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Agree on your top reasons with your partner. Write them down. . When do you usually feel like going back to someone for a hug after an argument ?. When you feel guilty about it When you want to make an apology because it’s the right thing to do
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Agree on your top reasons with your partner. Write them down. When do you usually feel like going back to someone for a hug after an argument ? When you feel guilty about it When you want to make an apology because it’s the right thing to do When you realise it was your fault and feel you need to own up to it When you know you won’t be able to move on until you have sorted it out with yourself and that person When you miss that person and the good way things were
Give your USUAL reason for going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, if you go. Give what you think would be the BEST reasons for going to the Sacrament (from your last discussion with your partner). The Sacrament of Reconciliation To explain why the Church offers the Sacrament of Reconciliation To explain the benefits of the Sacrament To evaluate the benefits of this Sacrament
Jesus died, so that God would no longer be angry with people for their sins. Jesus makes it easy to come back to God, and start again. That’s the Sacrament of Reconciliation. b. Receive and be assured of God’s forgiveness of all your sins, through the priest as minister of the Church. d. As soon as you can, say or do anything the priest asked you to, showing God that you meant it when you said you wanted to come back to him. a. Tell the priest things you feel you didn’t do very well, or shouldn’t have done, because they had bad effects. e. Think things through for yourself, how they have been between you, God and other people. This might make you feel a bit sad. c. Listen to the priest saying that Jesus died exactly so that you could be close to God, no matter what you have done. PENANCE. 1. Write out the stages in order. 2. Label 4 of the stages with their proper names. **Which stage do you think is the part where God’s power is really present ? • ABSOLUTION • CONTRITION. • CONFESSION
What were these about ? • ABSOLUTION PENANCE. • CONTRITION • CONFESSION
This Sacrament, like the others, brings you God’s love in a way personal to you. Which of the benefits of the Sacrament would be the most important for you to have ? Why? Which of the reasons hadn’t you thought of before? Why not ? **How often shoud someone go to Reconciliation to take advantage of the benefits? • A closer relationship to God – shown in your prayer, in knowing you are friends with Him. • Feeling better about yourself: a peaceful, conscience because you know there’s no memories haunting you from the past anymore • Spiritually stronger - to resist sin and temptation, and do what is right • Reconciled with people you have hurt
Either/ Or Write a prayer that someone could use after they have been to the Sacrament, thanking God for what He has done in it. Write a 10-question “Examination of Conscience” to help someone remember any times when they caused hurt to self, others or God.