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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILATION
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CONFESSION
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE:
Sacrament of Penance = CONFESSION One of the seven sacraments recognized by the Catholic Church. Catholics believe thatthe sacrament was instituted by Jesus Christ himself. Easter Sunday, when Christ first appeared to the apostles after his Resurrection. Breathing on them, he said: “Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained” (John 20:22-23 ). SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
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Reconciling of man to God is the purpose of Confession. When we sin, we deprive ourselves of God’s grace. And by doing so, we make it even easier for us to sin some more. The only way out of this downward cycle is to: acknowledge our sins, to repent for them to ask God’s forgiveness. Then, in the Sacrament of Confession, grace can be restored to our souls, and we can once again resist sin.
WHAT IS THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION?:
WHAT IS THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION? RECONCILIATION IS RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE SINNED TO THE FATHER AND NOW, WE ARE “GOING BACK TO THE FATHER”…… PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON AS THE FATHER SEES HIS SON FROM A DISTANCE HE RUNS TO MEET HIM AND FORGIVES HIM EVEN WITHOUT THE SON CONFESSING HIS SINS YET…… THERE IS A FATHER WHO CANNOT BE NOT FORGIVING THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION ADDRESSES OUR SINFULNESS (THE DISEASE) IT IS NOT ONLY REMEMBERING OUR SINS AND CONFESSING THEM BUT RATHER IT IS DEEP ACT OF RECOGNIZING IN OUR HEARTS THE STRUGGLES, THE VALUE OF CONFLICT, THE AMBIGUITIES OF WHY WE KEEP OF SINNING……. THE FATHER SAYS “QUICK, LET US CELEBRATE SOMEONE HAS CONVERTED, REPENTED , CONFESSED AND RETURNED
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CONFESSION IS: NOT LISTING YOUR SINS NOT TELLING YOUR SINS TO THE PRIEST BUT ONE HAS TO REALIZE THAT HE HAS OFFENDED GOD. ONE IS REALLY SORRY FOR THE SINS HE HAS COMMITTED GOD WILL FORGIVE THE SINNER….
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What Is Required?: Three things are required of a penitent in order to receive the sacrament worthily: He must be contrite—or, in other words, sorry for his sins. He must confess those sins fully, in kind and in number. He must be willing to do penance and make amends for his sins.
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Why Is Confession Necessary?: The sacrament, by its very nature, confers graces that help us to live a Christian life, which is why the Church requires us to receive it at least once per year. It was instituted by Christ as the proper form for the forgiveness of our sins. Therefore, we should not only be willing to receive the sacrament, but we should embrace it as a gift from a loving God.