Faith Words
What does mercy mean?
God's love and forgiveness
Another word for contrition is happiness.
False. Another word for contrition is sorrow
The first part of reconciliation is _____.
a. penance
b. absolution
c. confession
c. confession
What is an example of a mistake?
Accidentally stepping on someone's pencil. A mistake is something you did not mean to do.
Why do we say the Act of Contrition?
To show that we are sorry for our sins and to make the promise that we will not sin again
A priest cannot tell anyone the sins we confess.
True
The last part of reconciliation is ________.
a. penance
b. absolution
c. confession
b. absolution
What is an example of a sin?
An example of a sin is stepping on someone's pencil to break it. A sin is something you do on purpose to hurt someone's feelings.
What is confession?
Telling and confessing our sins to the priest
To forgive means "to accept someone's apology and continue to love them after they have hurt us".
True
A prayer we say to show that we are sorry for our sins is an __________.
a. Examination of Conscience
b. Act of Contrition
c. Sign of Peace
c. Act of Contrition
What is an example of a penance you may receive from the priest when you make reconciliation?
The priest will tell you to say a prayer or an act of kindness you can do to repair the harm of your sins.
What is absolution?
Conscience means loving someone.
False. Conscience is God's gift of knowing right from wrong.
To think about our sins and know right from wrong, we _________.
a. examine our conscience
b. say a prayer
c. confess our sins
a. examine our conscience
What are the four steps to making penance/reconciliation in order?
2. penance
3. contrition
4. absolution
What is penance in reconciliation?
God's love and forgiveness is called free will.
False. The answer is mercy.
When I walked down the hall and accidentally bumped into someone, I made a(n) _______.
a. mistake
b. sin
c. act of kindness
a. mistake
How is God like a shepherd who cares for his sheep?
God is like a shepherd who cares for his sheep because when we sin, we are like a lost sheep. God will find us and guide onto the right path. God loves and cares for us, and wants to be forgiven for our sins.