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Precepts Of The Church

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Positive laws (sometimes called commandments) made by Church authorities to guarantee for the faithful the indispensable minimum in prayer and moral effort, for the sake of their growth in love of God and neighbor

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§2041 CHAPTER THREE GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE

The Precepts Of The Church are set in the context of a Moral Life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. the obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:

Catechism of the Catholic Church © Libreria Editrice Vaticana