Matthew 16:13-20

For every choice, there is a consequence

Original Holiness: Preternatural Gifts
Creation began in GRACE
 Infused knowledge
 Absence of concupiscence
 Immorality of the body
Original Sin
Lost GRACE and ORIGINAL JUSTICE
 Ignorance
 Concupiscence (disordered desires)
 Suffering and death

“Repent and Believe in the Gospel”

As individuals and as a community, we retrace our steps on the path to holiness!
Remember, every saint had a sinful past, every sinner has a saintly future.

God never closes the door of his mercy on us.

“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
(Hebrews 4:16)

INTERIOR CONVERSION: CCC 1430-1438; 1490

 Interior conversion is first a GIFT from the Holy Spirit
who gives us the GRACE to begin anew.
 Interior conversion is reorienting our lives, returning to God.
 Interior conversion is ROOTING out sin. “Go and sin no more!” Jn 5:14, 8:11
 Interior conversion is trusting fervently in God’s INFINITE MERCY and GRACE.
 Interior conversion manifests itself in EXTERNAL ACTIONS of PENANCE.
• Scripture and Sacred Tradition: fasting, prayer and almsgiving!
• Efforts to make peace, prayer for one’s neighbours, works of charity,
intercession of saints.
• Frequent examine of conscience, spiritual direction, acceptance of the cross
• Eucharist, Scripture reading, frequent prayer, days of penance, days of obligation..
PENITENTIAL ACT : The Confiteor Prayer ( Confess/ acknowledge) CCC 1422 "Those who approach the sac-
I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters (Jam 5:16) rament of Penance obtain pardon from
that I have greatly sinned (Ps 51:3-4; 1 Jn 1:9, 2 Sam 24:10)
Make a good Confession God's mercy for the offense committed
through my thoughts and in my words (Rom 12:16; Jam 3:6), against him, and are, at the same time,
in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do (Jam 4:17); reconciled with the Church which they
To experience the GRACE and have wounded by their sins and which by
through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault (Lk 18:13)
MERCY of a loving God charity, by example, and by prayer labors
therefore I ask blessed Mary (Lk 1:48) ever-Virgin (Is 7:14), for their conversion."
all the Angels and Saints (Rev 8:3-4), and you, my brothers and sister, to pray for me
to the Lord our God (Bar 1:13; 1 Thes 5:25; 1 Jn 5:16).
Stay silent and prayerfully reflect on your past sins to be forgiven
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive our sins, and bring us to
everlasting life (1 Jn 1:9), AMEN (1 Chron 16:36) Approach the sacrament with a CONTRITE HEART
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GLORIA:
In the name of the Father, and of the Confess your sins loud ly and
… Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world,
Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
have mercy on us (Jn 1:29); clearly to the priest who listens
you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer (Ps 6:9); Bless me father for I have sinned. I
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us (Rom 8:34; Heb 8:1) confess to Almighty God and to you. loving on behalf of Christ and the
—————————————————- It is …………… since my last confession.
CREED: I am a ……. I have done my penance.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:28; Eph 4:4-6) These are my sins: ………… and those I cannot remember. I ask for penance
—————————————————- and absolution from you father and the grace to sin no more.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER:
Take this all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of Listen attentively:
the new and everlasting covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for
the forgiveness of sins (Mt 26:26-29) • to the advice of the PRIEST
—————————————————- • To the PENANCE given… to begin healing the
OUR FATHER: relationships hurt because of your sins
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us (Mt 6:9-13; Lk 11:2-4)
… Deliver us, Lord , we pray from every evil and graciously grant us peace in our days,
that by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all ACT of CONTRITION My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my
distress… (Tit 2:11-13) The Act of Contrition is a heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing
…. Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles; Peace I leave with you, my peace I powerful prayer of penance to do good, I have sinned against you
give you (Jn 14:27), look not on our sins (Ps 130:3) that is prayed after whom I should love above all things.
————————————————— confessing one's sins to a I firmly intend, with your help, to do
LAMB OF GOD: priest in confession . penance, to sin no more, and to avoid
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us (Jn 1:29) whatever occasions that lead me to sin.
…. Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world (jn1:29)
… Go in the Peace of Christ (Lk 5:7:50).
————————————————- PRIEST: God the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of
HAIL MARY: his Son has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us
pray for us sinners, for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give
now and at the hour you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the
of our death. Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Priest: Go in the peace and joy of Christ: Response: Thanks be to God