In this lesson your children explore the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. In this Sacrament, our sins are forgiven and we are reconciled to God and His Church through the confession of those sins and acts of penance. We are also strengthened by this Sacrament to avoid sin in the future.
In this lesson your children will learn that sanctifying grace is God’s very life in our soul. Mortal sin destroys that life and leads to the death of the soul. But God in His mercy gives us countless opportunities to turn back onto the path of life. Children will also learn that the Church gives us five precepts or laws that show us the very minimum required to develop our spiritual lives and grow in love of God and of neighbor.
Baptism is necessary for salvation from sin.
Jesus gave His Apostles authority to heal as He healed and to forgive sins as He forgave sins.
God shows His mercy in many ways, but most powerfully in the forgiveness of sins.
God will always welcome us back and forgive our sins if we are truly sorry for them.
An Examination of Conscience helps us to think about how we have sinned so that we may prepare to make a good Confession.
Jesus inaugurates the Kingdom of God on earth because He founded the Catholic Church during His earthly life.
God is always waiting to forgive us and welcome us back in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
People who are suffering from illness need special strength to suffer with Jesus and to continue to practice virtue.
God speaks to us in our consciences, helping us make good choices.
We need to learn and practice how to make good moral choices.
When we love unselfishly, we live as the Lord lives.
Learning to know and choose the good is a habit we can develop.
A well-formed conscience helps us make good decisions, in spite of how we might initially feel.
