| 2134 The first commandment summons man to believe in God, to hope in him, and to love him above all else. |
| 2135 "You shall worship the Lord your God" (Mt 4:10). Adoring God, praying to him, offering him the worship that belongs to him, fulfilling the promises and vows made to him are acts of the virtue of religion which fall under obedience to the first commandment. |
| 2136 The duty to offer God authentic worship concerns man both as an individual and as a social being. |
| 2137 "Men of the present day want to profess their religion freely in private and in public" (DH 15). |