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Baltimore Catechism No. 3 (of 4) by Anonymous
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A. O my God! I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul,
because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as
myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask
pardon of all whom I have injured.

Q. 100. Give the substance of an Act of Love.
A. The substance of an Act of Love is: I love God above all things for
His own sake, and my neighbor as myself for the love of God.

Q. 101. How do we show that we love God above all things?
A. We show that we love God above all things by keeping His commandments
and by never offending Him for any person or thing.

Q. 102. What does loving your neighbor as yourself mean?
A. Loving my neighbor as myself does not mean that I must love him as
much as myself; but that I must love him with the same kind of love,
that is, I must never do to my neighbor what I would not wish my
neighbor to do to me; but, on the contrary, do unto others as I would
have others do unto me.

Q. 103. Do an "Act of Love" and an "Act of Charity" mean the same thing?
A. An "Act of Love" and "Act of Charity" do mean the same thing, because
Charity means love, or it means an act of kindness that comes from love.

Q. 104. How may all persons show Charity to their neighbor?
A. All persons may show Charity to their neighbor by never injuring his
character and by always speaking well of him.

Q. 105. Are we bound to make Acts of Faith, Hope and Love?
A. We are bound from time to time during our lives to make Acts of
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