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What word means "restoring of friendship and peace"?
Reconciliation
What word means "to turn away from sin and live how God wants us to live"?
Repent
Yes or No: Did Jesus ignore sinners?
NO! He offered them love and forgiveness, and even shared meals with them.
What sacrament gives us God's forgiveness?
Penance or Reconciliation or Confession
Who has the power to forgive sins in God's name today?
Priests (and bishops, cardinals, and the Pope, too!)
What is the name for the person asking for forgiveness in confession?
the Penitent
What is the sacrament when we ask for God's forgiveness and receive his mercy?
Sacrament of Penance (or Reconciliation)
What is the prayer we say that apologizes for our sins and promises to not sin again?
Act of Contrition
What do we call the part of Reconciliation when we tell the priest our sins, and talk about ways to love God and others better?
Confession
What do we call the "homework" (prayer or action) from the priest to make up for our sins that we get at Reconciliation?
Penance
What do we call God's forgiveness of sins through the words and actions of the priest?
Absolution
Yes or No: Does going to reconciliation still count if you are not truly sorry for your sins?
No. We all make mistakes, but you need to be sorry and try to do better in order for the sacrament to count.
