chapter 6 Jesus

what is an indulgence?

A partial or total wiping away of punishment due for sins that have been forgiven

three traditional practices of discipline

FASTING- any affliction of the body. PRAYER- any act of worship giving to God. ALMSGIVING- any good thing we do for a neighbor

True or false- the sacramental absolution removes the penalties of satisfaction or penance for what we have done.

False- the sacramental absolution DOES NOT remove the penalties

True or false- Just because we go to confession does not necessarily mean that our sins are forgiven because God forgiveness depends on our sincere contribution and desire for amendment

True

True or false- the Church encourages us to confess both mortal sins and venial sins

True

we can help those in purgatory by removing some of the temporal punishment due to them by saying prayers and performing actions approved by the church

True

what is an examination of conscience?

an honest assessment of how well we have lived God's covenant of love

How did jesus prove what real friendship is about?r

by dying on the cross.

In the sacrament, the _________ imposes a penance in line with the gravity and __________ of the sins committed. These ________ help configure us to _________ and help us ________ with him.

confessor nature penances christ suffer

true or false? Venial sins destroy our relationship with god and the church while mortal sins weaken our relationship with god and the church.

false 1. mortal sins 2.venial sins

true or false- a partial indulgence frees is from any responsibility we have for our sins while a plenary indulgence frees us from some of the remaining responsibility we have for sin.

false- a PLENERY indulgence......

To ____, sin was equated with harness of _____ against gods call to friendship and cuts us off from gods ________ to love. God wants conversion of _________, not just _______ acts of penance.

jesus heart invitation heart exterior

For a sin to be _________ the moral object must be of grave or ___________, the person must have _________________ of the gravity of the sinful action, and the person must ____________ to the action.

mortal serious matter full knowledge completely consent

What is the difference between perfect and imperfect contribution?

perfect- is sorrow for sin because we love God and want a relationship with him imperfect- sorrow for sin because we fear being punished

Act of contrition

prayer, formal or informal, penitents pray at the sacrament of penance to express sorrow for their sins

the practice of ____ individual confession is the ____ way for catholic to be reconciled with god following the commission of a ____. The ______ celebration of the sacrament is common in _____ during advent and ______.

private ordinary mortal sin communal parishes lent

jesus taught that we will ______ our friendships with god buy expressing our ______ for sin in visible ____, gestures, and works of ______. We will try our best not to ____ at all.

prove repentance signs penance sin

The word reconciliation means "to _________ ___ ____, to rejoin, to ______ _______ again." Reconciliation involves our desire to be in a __________ with someone we have been estranged from and focuses on building a ____________ together.

restore to union put together relationship new life

Jesus instituted the _____ penance as a continuing _______ that occurs after _______. The sacrament is rooted in the ______ actions of Jesus himself.

sacrament conversion baptism forgiving

Sacramental seal

secrecy priests are bound to keep regarding any sins confessed to them

we must work off ________ punishment in this world or the ________ world in the state called purgatory. Purgatory os __________ after death for those who died in God's ____________ but still need to be purified because of past sins before _________________.

temporal next purifications friendship entering heaven

true or false Mortal sin that is not repented or forgiven by god causes a loss of gods kingdom and the eternal death of hell.

true

true or false? Only god forgives sins, and jesus the son of god, forgives sins because he is equal to god.

true

Communion of saints

unity of all those living on Earth, those being purified in purgatory and those enjoying the blessings of heaven