Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast,

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In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is Day 247. We're reading paragraphs 1854 to 1864. As always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes a foundation of faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your own catechism in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash CIY. And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications. I was a question. Did I remember to say that yesterday? Part of me says, part of me thinks, I forgot to say that yesterday. But part of me thinks you would never forget to forgot to say that yesterday but part of me thinks you would never

forget to say something like that not something as important as you can click follow or subscribe

in your podcast app because today is day 247 reading paragraphs 1854 to 1864 yesterday we started

talking about sin and it was a long one it failed long i don't know if it felt long for you but i just

maybe i was making that point over the top of just, okay, talking about sins. Yesterday, he talked about the different kinds of sins. And mercy and sin, the definition of sin. Today we're talking about the gravity of sin. So there's two kinds of sin, right? There's mortal sin and there's venial sin. And so we're talking about that today and what's required for a sin to be mortal. That's what we're diving into. But then

we're also talking about some of the things that can mitigate our responsibility or mitigate our

culpability when it comes to sin. So remember, there's venial sin that wounds and there's mortal sin

sin that kills. That's kind of like the idea behind this whole thing. So mortal's venial sin, sin that wounds, and there's mortal sin that kills.

That's kind of like the idea behind this whole thing. So mortal and venial sins. At the same time, there are, again, what are the three requirements for a sin to be mortal? It has to be grave matter. I have to have full knowledge and have to have full consent of the will. So there are some things that can mitigate my culpability. So unintentional ignorance can be something that mitigates my culpability.

When I wasn't completely free to choose that sin, that can mitigate my culpability.

We're talking about all of those things, at least the beginning of those things today on Panday, 247, paragraphs 1854 to 1864.

Let's say a prayer and then launch into today because

why not? Let's get after it. We'll pray, Father in heaven, thank you. Thank you so much for

bringing us here to this place. Thank you for bringing us to this day, day 247, of just letting

you teach us. Lord, as we hear about sin today, we ask that you please help us. Help us to be the

kind of people who can be convicted by your truth, who can be convicted by our own guilt,

who can be convicted by your love. Lord, help us also be convicted by our own guilt, who can be convicted by your love.

Lord, help us also be convicted by your mercy so that as deeply as we are convicted of our need for you,

we are also convicted of your love for us, your mercy that you pour out on our behalf.

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