serious obligation; receive in a state of grace, fasting one hour; Communion at least once a year, in the Easter season.<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sacgroup\">Sacraments of Healing<\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sac\"><p class=\"eop-sac__n\">IV<\/p><h3>Penance &amp; Reconciliation<\/h3><p>Christ&rsquo;s forgiveness for sins committed after Baptism, through the ministry of the priest &mdash; contrition, confession, absolution and penance.<\/p><p><b>To know:<\/b> confess grave sins at least once a year; regular confession is the ordinary road to holiness. The seal of confession is absolute.<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sac\"><p class=\"eop-sac__n\">V<\/p><h3>Anointing of the Sick<\/h3><p>Strength, peace and courage &mdash; and the forgiveness of sins &mdash; for those seriously ill, weakened by age or facing surgery.<\/p><p><b>To know:<\/b> it is not only for the dying. Ask for it early; it may be repeated. With Penance and Viaticum it forms the &ldquo;last sacraments.&rdquo;<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sacgroup\">Sacraments at the Service of Communion<\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sac\"><p class=\"eop-sac__n\">VI<\/p><h3>Holy Orders<\/h3><p>By which the mission entrusted by Christ to his Apostles continues in the Church: bishops, priests and deacons.<\/p><p><b>To know:<\/b> conferred by the laying on of hands; an indelible character. Pray for vocations &mdash; the Holy Land needs shepherds.<\/p><\/li>\n      <li class=\"eop-sac\"><p class=\"eop-sac__n\">VII<\/p><h3>Matrimony<\/h3><p>The covenant by which a man and a woman establish a lifelong partnership, ordered to their good and to the procreation and education of children.<\/p><p><b>To know:<\/b> the spouses themselves are the ministers; the bond is faithful, fruitful and indissoluble, a sign of Christ&rsquo;s love for his Church.<\/p><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd9c56 e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bd9c56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a215cee elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a215cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec eop-sec--tint\" id=\"prayers\">\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eop-sechead\">\n      <p class=\"eop-rubric\"><span>How we pray<\/span><\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">Prayers to Know by Heart<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"eop-lead\">The prayers below are the common inheritance of every Catholic. Open any of them to read, and pray, the full text.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eop-acc\">\n      <details open><summary><i><\/i>The Sign of the Cross<small>Beginning &amp; end<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>The Our Father<small>The Lord&rsquo;s Prayer<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.<em>Taught by Jesus himself (Matthew 6:9&ndash;13). The Catechism calls it &ldquo;the summary of the whole Gospel.&rdquo;<\/em><\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>The Hail Mary<small>Ave Maria<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>The Glory Be<small>Doxology<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Act of Contrition<small>Confession<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Hail, Holy Queen<small>Salve Regina<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>The Memorare<small>To Our Lady<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>The Angelus<small>Morning, noon &amp; evening<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.\nR. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. <i>Hail Mary&hellip;<\/i>\nV. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.\nR. Be it done unto me according to thy word. <i>Hail Mary&hellip;<\/i>\nV. And the Word was made flesh.\nR. And dwelt among us. <i>Hail Mary&hellip;<\/i>\nV. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.\nR. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.\nLet us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.<em>In Eastertide the Regina Caeli is prayed instead.<\/em><\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Prayer to Saint Michael<small>After Mass<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Prayer to the Guardian Angel<small>Morning &amp; night<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God&rsquo;s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Grace before &amp; after meals<small>At table<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.\nWe give Thee thanks, almighty God, for all Thy benefits, who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Come, Holy Spirit<small>Veni, Sancte Spiritus<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created, and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.\nLet us pray: O God, who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the same Spirit we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Eternal Rest<small>For the departed<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.<em>The Order prays it for its deceased Knights and Dames.<\/em><\/div><\/details>\n      <details><summary><i><\/i>Prayer for the Holy Land<small>Of the Order<\/small><\/summary><div class=\"eop-acc__body\">Lord Jesus Christ, who walked the roads of Galilee and wept over Jerusalem: keep the Christians of the Holy Land in their homes, their schools and their churches. Give them courage in hardship, work for their hands and peace in their streets, and make us faithful in sustaining them. Our Lady, Queen of Palestine, pray for us. Amen.