Capital Sins

The Seven Capital Sins

1. Capital Capital
Sins Sins

2. P L A P L A
22

G E S G E S

3. PP

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Pride
LL

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Lust
AA

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Anger
AA

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Avarice
GG

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Gluttony
EE

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Envy
SS

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Sloth

4. Pride Pride
For youth and lay people

5. Pride
Hard to say
sorry for
own
wrongdoings
Lack of
humility to
accept faults
Lack of
humility in
doing
penance
Boastful
Self-

righteousness
Human
respect
Self-esteem
Egotism
Fault-finding
attitude

6. Pride
Presumptuous
Over self-

confidence
justifications
Superiority/
inferiority
complex
Ambition
“holier than
thou”
attitude
Vainglory
hypocrisy
Strife &
Disobedience

7. Pride Pride
For children

8. Pride
Boasting or bragging

9. PRAYER AGAINST PRIDE

10. Lord let me not think too highly of myself
Nothing and no one comes before You
Have mercy on this proud heart of mine
Grant me the grace
Never to raise myself above anyone
Only then can I be kind, considerate
And charitable to others
Kill the pride within me
Make me not “I-centered”
But “other-centered”
Rid me of my bloated self-esteem
Impress on me my nothingness
Without You.
Amen.

11. A man’s pride
results in his
humiliation, but
he who humbles
himself will
achieve honors.
Proverbs 29:23

12. Lust Lust
For youth and lay people

13. Lust
Attachment
to creatures
Sentimental
friendship
Impure
thoughts
Pornography
Curiosity of
the eyes
Listening to
lustful jokes
Immodest
looks, words,
actions &
thoughts
Lack of
prudence in
dealing with
the opposite
sex
Cybersex

on
the internet

14. Lust
Calling
hotlines
X-rated
movies/
stories
Night
clubbing
Pornographic

materials and
media from
the internet
Not praying
and/or doing
anything to
protect one’s
self from bad
things on the
internet
Opening or
looking at
potentially
dangerous
emails/ junk
mail full of
immodest
pictures

15. Lust
Using chat
programs
such as
Messenger,
etc. without
any business,
school or
proper motive
in mind
Tempting
ones self to
impurity by
staying up
late on
internet/
chatting
Dancing with
opposite or
same sex
immodestly
and with
impure body
touch
resulting in
impure
thoughts or
impure
actions
during or
after dance

16. Lust
Going to bars/
strip clubs and
watching or
having impure
actions with
them
Going to
massage
clinics with
women in
naked dress
and having sex
with them
Not objecting
and reporting
the
pornographic
& actual
touching of
delicate areas
in the body
during sex-

education
classes of
school

17. Lust
Looking at/
entering
“adult” stores
Entertaining
the lustful
jokes/
comments of
others
Going to
‘schoolies
week’ / beach
parties /
hedonistic
‘afterschool
celebrations

18. Lust
Giving in to
curiosity and
impure looks/
words/
actions to
classmates as
a result of
watching sex-

education
media at
school
Bathing with
classmates
and friends
in a tub /
pool/ beach
with
immodest
clothes
Laughing
with / at
people making
impure jokes /
comments of
others

19. Lust
Not standing
up for the
Catholic
Church’s
teachings on
sin of
fornication /
adultery /
masturbation

/ homosexual
marriage, etc.
Televison,
video games,
computer
games and
telephone use
for no reason
–thus
tempting one’s
self to
laziness,
impurity,
gossiping,
impure
conversations

, not doing
homework
The use of
drugs like
ecstasy and
alcohol to
arouse
sexual
activities

20. Lust
Immodest
dressing
(shorts,
singlets,
tanktops,
showing
belly, shorter
than the
knee, shorter
than the
elbow –

thus
scandalizing
and tempting
people to
impurity
Attending /
supporting
mardi-gra/
homosexual
processions
and festivals
Laughing
with / at
people making
impure jokes/
comments

