Sacraments of Healing Reconciliation - PowerPoint Presentation

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Sacraments of Healing

Reconciliation

Prayer: Good Shepherd Luke 15: 1-7

Points to Stress:1. God loves us so much that is doesn’t make sense to us humans2. There is much rejoicing in heaven when we confess our sins and come back to God!

“What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost oned

 until he finds it? And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of

repentance.

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Example Meditation:

What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? Imagine yourself as a shepherd. You have 100 sheep you are constantly trying to keep track of. You count them over and over again to make sure you didn’t lose any. You protect them from wolves and robbers trying to steal them. Then, one day, one is missing. One out of one hundred. You didn’t really notice, but had to count three times to make sure one really was missing. You think, no one will notice one out of one hundred sheep missing! It probably was a small one anyway. I’m sure another one will be born soon to replace him. But Jesus doesn’t think that way. God doesn’t think that way. Jesus cares so much about each individual person, that he would leave the ninety-nine in the desert alone to go find the one lost. He does that for us too. How do you feel when you are lost? Scared, alone, sad, unsafe? Jesus will come. Do not be afraid. He will not stop looking until he finds you! And when the shepherd does find the lost sheep, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. When Jesus finds us and we go to Confession, we return home, and there is a great party in heaven! Imagine this party! What kind of food, decorations, and activities will be there? But there is no party for those who do not repent. Make sure to repent and go to confession so you can be a part of the big great party!

Story: Click on One to Bring it up!The Broken Mirror: about the beauty God can make out of our messes/sin

St. Faustina: about the reality of Jesus completely forgiving our sinsNapolean and the Traitor: about the meaning of Mercy

Reconciliation: Click to watch the video

https://youtu.be/CDyMHg8HkSE

Reconciliation Facts

Reconciliation means “eyelash to eyelash.” When we sin, we turn away from God. When we go to Reconciliation, we turn back to God and re-establish that relationship

The wages of sin is death, but when we repent we can go to heaven!

Jesus died to take away all our sins. That is why he had to die. Because the path of sin leads to death. He died in place of us, so we can live.

Sin hurts Jesus, everyone around us, and ourselves

Confession or Reconciliation is asking Jesus forgiveness and saying sorry for all the hurt we caused. He forgives us and takes away our sins. We can never undo our sins, but Jesus died to take them on himself.

Our sins are forgiven in Reconciliation, and we receive special grace and powers to help us overcome those sins.

Reconciliation Facts

When we go to Reconciliation, we must be sorry for our sins, say them aloud, and then do the penance given to us by the priest.

We must go to Reconciliation once a year, but it is better to go more often. Try once a month. The more you go, the holier and closer to Jesus you will be. Pope St. John Paul II and St. Mother Theresa went almost everyday!

The priest acts as Jesus, so it is really Jesus you are confessing to and who forgives you.

The priest can’t tell anyone your sins-even to the point of death, and forgets them quickly, so no one else will ever know

Jesus forgives all sins we ask forgiveness for. Jesus even forgives murders and the worst people in the world! Once you confess,

don’t worry about your sins anymore.

Activities

Activites

Iodine and Bleach experiment: take a glass of water; pour Iodine (our sins) into it while naming off common sins and the water becomes all dirty and sinful; pour a little bleach (going to Reconciliation) into the mixture and it becomes completely clear again because Jesus takes away our sinsShaving Cream mania: take a bottle of shaving cream and a glass or cup; the shaving cream bottle fits nicely in the glass, so all this really nice cool shaving cream should fit in there too! Start emptying the shaving cream bottle without paying attention to the mess you're making (the kids go crazy over this); when you finish, talk about how much the shaving cream expanded; this is like God's love, especially in the sacrament of Reconciliation; it cannot be contained!

Practice mock confessions; this is really great for any kids who get really nervous to go! The little ones really love this one too. Make sure to use fake sins! Here is a guide to confession.Mad Lib retelling of the Good Shepherd/Lost Sheep

Accident vs. Sin game to help understand the difference

Mortal vs. Venial sinsMortal has 3 requirements:1. Grave matter (big deal/think 10 Commandments)2. Full Knowledge (you know it is wrong)

3. Full Consent (no one is forcing you)Mortal sins cut us completely off from God. We can no longer receive communion and are destined for Hell. We must confess these sins. Do it as soon as possible so we can be close to God again!Venial are all the rest of our sins. We should confess all our venial sins frequently (once a month). Holy Water and at Mass can also cleanse us of these.

Examination of Conscience for CHILDREN: Take time to think about your sins to confess

Responsibilities to God:

Have I prayed every day?

Have I prayed my morning prayers and night prayers?Have I prayed with my parents and family?Have I been moody and rebellious about praying and going to church on Sunday?

