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Sacrament of Reconciliation
ExaminationContritionConfessionAbsolutionPenance
Click above for USCCB movie.Slide2
The Scapegoat
Leviticus 16: 20b-22Yom KippurRemoval of sins in the Old Testament
(Before Jesus came!)Slide3
John 20:19-23
Luke 5:12-15James 5:16Matthew 18:18
2 Corinth 5:18-19
Confession in the New TestamentSlide4
When you hurt someone you love, you want to make up for the mistake. You want your relationship to be healed.
We have hurt Jesus by our sins. It was for our sins that he had to die.Every time we sin, we participate in crucifying Jesus. We need to say we are sorry!
Why confession?Slide5
THAT is why…Because we want to have our relationship with Jesus healed and strengthened.
When we sin, we run away from Him. When we confess, we run back to Him.Why confession?Slide6
Sin seriously wounds us.
We NEED serious healing for our souls.A SACRAMENT is a flood of grace from Jesus’ heart that pours into our hearts to HEAL them.When we receive the Sacrament, we know 100% for sure that we have been forgiven.THAT’S why we need this Sacrament.
Okay, I get it…but why do we
need a
SACRAMENT?Slide7
John 20:19-23
Jesus knew he was returning to Heaven soon. He wanted confession to be available to everyone, forever, even after he left. He left his apostles in charge of being his helpers, and continuing his work.Okay…so why the PRIEST?Slide8
Yes! And we should do that every day!But God also knows that we are human, and that we need to HEAR “I forgive you”. He also knows we need to say, “I’m sorry”. This is why he gives us confession –
1) so we can take responsibility for what we have done and apologize for it personally2) so we can hear from God’s representative that we are truly forgiven – 100%.
Can’t we just confess straight to God?Slide9
What are the steps to a
GOOD confession?Slide10
Contrition: be truly sorry
Examination:
Think about your sins.
Confession: Say your sins to a Priest.
Absolution: Sin is washed away
Penance: Make up for your sinsSlide11
Deuteronomy 6:5Luke 10:27Matthew 22:37
Mark 12:30What do they all have in common? Read, pray, and then write a letter to Jesus talking about what he is telling you.Look up in Bible…Slide12
We look at our conscience, and ask God to help us remember our sins.
We know that if we don’t tell a Doctor what is wrong, he can’t heal us. If we don’t tell Jesus what is wrong, he can’t heal us, either.Think of the vices in your life or the commandments that you may have broken.
1. ExaminationSlide13
“Holy Spirit, please come and help me
to see my sins so that I can confess them and get closer to you”What to say?Slide14
In order for Jesus to be able to forgive us, we have to actually MEAN it.
If we don’t really mean it, or we don’t care that much, or we just plan to do it again anyway, we are actually NOT FORGIVEN.2. Contrition (being truly sorry & having a firm purpose of amendment)Slide15
After we have thought (examination)
And been really sorry (contrition)And have decided never to do it again…Then…We confess our sins to a priest. Weshould be:
1) Clear2) Complete3) Concise
3. Confession (saying it to a Priest)Slide16
Mortal vs. venial sin
MortalVenial
1) It’s really wrong (grave)
2) You
know
it’s really wrong
3) You do it anyway
* This kills grace in our soul and breaks our friendship with God.
Less serious sins, that do not kill, but wound our friendship with God.
(black, stinky heart)Slide17
If we are truly sorry, and we have said everything we can remember, Jesus forgives us through the words of the Priest.
Just as the Priest stretches his hand over us, we are reminded of how Jesus placed his hands over those whom he healed.4. Absolution (sin is washed away)Slide18
Jesus stretching out his hand to forgive and heal…Slide19
The Priest (in
Jesus’s place) stretching out his hand to forgive and heal… Slide20
It might be a prayer…
Or it might be a kindaction…It could also be makingup for what you did wrong…
5. Penance (make up for your sin)Slide21
What absolution and penance do!Slide22
What are the form and matter?
Form:
Priest’s prayer of absolution
Matter:
YOU and the three things you must do
God the Father of mercies,
through the death and resurrection of his Son,
has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the
Holy Spirit among us
for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God
grant you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
1) Contrition
2) Confession
3) PenanceSlide23
It is a symbol of Christ’s authority and power to take away sins.
(Only God can forgive sins. The Priest wears the purple stole to remind us that he is representing God.)Purple is the color in the Church that standsfor penance andchanging our
lives,Why does the Priest
wear a purple stole?Slide24
1) Christ invented the Sacrament for a reason.
2) We learn a lesson in humility, which we miss if we just confess silently to God.3) In the Sacrament of Penance extra special graces are given to help us to avoid future sin.4) We’re 100% sure our sins are forgiven; We don’t have to wonder
5) When we confess to a priest, we can get good advice on how to improve our lives.
Why is Reconciliation better than just confessing silently to God?Slide25
– Luke 15:11-32Slide26
Retell the story
1) Who does the son stand for?
2) Who does the Father stand for?
3) How does God react when we decide to say we’re sorry and
come back to him?Slide27
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