21. Lust
Using
artificial
birth control
pill to avoid
pregnancy
Fornication
or tempting
ones self to
fornication by
going to
parties, night
clubs, being
with friends,
on the
internet
Driving cars
fast and
dangerously
to invite the
opposite sex to
touch
immodestly
one another
Being
influenced by
american media
–

television
idols, movies,
etc.
Adopting new
age meditations
and practices or
art teachers and
other teachers
Ignoring
catholicism in
the study of
religion

22. Lust
Immodest
movies
welcomed by
the class
teacher
Drinking for the sake of
drinking or to knock-out,
become uncontrollable,
become attractive, get a
girlfriend/ sex partner

23. Lust Lust For children

24. Lust
I malicious in my thinking and acting with
the opposite or same sex?

25. PRAYER AGAINST LUST

26. Lord , draw me out
Of the weakness of the flesh
This foolish, self favoring self.
Help me to keep keen the edges
Of my mind
And persevere in thinking
Straight and true
To keep my passions in control.
Take out my senses
Any perversion and addition
To lust any temptation
That curdles and corrodes my peace.
Open my eyes to the falseness
Of earthly attractions
Help me to refuse my own blind appetites
To open the channels
For the power of self-denial.
Lord, teach me to overcome.
Amen.

27. The tendency of
the flesh is
toward death
but that
of the spirit
toward
life and peace.
Romans 8:6

28. Anger Anger
For youth and lay people

29. Anger
Impatience
Indignation
Noisy speech
Blasphemy
Quarrels &
desire
revenge
irritation
Temperal with
the
shortcomings
of others
Answer back
at the
parents/
guardians
Lose temper
over little
discomfort
or annoyance

30. Anger Anger
For children

31. Anger
I am easily provoked to anger ,
unforgiveness and vindictiveness

32. PRAYER AGAINST ANGER

33. Lord I need You to curb my temper
And bridle my tongue.
Help me to get along with people
Who are difficult, thoughtless
And selfish
Keep me from speaking barbed words
From unkind silences that hurt even more.
Restrain my anger when things go wrong
Believing that You want me
To bear this trial
Make me sweet inside
That I may be warm with other people
Gentle in the things I say
Kind in what I do.
Amen.

34. Whoever gets angry with a
brother or sister will have
to face trial. Whoever
insults a brother or sister
deserves to be brought
before the council.
Whoever calls a brother
or a sister “Fool!”
deserves to be thrown
into the fire of hell.
Matthew 5:22

35. Avarice Avarice
For youth and lay people

36. Avarice
Hardness of
heart
Discontent
with one’s
lot
The use of
violence in
acquiring
possessions
Lying and
deceit
Still
dreaming of
a luxurious
life
Attachment
to material
things /
riches
Unrest or disordered anxiety regarding
the things of this world

37. Avarice Avarice
For children

38. Avarice
I am always thinking of myself

39. PRAYER AGAINST AVARICE

40. Lord, keep me from becoming
Too firmly attached to this earth
That I should fall in love too deeply
With material things.
Make me understand that this journey
Is only a temporary visit
Then can I see all of life
In its true perspective.
Let me love those that will endure
Allow nothing on earth
To mean so much to me
That I would sin for them
Purify my desire for earthly things
By using them wisely
According to Your Will.
Amen.

41. Make it your
practice instead to
store up
heavenly treasure
which neither moths
nor rust corrode,
nor thieves break in
and steal.
Matthew 6:20

42. Gluttony Gluttony
For youth and lay people

43. Gluttony
Lack of
temperance in
food
Eating
without
permission
Compromises
on fasting
days
Stealing food
Selective
gluttony
Lack of
mortification
ALCOHOLISM
Use drugs and got
addicted

44. Gluttony Gluttony
For children

45. Gluttony
I stuffed myself eating
I used any dope or drugs

46. PRAYER AGAINST GLUTTONY

47. Lord, thank You for the bounty of this day
That provided delightful things for the table
Let me look at food
With grace and enjoyment
Without overlooking my health
Curb my appetite without begrudging me
The reasonable need to fill my basic hunger
Reign my lack of control
With the knowledge
That the quality of my nourishment
Is more vital than the quantity of my cravings
Keep me ever mindful of Your blessing
Not of how much more I can eat
But of how thankful I ought to be.
Amen.

