Unit 9

Question 1

Reconciliation—

Answer 1

literally means “a coming back together”—repairing/re-establishing a relationship that has been damaged/broken.

Question 2

Contrition

Answer 2

– “heartfelt sorrow and aversion for the sin(s) committed with the intention of sinning no more.”

Question 3

Act of Contrition—

Answer 3

specially worded formula/prayer offered to assist the penitent.

Question 4

Confession -

Answer 4

acknowledgment, disclosure, declaration of guilt, admit fault
• Confession is external sign of inner sorrow
• Forces an honesty, an openness
• an integral part of the HEALING PROCESS

Question 5

Penance —

Answer 5

demonstrating contrition for sin; a feeling of sorrow for wrongdoing prompting one to a firm purpose of amendment.
-show repentance by taking on an act of recompense; act of making amends for damage/loss

Question 6

A penitent:

Answer 6

a person who seeks forgiveness in the sacrament of penance.

Question 7

A penitent

Answer 7

: a person who seeks forgiveness in the sacrament of penance.

Question 8

confessor:

Answer 8

The minister who absolves the penitent during confession.

Question 9

confessional:

Answer 9

the room, place or area where confession takes place.

Question 10

Forgiveness: -

Answer 10

To excuse for a fault or offense; to renounce anger or resentment against

Question 11

Pardon: —l

Answer 11

to release from punishment, exempt from penalty)

Question 12

Absolution:

Answer 12

formal remission of sin
To pronounce one clear of blame or guilt
Declaration that God forgives the repentant sinner

Question 13

Why the Sacrament of Penance after Baptism?

Answer 13

• At Baptism, we receive a new life in Christ. However, this does not abolish concupiscence that remains in the baptized.
  • Christ calls all Christians to continuous conversion. The contrite heart is moved and drawn by grace to the love of God who loved us first.

Question 14

Concupiscence

Answer 14

This is the inclination to sin. It is the result of original sin. Human nature is weakened and drawn towards evil. Consequently, the Christian life is a continuous struggle. We can overcome this inclination through grace.

Question 15

Parts of the Sacrament of Penance

Answer 15

There are three main parts of this sacrament. They are:
- Contrition
- Confession
- Satisfaction

Question 16

SIN

Answer 16

Sin could be defined as:
• Sin is an offense against God
• Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience.
• It is failure in genuine love of God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods.
• Sin is an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law.

Question 17

Consequences of sin

Answer 17

• It ruptures of communion with God.
• It damages communion with the church (the community).
• It wounds human nature.
• It injures human solidarity.

Question 18

The Different Classes of Sin

Answer 18

Sin can be classed into:
• omission, word, thought and deed
• Carnal and spiritual sin
• Original and Personal sin

Question 19

Personal Sin

Answer 19

This is an act, thought, word or deed committed by an individual that alienates the person from himself or herself, from other persons and from God.
Personal sins can either be venial or mortal according to their gravity.

Question 20

Venial Sin

Answer 20

One commits venial sin:
* When in a less serious matter, one does not observe the standard prescribed by the moral law.
* When one disobeys the moral law in a grave matter but without full knowledge or without complete consent.

Question 21

The Effects of Venial Sin

Answer 21

• love is weakened
• It shows a disordered affection for created goods.
• It prevents the soul from making progress in the practice of virtue and the moral good.
• It merits temporal punishment
• Deliberate and un-repented venial sin disposes us little by little to commit mortal sin.

Question 22

Mortal Sin

Answer 22

There are three conditions which must be met for a sin to be considered mortal:
1. The object must be grave matter
2. It must be done with full knowledge
3. There must be deliberate consent

Question 23

Effects of Mortal Sin

Answer 23

• It destroys love in the human person
• It turns the human away from God.
• It prevents the human person from Sanctifying grace.
• If not redeemed by repentance and God’s forgiveness, it excludes one from heaven leading one to eternal punishment in hell.

Question 24

The Seven Capital Sins

Answer 24

• Pride
• Avarice
• Envy
• Wrath
• Lust
• Gluttony
• Sloth

Question 25

The Acts of the Penitent The Sinner must be:

Answer 25

• Contrite of heart • Confess with the lips • Practice complete humility and fruitful satisfaction.

Question 26

Contrition

Answer 26

Contrition is sorrow of the soul and detestation of the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again. When it arises from the love of God, it is called perfect contrition or contrition of charity. If it arises as a result of the consideration of the ugliness of sin or the fear of going to hell or the fear of the punishment of sin, it is called imperfect contrition or contrition of fear.

Question 27

What you should not confess

Answer 27

• Areas of growth • Temptations • Other people’s sins • Emotions • Excessive background information

Question 28

The Various steps involved in Confession

Answer 28

• Examination of Conscience • The priest greets us, and we pray the Sign of the Cross. He invites us to trust in God. He may read God’s Word with us. • We confess our sins. The priest may help and counsel us. • The priest gives us a penance to perform. Penance is an act of kindness or prayers to pray, or both. • The priest asks us to express our sorrow, usually by reciting the Act of Contrition. • We receive absolution. The priest says, “I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” We respond, “Amen.” • The priest dismisses us by saying, “Go in peace.” We go forth to perform the act of penance he has given us.

Question 29

The Act of Contrition

Answer 29

O my God I am very sorry for having offended you who are so Good and with your help, I will not offend You again.

Question 30

Three forms of the Rite of Reconciliation

Answer 30

• A celebration for an individual penitent. • A communal celebration for several penitents with individual confession and absolution commonly known as Penitential Service. • A communal celebration for several penitents with general confession and absolution.

Question 31

Effects of the Sacrament of Penance

Answer 31

• It restores the sinner to God’s grace and intimate friendship with God • It reconciles the sinner with the church. • It anticipates in a certain way the judgment to which the sinner will be subjected at the end of his/her earthly life.

Question 32

Indulgence

Answer 32

• An indulgence is the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins, whose guilt have already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed, gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the church. • An indulgence is either partial or plenary. • Partial Indulgence: removes part of the temporal punishment due to sin. • Plenary Indulgence; removes all of the temporal punishment due to sin.

Question 33

Grace

Answer 33

is the divine help by which God moves us to do and to will what is good.