RECONCILIATION

PURPOSE OF THE TWO SACRAMENTS OF HEALING, PENANCE AND ANOINTING OF THE SICK:

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST HAS WILLED THAT HIS CHURCH CONTINUE HIS WORK OF HEALING AND SALVATIONEVEN AMONG HER OWN MEMBERS.

Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, so am I sending you. Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.

(Jn 20:21-23)

His call is METANOIA:

to change ones life and ones heart

we slowly usher in experience of Gods Kingdom

SACRAMENT OF CONVERSION

BECAUSE IT MAKES SACRAMENTALLY PRESENT,THE CALL OF JESUS TO CONVERSION,THE FIRST STEP IN RETURNING TO THE FATHER FROM WHOM ONE HAS STRAYED FROM SIN

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

SINCE IT CONSECRATES THE CHRISTIAN SINNERS PERSONAL AND ECCLESIAL STEPS OF CONVERSION,PENANCE AND, SATISFACTION

SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION

THE DISCLOSURE OR CONFESSION OF SIN IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THIS SACRAMENT

AS CONFESSION, IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PRAISE OF THE HOLINESS OF GOD AND OF HIS MERCY TOWARDS SINFUL MAN

SACRAMENT OF FORGIVENESS

SINCE BY THE PRIESTS SACRAMENTAL ABSOLUTIONGOD GRANTS THE PENITENT PARDON AND PEACE.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

SINCE IT IMPARTS TO THE SINNER THE LOVE OF GOD WHO RECONCILES

THE NEW LIFE RECEIVED IN CHRISTIAN INITIATIONHAS NOT ABOLISHED THE FRAILTY AND WEAKNESS OF HUMAN NATURENOR THE INCLINATION TO SIN CALLED BY THE CHURCH AS CONCUPISCENCE

HENCE THERE IS A NEED FOR CONTINUOUS CONVERSION THROUGH THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Three forms:RECONCILIATION OF INDIVIDUAL PENITENTS/PRIVATERITE FOR RECONCILIATION OF SEVERAL PENITENTS W/ INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION/ COMMUNAL PENANCERECONCILIATION OF PENITENTS W/ GENERAL ABSOLUTION

FORM AND MATTER:MATTER: penitent & confessor that enter into dialogue

FORM: PRAYER OF ABSOLUTION (God, the Father of mercies, through death and resurrection of His Son, has reconciled the world to Himself and sent Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy spirit.) penitent responds w/ Amen

ACTS OF THE PENITENTCONTRITION

THE SORROW AND DETESTATION OF THE SOUL FOR THE SIN COMMITTED

TOGETHER WITH THE RESOLUTIONNOT TO COMMIT SIN AGAIN

CONFESSION OF SINS

THROUGH SUCH AN ADMISSION,

MAN LOOKS SQUARELY AT THE SINS HE IS GUILTY OF,

TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM

AND THEREBY OPENS HIMSELF AGAIN TO GOD AND TO THE COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH

SATISFACTION

ONE MUST DO WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO REPAIR THE HARM.

RAISED UP FROM SIN, ONE MUST STILL RECOVER HIS FULL SPIRITUAL HEALTHBY DOING SOMETHING MORE TO MAKE AMENDS FOR THE SIN:

HE MUST MAKE SATIFACTION FOR OR EXPIATE HIS SINS.

THIS SATISFACTION IS ALSO CALLED PENANCE.

MINISTER OF THIS SACRAMENT

THE BISHOPS, WITH THE PRIEST AS THEIR COLLABORATOR BY VIRTUE OF THEIR ORDINATION

HAVE THE POWER TO FORGIVE ALL SINS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

EFFECT OF THIS SACRAMENT

Reconciliation with God and with the ChurchRecovery of the state ofgraceForgiveness of sinsRemission of eternalpunishment and part oftemporal punishmentPeace, serenity ofconscience, spiritualconsolationIncrease of spiritual strength for the struggle

RECONCILIATION WITH THE CHURCH

THE SACRAMENT OF PANANCE REPAIRS OR RESTORES OUR FRATERNAL COMMUNION

THE SINNER IS MADE STRONGER BY THE EXCHANGE OF SPRITUAL GOODS AMONG ALL THE LIVING MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH