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2nd Grade Reconciliation Worksheet

RETURN TO CLASS BY November 13, 2018

1. Read Luke 15: 11-24 (see attached) to your child. After you
read it once, try to have your child and other members of
your family act the story out, or have your child draw a
picture of the father forgiving the son. Then ask your child
the following questions and a parent can record their
responses.

a. When the son in the story needed to be forgiven by his

father, what did the father do?

b. Jesus was telling this story because he was trying to

teach his disciples about God’s forgiveness. If this is
how the father in the story forgives, what do you think
it is like when God forgives us?

2. Talk to your child about what is the difference between a

choice and an accident, and then record their answers to the
questions below:

a. What is the difference between a choice and an

accident?

b. Make up an example of something that would be an

accident and not a sin

c. Make up an example of something that would be a sin,

not just an accident

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d. When you make good choices, what do your parents do

to celebrate that good choice?

e. If you make a choice that is not good, what do you do to

ask forgiveness?

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Glad You Asked—

How do I know if my child is ready to prepare to celebrate
the Sacrament of
Reconciliation?

Consider these general guidelines to determine if your child is

ready to prepare for
the Sacrament of Reconciliation:
• My child knows when he or she has done something wrong.
• My child shows sorrow for wrongdoing and seeks forgiveness.
• My child is beginning to acknowledge the consequences of his
or her actions.
• My child knows that God loves each of us and forgives us when
we sin.

What is the most important thing I can do to help prepare

my child to celebrate First Reconciliation?

Every time we teach a child to understand the difference between

right and wrong,
we are helping form his or her moral conscience. Every time we
explain the difference
between loving and unloving actions, we are preparing our
children to choose that
which is good. Each time we forgive or ask forgiveness of others,
we help our children
trust God’s mercy and forgiveness. In ordinary family life, such
opportunities occur
almost every day. The family guide Together: Preparing at Home
for First Reconciliation
will prepare you and guide you to have such conversations with
your child. The
opportunities for discussion will help your child develop a sense of
what is right and
good and help him or her prepare for the Sacrament of
Reconciliation.

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The Forgiving Father

Luke 15: 11-24

Jesus went on to say…”[The sinful son] was still a

long way from home when his father saw him; his
heart was filed with pity, and he ran, threw his
arms around his son and kissed him. ‘Father,’ the
son said, ‘I have sinned against God and against
you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’ But
the father called to his servants. ‘Hurry!’ he said.
‘Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring
on his finger and shoes on his feet. Then go and
get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate
with a feast! For this son of mine was dead, but
now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been
found.’” And so the feasting began.

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