Reconciliation

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Reconciliation
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• Prayer
• Spontaneous / Formal
• Praise
• Sorry
• Intercession / Thanksgiving
• Meditation
• Contemplative

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Gestures Attitudes
Genuflecting Hands joined
Kneeling Standing Listening
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Symbolism Water, light, bread, wine.
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GOD THE FATHER Belong to His Family in
Baptism. Gives Us Forgiveness. Sent His Son.
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JESUS Son of God. Friend of all. Asks us to love
and forgive. Shows Fathers forgiveness.
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HOLY SPIRIT Given in Baptism. Enables us to pray
to God the Father like Jesus.
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Choices?

• Freedom -consequences
• Moral judgement
• Sins mistakes
• Moral qualities

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Alive O LessonsJanuary - Easter

• A Different Time

• My Goodness
• We Are The Greatest

• Time Moves On

• The Good Shepherd
• Losing My Way
• Time To Change
• I Was Lost, I Am Found

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Children who are truly loved....know themselves
to be valued. This knowledge is worth more than
gold. When children know they are valued they
feel valuable. The feeling of being valuable is
essential to mental health and is the cornerstone
to self- discipline. It is a direct product of
parental love. Such a conviction must be gained
in childhood it is extremely difficult to
acquire it in adulthood. Conversely, when
children have learned through the love of the
adults around them to feel valuable, it is almost
impossible for the vicissitudes of adulthood to
destroy their spirit. M. Scott Peck
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THEMES WHAT HOW
WILDERNESS LESSONS 1 4 Explore the reality of wilderness as it occurs in human life. Exodus 1522-25 Moses and the Israelites in the desert.
LENT LESSONS 1 4 A time to consider where we are with God and others. Discuss why Jesus went into the wilderness to pray.
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THEMES WHAT HOW
GOODNESS LESSONS 2 3 Help children become aware of their goodness. Look at how they are special. -Make Little Beings -Look at being children -Matthew 181-5 Jesus welcomes children.
BEING LOST FOUND LESSONS 5,6,7 8 Recognise moments of being lost and found. Identify wrong behaviour and say sorry. -Ash Wednesday Service. -Luke 153-7 The Good Shepherd -Act of Sorrow Confiteor Little Beings being, selfish, violent. -Asking for and receiving forgiveness.

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• Grid on Page 3 indicates Sessions to be done
• 10 Home Sessions in total
• Home Sessions may be longer than one page
• Each Home Session ends with prayer
• Please send back to school every day

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We Ask For Gods Forgiveness During Mass

• Lord have mercy,
• Christ have mercy,
• Lord have mercy.

• May the peace of
• Christ be with you.

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the
world, have mercy on us. x 2 Lamb of God, you
take away the sin of the world, grant us peace.
Our Father Forgive us our Trespasses, as we
forgive those who trespass against us.
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Rite of Reconciliation

• CHILD Hello Father.
• This is. (if the child wants to introduce
  themselves)
• PRIEST Welcomes child.
• Asks Are there any things you would like to
  say sorry for today?
• CHILD I didnt show love when I .
• PRIEST Listens. Offers words of guidance/support.
  Gives child a penance
• CHILD Says Act of Sorrow.
• PRIEST Says words of absolution.
• Says goodbye to child.
• CHILD Amen. Thank you Father.
• Child leaves and finds a quiet place to thank
  God for His forgiveness and say his/her
  penance.

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Act of Sorrow O my God I thank you for loving me.
I am sorry for all my sins For not loving others
and not loving You. Help me to live like Jesus
and not sin again. Amen
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Practical Details

• Confessional box.
• Penance.
• Certificate.
• Secrecy
• Spirit

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Children will receive this sacrament in the last
week of March 2011. Fr Peter will issues dates
and times in the near future.