You Shall Not Covet – 9th Commandment – Aug 29 – Homily – Fr Terrance

 

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Aug 29, 2022, on the ninth commandment against coveting your neighbor's wife, continuing his series on the Ten Commandments.

Exo 20: 17 - "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's." - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/20#02020016
Mat 5: 28 - "Everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5#48005027

CCC on the 9th Commandment - https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a9.htm

Related to 6th commandment on adultery Compendium of the Catechism

Covetousness is an inordinate desire for things we do not have, and delight in these desires.

related to concupiscence but involves sin since it means some embracing of the forbidden desire and can include taking some action on these desires.

Covetousness is a choice while concupiscence is not.

Gal 5: 17 Flesh and spirit are at war with each other https://bible.usccb.org/bible/galatians/5#56005016

1 John 2: 16 Covetous of the eyes flesh, eyes, pride of life Do not love the world https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1john/2#70002015

Need to close the door on impure thoughts to avoid mortal sin, but also must avoid scrupulosity.

4 Maccabees not canonical chapt 2 Joseph did not covet, used reason to control urges regarding Potiphar's wife

3 things are needed against covetousness: Grace, reason, temperance

Joseph did not cave into temptation, thus imprisoned, but was rewarded in the end

Devil is involved, the fall, sometimes not, but always resist

CCC 2518  - purify the heart, 6th beatitude - http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a9.htm#2518

6th beatitude - Matthew 5:8, which says, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5#48005007

charity, chastity, love of truth (orthodoxy) - we are not pure of heart if we do not embrace all the doctrines of the faith.

Ave Maria!

Fr. Daniel Mahan on the 9th Commandment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UJ2k8hDSnA

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Mass: The Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Mem
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/082922.cfm
1st: jer 1:17-19
Resp: psa 71:1-6, 15, 16
Gsp: mar 6:17-29

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