Define:
What is the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
The Sacrament in which sins after Baptism are forgiven.
Disobedience of God's law in lesser manners.
What is Venial Sin.
Any willful thought, word, or action that goes against God's law and that harms one's relationship with God.
What is a sin?
You should always begin and end the Sacrament of Confession with this:
The sign of the Cross
This contrition is when we are sorry for our sins because they are hateful in themselves or because we fear God's punishment.
What is imperfect contrition?
When did Jesus give the Apostles and priests the power to forgive sins?
Receive the Holy Spirit; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.
The willing violation of God's law in a serious manner. Destroys the relationship with God.
What is Mortal Sin.
Reviewing past thoughts, words, actions, and omissions to see if they were beneficial or hurtful to one's relationship with God.
What is an Examination of Conscience?
If we receive Holy Communion in a state of Mortal Sin, this sin is called:
Sacrilege
We must have perfect contrition and make up our mind to not sin again to go to the sacrament of Confession.
True or False?
This is only partly true-you may go to the Sacrament of Confession with imperfect contrition but you need to make up your mind to not sin again and strive for perfect contrition in your life.
What are the words of absolution?
"I absolve thee from they sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."
What is rash judgement?
When we are sorry for our sins because sin offends God, whom we love above all things for His own sake.
What is Perfect Contrition?
Recite the Act of Contrition:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.
Our sorrow is _____________ when it comes from our heart and not merely from our lips.
interior
What is contrition?
Contrition is sincere sorrow for having offended God, and hatred for the sins we have committed, with a firm purpose of sinning no more.
What 3 things are necessary to make a sin mortal?
1. The sin must be grave
2. The sinner must know that the sin is grave
3. The sinner must consent to doing the sin
The form of prayer or words the priest pronounces over us with uplifted hand when he forgives the sins we have confessed.
What is Absolution?
What must we do to receive the sacrament of Penance worthily?
First, examine our conscience; Second, be sorry for our sins; Third, have the firm purpose of not sinning again; Fourth, confess our sins to the priest; Fifth, be willing to perform the penance the priest gives us.
Why should we have contrition for mortal sin?
Mortal sin is:
the greatest of all evil
gravely offends God
keeps us out of Heaven
condemns us to hell
What is the firm purpose of sinning no more mean?
The firm purpose of sinning no more is the sincere resolve to avoid sin and the occasions of sin.
What are the two punishments for sin? One is eternal and is inflicted in hell for those in mortal sin and the other is ____________ ___________and is given in this world or in purgatory.
temporal punishment.
The punishment we inflict upon ourselves as a means of atoning for past sins or that the pries may give for satisfaction for the temporal punishment due to sins.
What is penance?
Name 3 out of 5 effects of the sacrament of Penance, worthily received:
1. Restoration of sanctifying grace
2. forgiveness of sins
3. remission of eternal punishment and part of temporal punishment due to our sins
4. help to avoid future sins
4. restoration of the merits of our good works if they have been lost by mortal sin.
When is sorrow for sin true contrition?
Sorrow for sin is true contrition when it is interior, supernatural, supreme, and universal.