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Religion Test #6
Sacraments of Healing (50 pts) on Tuesday, May 17th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sacrament of Penance | the sacrament in which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven; the sacrament of repentance or conversion |
| Contrition | sorrow for sin; a hatred for sin & true grief of the soul for offended God |
| perfect contrition | sorrow because you want to rebuild a relatioship with God |
| imperfect contrition | sorrow because you want to go to Heaven |
| confession | the telling of our sins to the priest for the purpose of obtaining forgiveness |
| absolution | means "releasing"; releasing of sins by God through a priest |
| Act of Contrition | a formal prayer of sorrow for sin & a commitment to living a Holy life |
| Examination of Conscience | the calling to mind all of the sins you have committed since your last confession |
| Seal of Confession | solemn obligation of the priest to keep secret what has been revealed in confession |
| sin | a thought, word, action, or omission against God's law |
| mortal sin | grave offense against God |
| venial sin | a slight or lesser offense against God |
| assigned penance/satisfaction | something that is accepted to make up for the sin(s) |
| presumption | belief God will forgive sins w/o asking for forgiveness |
| despair | belief that your sins are so grave that God will not forgive them |
| Form & Minister | Bishop & Priest - Contrition; Confession |
| Scripture passage | John 20:22-23 |
| the words of absolution | "I absolve you of your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son & of the Holy Spirit" |
| 1st Form of Celebration | Individual confession and absolution (person sees priest at designated time) |
| 2nd Form of Celebration | Communal w/ individual confession and absolution (the indiv. person goes to service with Lit. of the Word --> confession) |
| 3rd Form of Celebration | Communal w/ general absolution (emergency only) (act of contrition as a general blessing) |
| 3 Effects of the Sacrament | forgives sin, reconciles one w/ God & community, and increases grace and virtue of charity |
| 3 Conditions for a mortal sin | Grave matter (act is bad & sufficiently important / serious act), Suffiecient reflection (know you are doing it; know it's wrong to do), and full consent of the will (act done freely, willfully, deliberately) |
| St. John Vianney | French; dedicated life to helping people w/ sin |
| St. John Nepomucene | (know as martyr of confession) the confessor of the Queen in Prague, Czech. and refused ot tell the King the Queen's confessions and was in jail for the cause--> refused twice --> drowned in river |
| 4 ways of Examination of Conscience | 1) Begin w/ prayer asking for God's help 2) Review life since last confession 3) Tell God that you're truly sorry for sins 4) Make firm resolution to avoid sin |