Have I asked the Holy Spirit to help me whenever I have been tempted to sin?

Have I asked the Holy Spirit to help me do what is right?

Responsibilities to others:

Have I been obedient and respectful to my parents?

Have I lied or been deceitful to them or to others?

Have I been arrogant, stubborn or rebellious?

Have I talked back to parents, teachers or other adults?

Have I pouted and been moody?

Have I been selfish toward my parents, brothers, and sisters,

teachers, or my friends and schoolmates?

Have I gotten angry at them? Have I hit anyone?

Have I held grudges or not forgiven others?

Have I treated other children with respect or have I made fun of them and called them names?

Have I used bad language?

Have I stolen anything? Have I returned it?

Have I performed my responsibilities, such as homework and household chores?

Have I been helpful and affectionate toward my family?

Have I been kind and generous with my friends?

Examination of Conscience for TEENS: Take time to think about your sins to confess

1. You shall have no other gods besides the Lord your God.

Do I love God above all things?

Is He number one in my life or do I put myself before God?Have money and pleasure become more important to me than the God who created me for Himself?

Do I pray often? Have I neglected my friendship with God by neglecting prayer?

Have I been involved with occult or superstitious practices, i.e., fortune telling?

Have I ever received Holy Communion in the state of mortal sin?

Have I told a lie in confession or deliberately withheld confessing a mortal sin?

2. You shall not take the Lord your God's name in vain.

Have I ever committed perjury, that is, lied under oath in a court of law?

Have I ever lied after "swearing to God" that I am telling the truth?

Have I ever used God's name out of anger, that is, as a curse?

3. Keep the Sabbath day holy.

Have I deliberately missed Holy Mass on the Sabbath (Saturday evening through Sunday)?

Have I ever missed Mass on a Holy Day of Obligation.

4.

Honour

your father and your mother so that you may live long and flourish.

Do I disobey my parents?

Do I fail to respect them?

Do I swear at them?

Am I ashamed of them?

Do I let them know I love them?

Do I lie to them?

Do I steal from them?

Am I obeying and

honouring

those in place of my parents, such as teachers and principals?

Do I skip class?

Do I lie to my teachers?

Do I swear at them?

5. You shall not kill.

Am I killing myself by taking illegal drugs, such as marijuana?

Abusing alcohol?

Have I had an abortion?

Have I ever counselled anyone to have an abortion?

Do I stand up for the unborn child's right to life, or have I merely accepted society's anti-life mentality?

Have I used abortifacient contraceptives or encouraged anyone to do so?Have I sterilized myself in any way or encouraged anyone to do so?Did I participate in or approve of euthanasia or "mercy-killing"?Have I murdered anyone's reputation by deliberately spreading rumours or keeping rumours alive by passing them on?Do I nurse anger against anyone?Hold a grudge?Refuse to forgive another?Have I cursed anyone?6. You shall not commit adultery.Have I ever had sex with anyone?Have I had sex with myself?Have I ever watched pornography either on the Internet or through some other media?Have I ever freely and deliberately entertained impure thoughts?Have I practiced any form of contraception?Am I modest in dress?7. You shall not steal.Do I steal from my parents?Do I steal from friends?Have I ever stolen from a stranger?Have I stolen any property from a store?In other words, have I ever taken what rightfully belongs to another?Do I gamble excessively?Do I seek to share what I have with the poor and needy?8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.Am I a liar?Am I guilty of detraction, that is, making known the faults of others?Am I guilty of slander, that is, spreading lies about someone?Do I gossip about others?Do I reveal information that should be confidential?Am I "two-faced", that is, have I been a certain kind of person to some people, but a completely different kind of person to others?9. & 10. You shall not envy your neighbour's wife and goods.Am I envious of others?Do I wish that others be deprived of the goods or talents that are theirs?Am I jealous of others?Do I harbour unforgiveness and grudges against others?Am I a resentful person?Do I put down others?

Homework

car conversations

1 sacraments of healing activity

4 Reconciliation activities

We celebrate Candlemas on February 2nd. Get a candle blessed- or ask for used ones from your church, and add your candle to your prayer table. It can be real or fake - it can be a fire safety lesson too! Light it

everytime

you pray as a family.

Independent Small Group Activity (“3

rd

Wednesday of the Month”)

Plan a trip to Confession! Fr.

Augusty

offers it Saturdays at 7am at St. Lawrence and at 3pm at the Gym. It might be best to let me know what date works and I can ask him to hear confessions for your group! Click here is a guide to confession. St. Mary of the Woods offers it Saturdays 2-3pm. 

Get your soul squeaky clean!

Jesus desires to pour out his mercy on you. Receive it!