Reconciliation:

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Chapter 5

• Reconciliation
• Reawakening Gods Life

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Terminology

• Reconciliation
• The name of the ____________________ in which we
  seek assurance of _____________ and receive
  forgiveness for our sins
• ______________
• The act of ___________________________ to another
  (God, another person, or in the sacrament, to a
  priest)
• Component of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
• ______________
• Another accepted name for the Sacrament of
  Healing ___________________ to help restore
  broken relationships
• Component of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
• Conversion
• ______________________ changing ones thoughts,
  feelings, and behavior

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Scripture and Sin

• Scriptural images of sin
• _______________
• _______________
• Missing the Mark
• Originally _________ meant to miss the mark
  similar to an arrow missing a target
• _____________________________ (God) in our lives
• Proverbs 834-36
• Acting out of ________________ than love
• Hardness of Heart
• Image describing how we __________________________
  _______________
• Ezekiel 3625-26
• Sin has as much to do with ____________ as it has
  to do with ___________

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Reconciliation Scripture

• Necessity of reconciliation
• Similar theme of both _______________ is
  conversion
• Restoring ____________ with God and others
• Presented with positive and negative examples
• _____________________
• _____________________
• Important stories about forgiveness
• ______________

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Breaking Relationships

• Sin
• When people __________ to their conscience and
  purposely choose to ____________
• Offense against __________________
• Failing to love God and others
• Offense against _________
• Turns our _______________ from God
• Sin results in ___________________
• Causes alienation and separation

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Types of Sin

• Key Terms
• Venial sin
• An action that turns us away from God ___________
  ____________
• Mortal sin
• An action so destructive that it mortally
  ____________ ______________________ complete
  rejection of God
• __________________
• Not doing an action that is called for
• __________________
• Purposely doing an action that is harmful to
  oneself or another
• Occasions of Sin
• Situations in which a person ________________

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Mortal Sin

• Complete rejection of God
• Three Conditions
• Mortal sin is sin whose _________________ and
  which also committed _________________ and
  _________________
• Grave Matter
• _____________
• Full Knowledge
• Knowing that the ______________
• Deliberate Consent
• Freely choosing ____________
• Forgiven through the Sacrament of Reconciliation

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Venial Sin

• Weakens our relationship with God
• ____________ sins
• Not as serious as Mortal Sins
• Everyday sins
• Various actions done throughout the day that
  __________________, but do not result in the same
  level of ______________ as Mortal Sins
• Forgiven through the _______________

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A New Look

• Recent teaching regarding sin
• _______________________
• Gospel-based perspective
• Sin is understood in the _________________
• Do we foster/develop positive, life-giving
  relationships?
• Sin turns us away from God, by means of our
  ________________________
• Sin has a _________________
• Does not just impact the individuals life

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5 Dimensions

• 5 Dimensions of the Gospel based perspective
• Sin and _________________
• Impact of __________ on our relationships with
  God and others
• Sin and ___________
• An attitude of not ______________, not caring,
  not acting when action is called for
• Sin and ______________
• _________________ repeated actions closing us
  off from God and others
• Sin and __________________
• Last Judgment _______________ in our brothers
  and sisters
• Sin and _______________
• Various isms part of our society
• Sexism, racism, etc

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Last Judgment

• Mt 25 31-40
• Important story about our _______________
  __________
• Jesus calls us to seek him in the people who are
  part of our lives
• ____________________, even enemies
• See the __________________ in others
• Treat __________ with dignity
• Being Christian is being ______________
• How do we live this out in our lives?

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Reconciliation

• Reconciliation
• An experience of _________ and ____________ with
  others
• Returns us to _______ when we turn away
• 4 main parts
• Contrition
• _______________________
• Confession
• Taking ______________ by telling them to a priest
• Penance
• _________________________ caused by our sins
• Absolution
• The priest acting in ________________ extends
  Gods peace

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Rites of Reconciliation

• Three options for the celebration of the
  sacrament
• ______________________________________
• Saturday afternoon retreat appointment
• _________________________________________
  _________________________________________
• Communal celebrations prayer services
• Rite for Reconciliation of Penitents with
  ___________ _____________________________
• Used only in times of emergency
• Our focus
• Individual Penitents Several Penitents with
  Individual Confession

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Preparation

• Examination of _____________
• Thoughtful reflection about ____________
  determining areas/patterns of __________________
  in need of help and assistance
• Can be formal or informal
• _________________________
• Proper Intention
• Must have _____________ for receiving sacrament
  contrition
• Deep desire to _________________________ in the
  future
• Commitment to ___________________

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Rite of Individual

• Welcome and Introduction
• Greeting of welcome between priest and penitent
• Call to prayer with ___________________________
• Background information
• State in life time of their last confession any
  other helpful information
• Optional reading of Scripture
• ______________________________
• Relating how ones actions have negatively
  impacted relationships ____________________
  about actions and or patterns priest offers
  suggestions about conversion
• _________________________
• Actions suggested by the priest to help the
  penitent live a better Christian life
• Must fit the penitents life situation and
  connect to areas of concern or issue

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Rite of Individual

• Penitents Prayer
• _____________________
• Either formal or informal
• Expresses penitents sorrow for sins and desire
  to change and undergo conversion with the help of
  the Spirit
• ______________________
• Priests Absolution
• Extension of hands and __________________
• Priest acting in persona Christi
• Demonstrates the ___________________
• Shows the connection between the
  ______________________ ______________________
• Stresses the role of the _________________________
  _____ of sins
• Reconciliation as given through the ministry of
  the Church
• Dismissal
• Sending forth _______________________ to live the
  life of a Christian

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Rite of Several Penitents

• Introductory Rites
• Opening hymn and welcome by celebrant _________
  __________ for the celebration
• Opening prayer (____________)
• Calling the _____________ gathering intentions
  together
• Celebration of the Word of God
• Selected readings from either Testament
  accompanied by an appropriate psalm and concluded
  with a reading from one of the Gospels
• Homily connecting the readings to the
  ____________ ______________
• Period of silence for the _______________________

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Rite of Several Penitents

• Rite of Reconciliation
• __________________________
• I confess to Almighty God
• Litany of Saints
• Asking for the ______________________ of the
  saints
• Our Father
• Individual Confession and Absolution
• _______________________________________________
  _______________________________________________
• Concluding Rites
• _________________
• Blessing and Dismissal
• _________________