RE 115 Sacrament of The forgiving father

penance
SACRAMENT OF HEALING PPT
Confession (telling our “Father, I have sinned
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION sins to a priest) against heaven and
before you”
SIN
Contrition (sorrow for “I am no longer worthy
 Every sin weakens our relationship with sin) to be called your son”
God. Satisfaction (receiving The son’s willingness
 Venial; less serious and accepting ways to to be treated like a
 Mortal; completely turns us away from God make up for sin) hired hand
- God never stops loving us though
 Prodigal Son “Filled with
 Luke 15:11-24 compassion”
“Put his arms around
JESUS' FORGIVENESS him”
 Jesus forgave sinners during His mission “Kissed him”
and His disciples continued this
 First through Baptism
STEPS OF RECONCILIATION
 After Baptism, we sin however
 Go against our conscience, our ability to 1. Examination of conscience (before going to
know the difference between right and Reconciliation)
wrong 2. Greeting
 Jesus continues to forgive us through the 3. Sign of the Cross
Sacrament of Reconciliation 4. Scripture: Father may read from the
 Priests are empowered to forgive sins by Scriptures.
the authority bestowed to them during Holy 5. Confession: Confess our sins.
Orders 6. Penance: Priest will counsel us, then give
 Forgive in the name of Jesus and through us penance.
the power of the Holy Spirit 7. Act of Contrition: Express sorrow.
8. Absolution: Father forgives us in the name
DIFFERENT NAMES
of God.
 Confession – it stresses the importance of 9. Thank Father and go and 'do' your penance.
acknowledging our sins while asking for
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
God’s forgiving grace
 Sacrament of penance – emphasizes the
whole process of conversion
 Sacrament of reconciliation – brings out
the inner relationship between being
reconciled with God and neighbors

PURPOSE

 Those who approach the sacrament of

Penance obtain pardon from God's mercy
for offenses committed against Him, and
are, at the same time, reconciled with the
Church which they have wounded by their
sins and which by charity, example and
prayer, labor for their conversion.

EFFECTS

 Reconciliation with God and the Christian

community. ACT OF CONTRITION
 Find a useful remedy for venial sins My God, I am very sorry I have sinned
 Drawing strength to overcome our daily against you, because you are so good, and
weakness with your help, I will not sin again.
 Gain the full freedom of the children of God
ABSOLUTION
  Father forgives us our sins in the name of
God

WHAT DOES THE CHURCH SAY ABOUT THE

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION?

 We are sinners.
 We need the mercy of God our Father who
sent His Son to save us and the Holy Spirit
to dwell in us.
 God's mercy, always available to us, comes
through Christ, the Church and the priest.
 God calls us to "conversion". WHAT ACTIONS ARE USED IN THIS
 The closer intimacy with Christ and re- SACRAMENT?
integration in the Church community  Laying of hands – the priest lays his hands
effected in confession finds a natural over the head of the sick person and prays
completion in the Eucharistic celebration for them
SACRAMENTS OF HEALING  Anointing – the hands and forehead of the
sick person are anointed with olive oil
 Sacrament of reconciliation
 Anointing of the sick THE CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TO
SICKNESS/SUFFERING

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK 1. It is part of God's providence (our strength

to overcome sufferings and perseverance in
WHERE DOES ANOINTING OF THE SICK COME our struggles) that we should struggle
FROM IN THE NEW TESTAMENT? against all sickness and carefully seek the
WHERE DID THIS SACRAMENT ORIGINATE? blessings of good health so that we can
fulfill our role in human society and the
 Mark 6:13 – “they drove out many demons Church.
and anointed many sick people with oil and 2. We realize sickness as a sign not of a
healed them.” particular personal sin, but of the oppressive
 Epistle of James - "Is any among you sick? presence of evil in our human situation
Let him call for the elders of the church, and 3. All those who are seriously ill need the
let them pray over him, anointing him with special help of God's grace.
oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer 4. Our sufferings can take on creative, saving,
of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord and transforming meaning and value by
will raise him up; and if he has committed joining our sufferings with Christ's.
sins, he will be forgiven".
BENEFITS OF THIS SACRAMENT
THE NOTION OF SICKNESS
1. It unites the sick person with the passion of
 While sickness is not usually directly related Christ.
to a specific sin, they are related in a more 2. It brings spiritual/physical strength and
general way. Sickness is the concrete sign peace, and courage to suffer the illness.
of the presence of evil in the world. Since 3. For the forgiveness of sins.
sickness weakens us, it shows our 4. It is prayer for restoring good health.
helplessness and our need for care and 5. It is preparation for passing to eternal life.
support.
When a person is dying, or in danger of dying,
the priest administers the Last Rites (also
called Viaticum):
This sacrament may be received during times of
sickness in your life (more than once)  Sacrament of reconciliation
 Sacrament of the eucharist
What is needed for this sacrament?
 Sacrament of anointing of the sick
 Holy water
 Oil
 Host (Body of Christ)
 Reading from the Gospels
SACRAMENT SERVICE PPT can focus their attention on their ministry –
the Church.
SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF
COMMUNION SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS

