History
How sins were confessed in the early Church
What is publicly?
Sin is
What is any word, act, or desire that violates moral law?
The minister of Reconciliation
Who is a priest or bishop?
When examining the conscience, scripture provides two means of self-examination. They are:
What are the Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes?
The word that means formal forgiveness of all sins confessed
What is absolution?
From John 20: Receive the Holy Spirit. If you...
What is forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven.
Two main categories of sin.
What are mortal and venial?
The matter of Reconciliation is
What is the verbal confession of sins?
The first Precept of the Church
name for our inner voice, which is given peace at Reconciliation
What is conscience?
Places where private confession began appearing more commonly around the fifth century?
Where is Britain and Ireland?
Sins that stem from actions we should have taken but failed to do so
What are sins of omission?
The form of Reconciliation
What is "I absolve you of your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"?
The fifth Precept of the Church?
What is to provide for the needs of the church?
This virtue, which allows us to control our desires and behaviors, especially in difficult situations
What is self-control
The sacraments that early penitents did not receive until they had completed the entire period of penance?
What is receiving Communion?
These are acts of penance that restore or vision of Christ and remove some or all of the temporal punishment due for sin.
What are indulgences?
The prayer we say, either during confession, or at other times of our choosing, in which we express sorrow for our sins
What is The Act of Contrition?
The first three Commandments are:
What are: 1) I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me, 2) You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, and 3) Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
Reduces purification required in this place or plane of existence
What is purgatory?
Whatever you bind on earth...
What is "shall be bound in Heaven"?
The main cause of sin in humankind is
What is a disordered love for creatures or things above God?
After leaving the confessional, the process of Reconciliation is not complete until
When is the penance has been completed?
The eighth commandment
What is Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor?
Free gift from God, lost by mortal sin, and restored by the sacrament of Reconciliation
What is sanctifying grace? or
What is grace?