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3. THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
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4. The world you and I live in is mess! The majority of
the horrible things that happen in the world since
the time of Adam and Eve are caused by sin(s) which
each of us commit.
Each time we sin we are causing misery to another,
whether it is a small lie, or some horrible act against
another person or humanity.
Each time we sin we are not a loving child of God,
which God expects us to be. God made us because
He loves us and He expects us to share his love for
us with each other. To do otherwise is to sin, which
greatly offends God and causes great damage to our
souls.
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5. By sinning we turn away from God. The more
serious the sin the greater the distance we are from
God. God never turns away from us, He is always
waiting for us to come back to Him and He has
given us the way back to Him through the Sacrament
of Reconciliation that Jesus His Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, who suffered and died for our sins gave to us, that we may return to God.
When Jesus told the apostle “whose sins you shall forgive in my name they are forgiven, whose sins you shall not forgive they are not forgiven”
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6. The sacrament of reconciliation can be referred to
by some other names: Penance, Confession
Confession is part of the sacrament in that we
confess/tell our sins to the priest, who represents
Jesus in this sacrament, through the sacrament he
receive in the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Penance is another part of reconciliation in that we
are given a penance by the priest to do some
reparation for our sin(s)
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7. What is a Sacrament ? A sacrament is an outward instituted by Christ
to give grace
The grace we receive in the sacraments is a participation in the life of God
The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves
around the Eucharistic sacrifice and
the Sacraments
The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments
CCC 1113
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8. The Catechism tells that reconciliation is the
sacrament by which sins committed after
Baptism are forgiven through the absolution (forgiveness)of the priest.
THE WORDS OF ABSOLUTION ARE:
“God the Father of mercies, through the death and
The resurrection of his Son has reconciled the
World to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us
For the forgiveness of sin; through the ministry of
The Church may God give 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.”
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9. HOW TO RECEIVE THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
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10. STEPS IN PREPARING FOR THE SACRAMENT
OF RECONCILIATION
Examine our conscience.
2. Be really sorry for our sins
3. Have a firm resolution of not sinning again
4 Tell our sins to the priest.
5. Perform the penance the gives us
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11. HOW TO EXAMINE OUR CONSCIENCE
Kneel down in the church pew and make the sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father,
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Ask God to help us remember the ways in which we
sinned and help us to confess them with true sorrow
3. We than go through the Ten Commandments
and the precepts (laws) of the Church one by one asking ourselves how we have sinned against them.
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12. “I am your God you shall have no other gods before Me.”
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE:
HOW HAVE I SINNED AGAINST GOD’S COMMANDMENTS
1st Commandment:
“I am your God you shall have no other gods before Me.”
Did I put, myself, anyone else or anything in my life before God?
Did I take time each day to pray to God?
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13. “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.”
2nd Commandment:
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.”
Did I use God’s name in anger or disrespect his name?
Did I ask God to dam some one to hell?
Did I tell someone to go to hell?
Did I treat holy things with disrespect.?
Did I try to bargain with God?
Did I go to Holy Communion with moral sin on my soul?
Did I use foul language?
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14. “Keep Holy the Sabbath Day”
3rd Commandment:
“Keep Holy the Sabbath Day”
Did I miss Mass on Sunday through my own fault?
Was I purposely late for Mass or leave early for no
good reason
Did I participate at Mass or did I just sit there and let
my mind wander
Was I disrespectful to our Lord in the Tabernacle by not
praying to Him and disturbed other by my talking.
Did I spend the day doing unnecessary work?
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15. Honor Your Father and Mother
4th Commandment:
Honor Your Father and Mother
Did I disobey my parents, teachers, and other lawful authority?
Did I speak disrespectfully to my parents, teachers and other lawful authority?
Do I pray for my parents?
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16. Do I do things that can endanger my health?
5th Commandment:
“Your Shall Not Kill.”
Did I seek revenge on/or hold a grudge against someone?
Do I lead others into sin by my bad example?
Do I start fights, pick on other people?
Do I do things that can endanger my health?
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17. “Your Shall Not Commit Adultery
6th Commandment:
“Your Shall Not Commit Adultery
Did I have any kind sex?
Did I deliberately stimulate the private parts of my body in order to derive sexual pleasure?
Did I have impure thoughts and take pleasure in them?
