RS Week 6 Flashcards
Sacrament of Reconciliation Matter:
Sins confessed
Sacrament of Reconciliation Form:
“By the ministry of the Church,
may God grant you pardon and peace, and
I absolve you from your sins in the name
of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.“
- stressing the importance of admitting one’s own
fault - requires humility and courage
Confession
- emphasizing the relationship
Sacrament of Reconciliation
- focuses on the process of conversion
- its goal does not end in asking for forgiveness but
the change in person’s character.
-feeling sorry
Penance
What are the purpose of
the sacrament?
to obtain forgiveness from
God and the Church.
Whenever a person commits
a sin, he/she sins against
God and the Church.
the three important realities:
God’s forgiveness
Church as continuing the ministry of
forgiveness
Conversion and penance
- From self-centered pursuit of satisfying our own
egostistical needs, and toward loving service.
Moral
- A shift in the ways we UNDERSTAND AND JUDGE the
basic meaning and value of our lives.
Intellectual
- Involves our FEELINGS, EMOTIONS, AND IMAGINATION
needed to support an outgoing love that overcomes the
temptations to prejudices, exaggerated amor propio,
oversensitivity, hatred, and pride.
Affective
- A “falling in love with God. This happens through
God’s grace, when we freely respond to the Father’s
Self-giving through Jesus Christ His Son, in their
Holy Spirit of underlying LOVE”
Religious
What are we to avoid
continuously?
We are to avoid SIN
DOING what is bad causing harm to others.
SIN OF COMMISSION (sin by committing)
NOT DOING the right thing given the situation; takes the form of indifference.
SIN OF OMISSION (sin by omitting)
