{"product_id":"the-precepts-of-the-church-9780899423951","title":"The Precepts of the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of 101 titles in the St. Joseph Picture Book Series, this book by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. introduces Catholic children to the precepts of the Catholic Church. Among the features of this book are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea short, easy-to-understand explanation of each of the seven precepts of the Catholic Church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efull-color illustrations of the different parts of the Mass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edurable sewn paperback binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e The seven precepts discussed in this title are: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo keep holy Sunday, the day of the Lord's Resurrection: to worship God by taking part in Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation; to avoid work that is not necessary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo receive Holy Communion frequently and the Sacrament of Penance regularly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo study Catholic teaching to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation, to be confirmed, and then to continue to study our holy Faith and help others to know about it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo observe the marriage laws of the Church: to give religious training (by example and word) to one's children; to use parish schools and religious education programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo strengthen and support the Church: the parish and parish priests, the world-wide Church, and the Holy Father\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo do penance, including abstaining from meat and fasting from food on certain days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo join in the missionary spirit and apostolate of the Church \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe invite you to view other titles in this series here: https: \/\/catholicbookpublishing.com\/browse\/st-joseph-picture-books \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catholic Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414286962962,"sku":"9780899423951","price":2.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_561d562e-965c-4bd4-bbfd-2d6d60c20621.jpg?v=1729363750","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-precepts-of-the-church-9780899423951","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}