Did I read pornographic material (dirty magazines or books)?
Did I view on the internet pornographic material, or take part
in exchanging sexual pictures or talk on the internet?
Did I tell impure stories or jokes?
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18. Did I steal or deliberately destroy another’s property?
7th Commandment:
“Your Shall Not Steal.”
Did I steal or deliberately destroy another’s property?
Did I cheat on a test?
Did I help another person steal or cheat (giving them my homework to copy or an answer to a test question as their own?
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19. “You Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbor
8th Commandment:
“You Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbor
Did I lie about anything?
Did I gossip about other people?
Was I judgmental about other person(s)?
Did I praise the sinful acts of another person?
Did I cheat on a test or copy someone else’s work and turn
it in as my own. Did assist others to do this also?
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20. You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbors Wife
9th Commandment
You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbors Wife
Do I dress modestly? Or dress in a fashion that someone
may think I’m sexy and cause them to have impure
thoughts or desires?
Do I speak in a suggestive manner that can lead others
into sin?
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21. Do I take care of God’s creation?
10th Commandment
You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbors Goods
Am I envious of what another has and wish them bad?
Did I wish harm to another because of envy
Do I take care of God’s creation?
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22. WHAT TO DO WHEN WE GO INTO THE CONFESSIONAL
We kneel behind the screen or sit facing the priest.
SAY THE FOLLOWING:
Bless me father for I have sinned
It is _______time since my last confession
Than tell the priest yours sins and how many times you have committed each one and the circumstances around the sin(s) If you can’t remember the number of times you have committed a sin, tell the priest you are not sure of how many times you did it.
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23. When you have finished telling the priest your sins, end
with the following:
“For these and all of the sins of my past life I am heartily
sorry.”
The priest will give you some advice on how to not to commit these sins again, and will give you a penance to do.
When he has finished you say the “Act of Contrition” while the priest gives you Absolution.
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24. O my God, I am heartily sorry for having
ACT OF CONTRITION
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having
offended You, and I detest all my sins
because of Your just punishments, but most
of all because they offend You, my God,
Who are all-good and deserving of all my
love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your
grace, to sin no more and to avoid the
unnecessary occasions of sin. Amen
When all is finished the priest will say “go in peace”, you respond: “Thank you Father” and leave the confessional.
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25. WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU LEAVE THE CONFESSIONAL
Kneel in the pew and do the following:
Thank God for the grace you received in the Sacrament
Do the penance the priest gave you. If they are prayers do them in Church, if it is an action, do it as soon as possible after leaving the Church.
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26. EFFECTS OF THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
An increase in sanctifying grace, which is Gods’ life within us
The forgiveness of our sins
The taking away of the eternal punishment if we have
committed a mortal sin, also part of the temporal
punishment due to our sins.
Help to avoid sin in the future
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27. ALWAYS REMEMBER! ALL SIN IS A SERIOUS MATTER!
IN THE EYES OF GOD THERE IS NOT VENIAL OR
MORTAL SIN –ALL SIN IS INSULTING TO HIM!
GOD LOVES YOU AND WILL FORGIVE ANY SIN YOU
COMMIT PROVIDING YOU ARE TRULY SORRY AND
ASK HIS FORGIVENESS, EVEN WITH YOUR DYING
BREATH.
GOD HAS GIVEN US THE MEANS NOT TO SIN:
TEN COMMANDMENTS – THE SACRAMENTS – HIS
BELOVED SON -
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28. THE SINS WE COMMIT TWO BY TWO WE WILL PAY FOR ONE BY ONE
NO ONE CAN CAUSE US TO SIN. WHEN TEMPTED TO
SIN RUN AWAY FROM THE TEMPTATION, CALL ON
JESUS, THE BLESSED MOTHER, YOUR GUARDIAN
ANGEL TO HELP YOU AVOID SINNING.
SHOULD YOU FALL INTO SIN, REPENT OF YOUR SIN
AND SEEK GOD’S MERCY. “I’m sorry Father for having
offend you, please have mercy on me a sinner. Then
turn away from the thing(s),person(s), place(s) that
tempt you to sin.
We can’t avoid sin by ourselves, we must have God help.
He has given us the help, use them!!!!!
THE SINS WE COMMIT TWO BY TWO WE WILL PAY FOR ONE BY ONE
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