Reconciliation
Penance- Penance (poenitentia) designates (1) a virtue; (2) a sacrament of the New Law; (3) a canonical punishment inflicted according to the earlier discipline of the Church; (4) a work of satisfaction enjoined upon the recipient of the sacrament. These have as their common centre the truth that he who sins must repent and as far as possible make reparation to Divine justice. Repentance, i.e., heartfelt sorrow with the firm purpose of sinning no more, is thus the prime condition on which depends the value of whatever the sinner may do or suffer by way of expiation. (New Advent)
Confession- acknowledging sins and acting the sacrament of reconciliation in which you tell a priest your sins and are absolved by God.
"something (“ion”) spoken (“fess”) in the presence of or with (“con”) someone else".-(Wikepedia)
Examination of Conscience- “all the thoughts, words, and deeds of the soul are brought to the surface, examined, and considered in conformity with the law of God” (Bishop Fulton Sheen, “The Sacrament of Penance”)
Absolution-
“It is Christ Himself who, in the
moment of absolution, forgives sins through the priest, because a sin is an
offence against God and only God can forgive it.” (Confession PowerPoint) It is
the washing away of sin in the sacrament.
Sin- a moral evil or act against God that
poisons the body and soul
Mortal Sin- a severe sin that rejects the
relationship with Christ. An act done in knowledge of its severity and causing
spiritual death.
Venial Sin- a sin not resulting in the
complete separation from God but still poisons the body and needs to be
confessed.
Sacramental Seal- When
a person unburdens his soul and confesses his sins to a priest in the Sacrament
of Penance, a very sacred trust is formed. The priest must maintain absolute
secrecy about anything that a person confesses. (Catholic Education Resource
Center)
Concupiscence- the propensity or
inclination to sin
Grace of Reconciliation-
1446 Christ instituted the sacrament of Penance for all sinful members of
his Church: above all for those who, since Baptism, have fallen into grave sin,
and have thus lost their baptismal grace and wounded ecclesial communion. It is
to them that the sacrament of Penance offers a new possibility to convert and
to recover the grace of justification. The Fathers of the Church present this
sacrament as "the second plank [of salvation] after the shipwreck which is
the loss of grace." (CCC)
Who forgives sin?-God
What is the role of the priest?- the person
“empowered by God with authority to forgives sins…train[ed] [by] the human heart
to heal the wounds of others, and then seal his lips forever that what he has
learned as God’s representative be never revealed to men” (Bishop Fulton Sheen
“Sacrament of Penance”).
How often should one attend confession?- At
minimum once yearly but if one has committed a mortal sin you must go before
you receive the Eucharist. Otherwise, go as often as needed.
Who administers the sacrament?- Bishop or
Priest
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