List of Mnemonics - Religion

Religion

• For the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, remember your BAPTISM (using the ancient Hebrew letter I in place of the modern J):

Bartholomew, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, James, John, James, Jude, Judas, Simon Peter, Simon, and Matthew

• The phrase PALE GAS may be used to remember the seven deadly sins:

Pride, Avarice (greed), Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Anger (wrath), Sloth

• The position of the hands when making the Christian sign of the cross can be remembered by the phrase:

Spectacles (forehead), testicles (stomach), wallet (left shoulder - as when a man's wallet would be carried in the left breast pocket of his jacket), and watch (right shoulder - as when a pocket watch was carried in the right vest pocket)