SACRAMENTS OF SERVICE AND COMMUNION  The next level in the church is the priest.
Priest is made ordained in a special Mass
 The Sacraments of Service and
called ordination. Priest is made a priest is
Communion help those who receive them
made holy by a sacrament given by the
help others gain their salvation.
bishop. There are special signs or rites
 These Sacraments are:
during this sacrament: – Laying of the
- Sacrament of Holy Orders
hands: the Holy Spirit comes in power to
- Sacrament of Matrimony
make us Holy, strengthen us, and make us
VOCATION Holy. – Priests hands are anointed with Holy
Oil (Sacred Chrism).
 The Church recognizes two of these  Through this sacrament, priests are made
vocations: holy to preach the Gospel, to heal the sick,
1. Married life to forgive sins, to baptize, to give Holy
2. Priesthood Communion, and to celebrate life in Christ,
 These sacraments are known as the Jesus.
sacraments at the service of communion  Sacrament of Holy Orders First level of Holy
 You can be called to one or the other, but Orders is the order of Holy Diaconate.
NOT BOTH. Special ministry given to the church for the
HOLY ORDERS proclamation of the Gospel. Deacon can
give the Sacrament of Baptism, to witness
 Called this because it is a way of Matrimony, and to carry out acts of charity
consecrating (designating and making holy) and ministry in the church. The deacon’s
people for the three orders of ministry in the most important task is to proclaim the
Church: Gospel.
1. Bishop
2. Priest MARRIAGE IN THE BIBLE
3. Deacons  From the beginning the Bible teaches that
 Those who have received the sacrament marriage (matrimony) is part of God’s plan
are called ordained ministers or clergy.  Gen. 2:18 – it is not good that the mean
 All baptized people share in the priesthood should be alone
of Christ by virtue of their Baptism.  God created men and women so that the
THE RITE OF ORDINATION two would complement each other and form
a union in which love should be shared
 There are three different Ordination Rites
corresponding to the three ordained SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
ministries.  This is a Sacrament of faithful love and
 The essential symbol for all three rites is the service of a man and a woman together
bishop's laying on of hands and prayer that within the church.
the person receives the graces of the Holy  Man is joined with woman to share a family
Spirit. together. The priest does not administer this
 Like Baptism and Confirmation, the sacrament, he simply witnesses it. This
Sacrament of Holy Orders imprints a sacrament is given the bride to her husband
permanent character upon a person's soul. and the husband to his wife. The rings worn
 Thus, ordination can never be repeated. by husband and wife is a symbol of undying
ORDINATION love.

 Only men are ordained because Jesus MARRIED LOVE

chose men, to be his Apostles, and the  Sacramental marriage has several
Apostles did the same. For this reason, the meanings
Church is bound to uphold the same 1. A marriage is intended to bring unity
consistency. between spouses
 The Roman Church also has a discipline of 2. They will have no other person come
priestly celibacy. This means that the priest between them. They are committed until
and bishops promise to never marry so they “death do us part”
3. It is intended to be open to new life
MARRIAGE  A legal process where a married couple
separates but remains legally married.
 The married couple represents Gods love,
for this reason, Matrimony is ideally Implications:
celebrated as part of a mass, although it
 Couples can live apart and make
isn't required.
arrangements for child custody, spousal
 In a Catholic wedding, the spouses are the
support, and property division. The marriage
ministers.
remains intact, preventing remarriage. Often
 The essential sacramental sigh is the
considered a temporary measure before a
exchange of VOWS
potential reconciliation or divorce.
 The priest or deacon witnesses the
marriage ANNULMENT DEFINITION:
 Other elements of the Rite include the
Liturgy of the Word, the exchange of rings,  A legal declaration that a marriage was
and the nuptial blessing never valid from the beginning.
 The Sacrament of Matrimony is the Implications:
foundation for the Christian family
 The marriage is declared null and void, as if
DIVORCE VS. ANNULMENT it never existed. Both parties are free to
 Divorcing your lawful spouse and marrying remarry. Grounds for annulment are
another person is a sin against the typically based on factors present at the
indissolubility (permanence) of marriage. time of marriage, such as fraud, duress, or
 An annulment is not the same thing as a lack of capacity.
divorce. Divorce Definition:
 An annulment is a special decree granted
by the Church, after closely examining the  A legal termination of a valid marriage.
circumstances, declaring that a particular Implications:
union was not a sacramental marriage
 The marriage is officially ended. Both
ANNULMENT: parties are free to remarry. Involves the
 The judges determine that an impediment, division of property, child custody, and
or obstacle, was present at the time of the spousal support.
marriage.
 A person who has received an annulment is
free to receive Holy Communion and to
marry again in the Church

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEPARATION,

ANNULMENT, AND DIVORCE

Separation

 An agreement between spouses to live

apart for a period of time
 Can be judicially recognized (legal
separation)

Annulment

 A court order that declares a marriage

invalid, it never existed at the first place
 Usually granted for marriages of short
duration

Divorce

 A court order that dissolves a marriage, but

recognizes that it existed
 Easier to obtain than an annulment

LEGAL SEPARATION DEFINITION: