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1. RECONCILIATION
Parent and child workshop

2. Aims of this session
•Understand what a Sacrament is
•Understand what it means to be
reconciled
•Understand the steps to reconciliation
•To have dialogue within families about
the Sacrament of Reconciliation

3. What does “reconcile”
mean?
To come to a state of
agreement or
harmony
To settle a difference
To restore peace or
friendship between
people or countries

4. “Some view the seven Sacraments as
somewhat magical. As if they were a
sudden divine intervention in our
everyday world… if we say the right
words and do the actions correctly, God
will attach grace to them.”
•How do we view this statement? Discuss
•How should we view the Sacraments?
What is a sacrament?

5. What is a sacrament?
They are the formal and public
actions of Catholic faith.
A ritual of an important
human experience
A sacrament connects these
human experiences to the
Catholic faith.

6. What is a sacrament?
Parish based – we are initiated into the family of
the Church
Family centred – the primary educators in the way
of faith
School supported – learn about and prepare to
celebrate the Sacraments
When we enter into the sacrament, it helps us to
look at life in a different way.

7. The steps in
reconciling
Admit
Say sorry / feel
sorry
Be forgiven
Reconcile (make
up)
Do you have a card that stops
short of saying, “Sorry” but
vaguely hints at some
wrongdoing?

8. Stories of
Reconciliation
•Session 1: Stories of my
family
•Session 2: Stories in
Scripture

9. What do I see? What do I think
about what I see?
What does it make
me wonder?

10. Scripture stories
Can you think of a scripture story about
reconciliation?

11. The Lost Son
What words or actions of reconciliation /
forgiveness do we see in the story of The
Lost Son?
How do these compare with our own
family experiences of reconciliation?

12. What is a sacrament?
Religious rites which confer special
graces
A ritual of an important human
experience
If sacraments are to be meaningful in our
lives, we need to view them as
experiences that are part of our lives.

13. Parents’ experiences of the sacrament
of Reconciliation
What can you
remember
when you first
experienced the
Sacrament of
Reconciliation?
What do you
want your child
to experience
through the
Sacrament of
Reconciliation?

14. The History of
Reconciliation
•Early Christian Church had only two Sacraments
Baptism & Eucharist
•Anyone found guilty of a most grievous sin was
excommunicated.
•Evidence was found in Scripture that Jesus had
forgiven people for these very sins.
•Focus was on a journey back to God through
public penance.

15. The History of
Reconciliation
•6
th
century – Irish monks introduced private
confessions
•7
th
century – Tariff system. Sins could be
‘paid off’. Sins had a value depending on the
seriousness.
•1547 Council of Trent – Private confession
was the norm.
•1962 Vatican II – focus moved to forgiveness

16. Reconciliation Today
•New Rite
•Focus on forgiveness
•We are reconciled with
God
•We are reconciled with
the community

17. 3 Rites of
Reconciliation
11
stst
Rite Rite 22
ndnd
Rite Rite 33
rdrd
Rite Rite
Individual Individual
ConfessionConfession
Gather as Gather as
community &community &
Individual Individual
ConfessionConfession
Gather as Gather as
community & community &
general general
Confession & Confession &
AbsolutionAbsolution

18. Steps in the liturgy
2
nd
Rite of
Reconciliation
Gather & introductory prayer
 Listen to readings
Homily
Examination of Conscience
Go to priest and tell him sins and say
sorry
Absolution: Priest blesses & gives
forgiveness
Rejoin community/ community
celebrates in prayer and song
Person intends to make up for their
sins
Admit
Say sorry
Be forgiven
Reconcile

19. What is sin?
Not a good choice
Deliberate, not
accidental
Affects others in a
negative way
When we place
ourselves at the centre

20. Act of Contrition
Loving God,
I am sorry for the wrong I have done.
I know that you love me.
Help me to grow to be more like
Jesus and try not to sin again.
Amen.