48. Distress and
anguish and loss
of sleep
and restless
tossing
for the glutton!
Sirach 31:20

49. Envy Envy
For youth and lay people

50. Envy
Jealousy
Hatred
Detraction
Attention
getter
Murmuring
Discontent
Craving for
yourself the
accomplishment
of others
Feel sorrow
when others
are praised,
or are better
and are more
successful
than we are
Bothered
when the
good deeds
of others

51. Envy
Feel Sorrow
when others
are praised, or
are better and
are more
successful
than we are
Bothered
when the
good deeds
of others
are easily
seen while
ours remain
hidden
Rebel when
we do not get
the merits
which others
receive
speak ill of
others and
downplay
their works
We compete
and resort
to trickery
to get even
or ahead of
those whom
we envy
Resentment
at the
neighbor’s
prosperity
and joy in his
adversity.

52. Envy Envy
For children

53. Envy
I am sad because others are talented more
than me instead of praising god for his
gifts

54. PRAYER AGAINST ENVY

55. Lord, do not allow me
To be too firmly attached to this earth
That I should fall in love and crave
For too many things.
Guard me from a jealous eye,
An envious heart.
Save me from the tyranny of possessions
Mature me in the choices that I make.
Control my desires for earthly satisfactions.
Give me the courage to be content.
Keep me back from wanting.
Hold me back from taking.
Lead me to find a balance.
Of moderation and a zest for living.
Amen.

56. Be on your guard
and avoid every
kind of greed for
though you have
many possessions
your life doesn’t
depend on them.
Luke 12:15

57. Sloth Sloth
For youth and lay people

58. SLOTH
Tepidity
towards the
Divine
precepts
Wandering
towards
what is
forbidden
Faint
heartedness
Despair of
salvation
Idleness
Procastination
/ delays
Mediocrity
Imperfection
of duties
laziness

59. SLOTH
Compromises on
schedules
Passing to others
one’s duty &
responsibility
Indifferent to the
needs of others
Unfulfilled
resolutions
Lack of effort to
overcome sleepiness
especially in prayers
Coming late for
activities / prayers

60. Sloth Sloth
For children

61. SLOTH
I failed to study or do my other work

62. PRAYER AGAINST SLOTH

63. Lord, I need to be recharged.
The visions and dreams
That have propelled me to continue
Have been dimmed and
Faded to monotony.
The aspirations, vows, and promises
Are now withered and blighted
I have sought the easy way
Drawn back from the road that is hard.
I have been fond of giving myself
To day dreaming
Of what I am going to do sometime
Yet have been so slow in getting started
Lead me to new ideas and
New attitudes and a new spirit.
Amen.

64. We urge you to
warn the idle,
encourage those
who feel
discouraged,
sustain the weak,
have patience
with everyone.
1 Thessalonians 5:14

65. P L A P L A
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G E S G E S
7 Capital Sins 7 Capital Sins

66. PP

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Pride
LL

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Lust
AA

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Anger
AA

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Avarice
GG

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Gluttony
EE

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Envy
SS

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Sloth

67. REALIZATION REALIZATION

68. As I suffered in the Garden,
I was tempted with every
form of temptation.
The enemy offered Me every
soul on earth, but for one.
For stepping away from the
chance of saving this one
soul, I could escape the
cross.

69. Add to the consideration that
this one soul might reject
Me and be lost anyway.
Would I be tempted?
Would you?

70. Now consider that this one
soul was yours.
What do you think I would
say?
I assure you, My beloved,
I said NO.

73. Fr. Larry Tan, Fr. Larry Tan,
SDBSDB

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