<\/div><\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1628e e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b1628e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4366e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4366e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec\" id=\"rosary\">\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eop-sechead\">\n      <p class=\"eop-rubric\"><span>The school of Mary<\/span><\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">The Holy Rosary<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"eop-lead\">Twenty mysteries of the life of Christ, prayed with Mary. Begin with the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles&rsquo; Creed; then, for each mystery, one Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Glory Be; end with the Hail, Holy Queen.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eop-twocol\">\n      <table class=\"eop-table\">\n        <thead><tr><th>Day<\/th><th>Mysteries<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Monday &amp; Saturday<\/td><td><b>Joyful<\/b> &mdash; the Annunciation; the Visitation; the Nativity; the Presentation in the Temple; the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Tuesday &amp; Friday<\/td><td><b>Sorrowful<\/b> &mdash; the Agony in the Garden; the Scourging at the Pillar; the Crowning with Thorns; the Carrying of the Cross; the Crucifixion.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Wednesday &amp; Sunday<\/td><td><b>Glorious<\/b> &mdash; the Resurrection; the Ascension; the Descent of the Holy Spirit; the Assumption of Mary; the Coronation of Mary.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Thursday<\/td><td><b>Luminous<\/b> &mdash; the Baptism in the Jordan; the Wedding at Cana; the Proclamation of the Kingdom; the Transfiguration; the Institution of the Eucharist.<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eop-mini\">\n          <h3>Fatima prayer<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"eop-body\" style=\"font-size:18px\">After each Glory Be: <em>O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"eop-mini\" style=\"margin-top:18px\">\n          <h3>Why the Order prays it<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"eop-body\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Every mystery of the Rosary happened on the soil the Order serves &mdash; Nazareth, Bethlehem, the Jordan, Cana, Tabor, the Upper Room, Gethsemane, Calvary and the empty tomb. To pray it is to walk the Holy Land in the heart.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca18f06 e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca18f06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8215af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8215af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec eop-sec--dark\" id=\"novenas\">\n  <div class=\"eop-glow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eop-sechead\">\n      <p class=\"eop-rubric\"><span>Nine days of prayer<\/span><\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">Novenas<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"eop-lead\">A novena is nine consecutive days of prayer for a particular grace, after the pattern of the Apostles who waited nine days in the Upper Room between the Ascension and Pentecost. <em>These are the ones every Catholic household can keep.<\/em><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eop-videos\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr))\">\n      <article class=\"eop-video\"><p class=\"eop-video__kicker\">Ascension &rarr; Pentecost<\/p><h3 class=\"eop-video__title\">Novena to the Holy Spirit<\/h3><p class=\"eop-video__text\">The first novena of all. Pray <em>Come, Holy Spirit<\/em> daily, asking for one of the seven gifts each day.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"eop-video\"><p class=\"eop-video__kicker\">Good Friday &rarr; Divine Mercy Sunday<\/p><h3 class=\"eop-video__title\">Divine Mercy Novena<\/h3><p class=\"eop-video__text\">Given to St Faustina: a different group of souls entrusted to God&rsquo;s mercy each day, with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"eop-video\"><p class=\"eop-video__kicker\">16 &ndash; 24 December<\/p><h3 class=\"eop-video__title\">Christmas Novena<\/h3><p class=\"eop-video__text\">Nine days of preparation for the Nativity, praying the great &ldquo;O Antiphons&rdquo; that the Church sings before the Magnificat.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"eop-video\"><p class=\"eop-video__kicker\">Before the Sacred Heart, June<\/p><h3 class=\"eop-video__title\">Novena to the Sacred Heart<\/h3><p class=\"eop-video__text\">&ldquo;Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine.&rdquo; Ending on the Friday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"eop-video\"><p class=\"eop-video__kicker\">10 &ndash; 18 March<\/p><h3 class=\"eop-video__title\">Novena to Saint Joseph<\/h3><p class=\"eop-video__text\">Guardian of the Redeemer and patron of Canada: for fathers, for work, and for a happy death.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"eop-video\"><p class=\"eop-video__kicker\">16 &ndash; 24 October &middot; The Order&rsquo;s own<\/p><h3 class=\"eop-video__title\">Novena to Our Lady, Queen of Palestine<\/h3><p class=\"eop-video__text\">Nine days before the Order&rsquo;s patronal feast on 25 October, entrusting the peace of Jerusalem and the Christians of the Holy Land to the Mother of God.<\/p><\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"eop-body eop-body--light\" style=\"margin:36px auto 0;text-align:center;max-width:60ch\">A novena is not a bargain with God but a school of perseverance: &ldquo;Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.