### Instruction: Q. 389. Which are the chief commandments of the Church?

### Response: A. The chief commandments of the Church are six: 1. To hear Mass on Sundays and holydays of obligation. 2. To fast and abstain on the days appointed. 3. To confess at least once a year. 4. To receive the Holy Eucharist during the Easter time. 5. To contribute to the support of our pastors. 6. Not to marry persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us   within the third degree of kindred, nor privately without witnesses,   nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times.

-- Source: Baltimore Catechism #1 / LESSON THIRTY-FIRST ON THE FIRST AND SECOND COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH / Q. 389