List the five steps to making a good confession
1-Examine your conscience 2-Be truly sorry for your sins 3-Resolve not to sin again 4-Tell your sins to Jesus through the priest 5-Do your penance
List the two main reasons for going to confession
1-so Jesus can take away our sins 2-so that our friendship with Jesus is strengthened (or restored in case of mortal sin)
contrite
to be truly sorry for your sins
absolve
to take away sins
penance
the action needed to “make up for our sins” and have them completely taken away
reconcile
to come back together
reason
part of the mind that helps us to understand and come to good conclusions
conscience
part of the soul that helps us understand right from wrong (Holy Spirit guides it)
intention
what a person really desired/wanted to happen
forgiveness
to stop feeling angry/resentful toward another for something they did that was hurtful
mercy
to show compassion/forgiveness towards someone, especially if you think that they don’t “deserve it”
Recite the “Act of Contrition” (know word-for-word!)
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Tell the Story of the Lost Sheep and how it relates to God's love and mercy
Identify the two different ways we can go to confession
a) Behind a screen b) Face-to-Face
What does it mean that the priest is the "instrument" through whom our sins are forgiven?
it is Jesus Himself Who forgives and takes away our sins, not the priest himself
How do you thoroughly examine your conscience by studying the Ten Commandments?