&rdquo; (Matthew 7:7)<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d49feb e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d49feb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1eae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"de1eae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec\" id=\"commandments\">\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"eop-sechead\">\n      <p class=\"eop-rubric\"><span>How we live<\/span><\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">The Commandments and the Life of Grace<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"eop-lead\">The moral law is not a fence but a road. These are the lists a Catholic adult should be able to name.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eop-twocol\">\n      <div class=\"eop-mini\">\n        <h3>The Ten Commandments<\/h3>\n        <ol class=\"eop-list\">\n          <li>I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange gods before me.<\/li>\n          <li>You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.<\/li>\n          <li>Remember to keep holy the Lord&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n          <li>Honour your father and your mother.<\/li>\n          <li>You shall not kill.<\/li>\n          <li>You shall not commit adultery.<\/li>\n          <li>You shall not steal.<\/li>\n          <li>You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.<\/li>\n          <li>You shall not covet your neighbour&rsquo;s wife.<\/li>\n          <li>You shall not covet your neighbour&rsquo;s goods.<\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eop-mini\">\n          <h3>The Precepts of the Church<\/h3>\n          <ol class=\"eop-list\">\n            <li>Attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation, and rest from servile labour.<\/li>\n            <li>Confess your sins at least once a year.<\/li>\n            <li>Receive the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.<\/li>\n            <li>Observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church.<\/li>\n            <li>Help to provide for the needs of the Church.<\/li>\n          <\/ol>\n          <p class=\"eop-body\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:12px\">In Canada the holy days of obligation, besides every Sunday, are <strong>Christmas Day<\/strong> and <strong>1 January, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God<\/strong>. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence; Fridays are days of penance.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"eop-mini\" style=\"margin-top:18px\">\n          <h3>The Two Great Commandments<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"eop-body\" style=\"font-size:17.5px\">&ldquo;You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as yourself.&rdquo; (Matthew 22:37&ndash;39)<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eop-twocol\" style=\"margin-top:clamp(22px,3vw,40px)\">\n      <div class=\"eop-mini\">\n        <h3>The Corporal Works of Mercy<\/h3>\n        <ol class=\"eop-list\"><li>Feed the hungry.<\/li><li>Give drink to the thirsty.<\/li><li>Clothe the naked.<\/li><li>Shelter the homeless.<\/li><li>Visit the sick.<\/li><li>Visit the imprisoned.<\/li><li>Bury the dead.<\/li><\/ol>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"eop-mini\">\n        <h3>The Spiritual Works of Mercy<\/h3>\n        <ol class=\"eop-list\"><li>Instruct the ignorant.<\/li><li>Counsel the doubtful.<\/li><li>Admonish the sinner.<\/li><li>Bear wrongs patiently.<\/li><li>Forgive offences willingly.<\/li><li>Comfort the afflicted.<\/li><li>Pray for the living and the dead.<\/li><\/ol>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"eop-mini\">\n        <h3>The Virtues<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"eop-body\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Theological:<\/strong> faith, hope and charity &mdash; given by God, directed to God.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"eop-body\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Cardinal:<\/strong> prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance &mdash; the hinges of a good life.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"eop-body\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Gifts of the Holy Spirit:<\/strong> wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddb4d1 e-con-full eop-band e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cddb4d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd93dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bd93dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"eop-sec eop-close\">\n  <div class=\"eop-wrap\">\n    <p class=\"eop-rubric\" style=\"justify-content:center\"><span style=\"position:relative;padding:0 16px\">Keep learning<\/span><\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"eop-h2\">From knowing the faith to living it<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"eop-body\">Pray today&rsquo;s prayer in the Prayer Garden, read the stories of witness in Faith in Action, and keep the feasts of the Order through the year.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"eop-cta\">\n      <a class=\"eop-btn eop-btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/light-a-candle\/\">The Prayer Garden<\/a>\n      <a class=\"eop-btn eop-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/faith-in-action\/\">Faith in Action<\/a>\n      <a class=\"eop-btn eop-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/the-feast-of-the-exaltation-of-the-holy-cross\/\">Feast Days of the Order<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3076","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3076"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3082,"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3076\/revisions\/3082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eohsj.ca\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}