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Agree with your partner. Write their numbers down in order. . When do you usually feel like going back to someone for a hug after an argument ?. Because you feel guilty about it Because it’s the right thing to do Because you need to own up to it
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Agree with your partner. Write their numbers down in order. When do you usually feel like going back to someone for a hug after an argument ? Because you feel guilty about it Because it’s the right thing to do Because you need to own up to it Because you can’t move on until you have sorted it out Becauseyou miss that person and the 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, to make up with God on our behalf. Jesus makes it easy to come back to God, and know you are forgiven. That’s the Sacrament of Reconciliation. b. Receive and be assured of God’s forgiveness, through the priest, who stands in for Jesus. 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 were sorry. a. Tell the priest things what you did or didn’t do, but should have. e. Think things through, how things have gone between you, God and other people. This might make you feel you wish you hadn’t done what you did. c. Listen to the priest saying that Jesus died exactly so that you could be close to God, no matter what you have done. Do a table, 2 columns by 5 rows. Make the 2nd column wider. In the second column, write out the stages in order. 3. Try and label the 5 stages with their proper names. **Which stage do you think is the part where the priest makes God’s power of forgiveness real? PENANCE. • ABSOLUTION • CONTRITION • CONFESSION • EXAMINE YOUR CONSCIENCE
What can you remember about what each stage was about.. Can you think of a way of remembering the names of the stages in order? • EXAMINE YOUR CONSCIENCE • CONTRITION • CONFESSION • ABSOLUTION PENANCE.
This Sacrament doesn’t just forgive you. It also brings you God’s life and power in other ways. • A closer relationship to God – because you know you are friends with Him again. • Feeling better about yourself: you get peace because you are free of guilt. You are also at peace now with those you hurt before. • Spiritually stronger – you get God’s strength and courage to resist sin and do what is right Which of the benefits of the Sacrament would be the most important for you to have ? Why? **How often should someone go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, to get the benefits?
Examination of Conscience Write 10 questions to help someone examine their conscience, ready to tell the priest about anything they did, or didn’t, but should have done. - Think about sins against parents, teachers, friends, the environment, your own body, God.