The Sacrament of Reconciliation is also called the Sacrament of Penance Why do we need the Sacrament of Reconciliation Some times people sin Sin can break down our relationship with God and other people we love and care about ID: 362887
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation Slide3
The Sacrament
of Reconciliation is also called the Sacrament of Penance. Slide4
Why do we need the Sacrament of Reconciliation ?
Some times people sin!
Sin can break down our relationship with God and other people we love and care about. Slide5
What is it ? And Why do we need the Sacrament of Reconciliation ?
The
S
acrament of Reconciliation is the
healing
of our relationship with God and his family which has broken down because of sin.
The sacrament of Reconciliation is, in one respect, the
renewal of our Baptism
and allows us the freedom to live the Christian life, to be the people God made us to be.Slide6
Who instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation ?
Jesus
himself instituted the
Sacrament of Reconciliation
when he showed himself to his apostles on Easter day and commanded them, "
Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained
" (
John 20:22a-23).Nowhere did Jesus express more beautifully what happens in the Sacrament
of Reconciliation than in the
Parable
of the Prodigal
SonSlide7
Symbols of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Stole
Keys
crisscrossed in the shape of an “X” are the most common symbol for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
The
symbol originates with Jesus’ words to Peter
,
“I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven”
(Matthew 16:19
)
It is here were Jesus
established the Sacrament of Reconciliation and gave the Church the authority to forgive
sins.
A
stole is a long, narrow strip of cloth worn over the shoulders, which hangs in front in equal lengths on the right and left
sides of a priest. The stole signifies the priest’s authority to preside over the Sacraments and his authority
to
take away sins
in particular. When a priest hears confessions and during The Sacrament of Reconciliation, he wears a purple stole, which symbolises repentance and sorrow.
KEYS Slide8
Symbols of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
A
Raised
Hand
During the Sacrament of Reconciliation, after the penitent makes the Act of Contrition, the priest offers the Prayer of Absolution, the blessing that removes the person’s sins, and as he does so he extends his right hand over the penitent’s
head.
Note:
Penitent
- The person receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Sign
of The
Cross
The priest makes a Sign of the Cross over the penitent as he recites the final words of the Prayer of Absolution,
“
And I absolve you from all your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Jesus “himself bore our sins in his body upon the Cross”
(1 Peter 2:24a).
Jesus
has reconciled all things through himself, and he has made peace by the blood of his Cross (Colossians 1:20).Slide9
Classroom Activity!
EEKK
(Eye to Eye, Knee to Knee) Students in a circle face a student part of an inner circle. At various questions, students swap partners- directed by the teacher.
Consider
a time when you felt
God's
forgiveness in your life? What happened? Did it alter/change your faith?
Why do we need forgiveness?
Is
forgiveness/reconciliation important today? Why?
We
often hear the
phrase, I
can forgive, but I won't forget‟. Is this true forgiveness? What is it to reach true forgiveness?