L3. Take a Look! at your CONSCIENCE in preparation for Baptism - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
L3. Take a Look! at your CONSCIENCE in preparation for Baptism & Reconciliation CCC 1434-1439; 1777-1794 http://www.artistrising.com/products/114883/adam-and-the-breath-of-god.htm RECAP of Fr. Sylvains Presentation our story begins -
at your CONSCIENCE in preparation for Baptism & Reconciliation
CCC 1434-1439; 1777-1794
(breath h of Go God d = H = Holy Spi pirit rit)
http://www.artistrising.com/products/114883/adam-and-the-breath-of-god.htm
RECAP of Fr. Sylvain’s Presentation
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t gain in? ..already ready walki king ng wit ith God - already ‘knew’ GOOD! D!
(the only thing God didn’t want for us is separa rati tion
!)
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shame e in s in sin in - tr trie ied to to hid ide th their s ir sin in fr from God
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Adam & Eve ve n now BOU
their SIN
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love &
& pr
procrea eatio tion.
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BROK OKEN s sta tate te..
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e garde den n so that they ey would uld NOT eat from
e Tree ee of Eter erna nal Life whil ile e in the “separated” or “broken” state...
y would ld be ETER TERNALL ALLY Y SE SEPARAT PARATED... ... ETE TERNALL RNALLY BROKE OKEN! It It was a Divin ine e Act of LOVE that God d would uld RESTO STORE this is broke ken relationship lationship BEFOR FORE He could ld permit it them em to eat from
Tree ee of ETERNAL L LIF IFE
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in in tim time, G God sent t His is Son, Jesus, us, to to ta take on
ins & ta take th them to to th the CROSS & die ie fo for
ION!
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f th the T Tree of f Ete ternal l lif life!
Jesus’ death on the Cross restored red us back k to the Garde rden
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ee of Eternal ernal Life e is the NEW A
ADAM; Mary, the NEW EVE, is present nt; John, , the disciple iple represe sent ntin ing g all ll
ity/t y/the he Church rch is is pr present.
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gh Baptism sm... ...
NOW we c can eat of the fruit it of the Tree o
ife!
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Jesus’ breath th is the e send ending ng forth th of the e HOLY Y SPIR IRIT T in the e
Sacramen rament t of
The Holy ly Spirit irit is is a als lso seen as to tongues es of F f FIRE sent t upo pon His is Ch Church h at P t Pente tecost cost - th thus giv iving ing th them th the POW OWER fr from on n hig igh!
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Ou Our Jo Journey ey back int into th the G Garden en with ith G God begins ins with ith The Sacraments ments of f Initia itiatio tion: BAP APTISM CONFIRMATIO TION HOL OLY EUCH CHAR ARIST ST
As our former r Pastor, r, Fr. Sylv lvain in Casava vant, t, was fond d of saying: g:
“on the 1st page of the Bible, we are in in the Ga Garden wit ith h Go God;
llen out of the Garden; and for the whole le rest of the Bib ible le, God is is t tryin ing to get us back ck in into the Garden n wit ith h Him im!”
WOW! That sounds AWESOME… But, How do I prepare for Baptism, Confirmation & Holy Eucharist!
I’ve been on the RCIA Journey, and I’ve learned some good “stuff”… But how do I prepare this
“cracked vessel”
RECEIVE THE BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST!
3 RITES for self-searching and repentance
defective, or sinful
is upright, strong, and good
sin and Satan,
the way, the truth, and the life.
What are the “SCRUTINIES”
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Before celebrating the three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist), the elect must:
knowledge of Christ and his Church
serous examination of their lives and true repentance.
Through the three scrutinies the elect are instructed gradually about the mystery of sin, from which all long to be delivered and thus saved from its present and future consequences.
Second, their spirit is filled with Christ the Redeemer, who is:
Samaritan woman in the first
(gospel of Lazarus in the third scrutiny).
man born blind in the second scrutiny),
From the first to the final scrutiny the elect should progress in their perception
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC1795) states: “Conscience is Man’s most secret core & his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths” Conscience is:
CCC 1778, 1782, 1795
“Conscience is a messenger of Him, who, both in nature & in grace, speaks to us behind a veil, & teaches & rules us by His representatives. Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.”
CCC 1778
CCC 1777
CCC 1777
CCC 1779
Conscience enables one to assume
RESPONSIBILITY
for acts performed
Great! Praise the LORD! Fess up! Take your ‘lumps’! There is HOPE & MERCY! Ask for FORGIVENESS!
Look for the GOOD that must be practiced. Divine Mercy
CCC 1781
Conscience MUST:
that is TRUTHFUL & UPRIGHT;
willed by the WISDOM OF GOD Life long task! Find your ‘interior law’ “The education of the conscience guarantees FREEDOM & engenders PEACE OF HEART”
(CCC 1784)
CCC 1783, 1784
The WORD of God is a lamp unto my feet & a light unto my path!
(Ps 119:105)
CCC 1785
before the Cross
help (including the Saints!)
Church teachings
CCC 1785
Now, your conscience can be
RIGHT WRONG
So, DISCERNMENT OF
GOD’S WILL
is required!
RULES FOR DISCERNMENT OF GOD’S WILL:
do to you, do so to them” (Mt 7:12)
don’t make your brother stumble (Rom 14:21)
CCC 1786, 1789
(ignorant) of our ability to seek God’s will
Lack of Charity Rejection of Church teachings & Authority
CCC 1790-93
CCC 1794
Practice the many forms of PENANCE
Admit faults
Alms giving prayer fasting
Defend justice Concern for the poor Seek intercession of Saints Concern for salvation of others Reconcile with neighbour Tears of repentance
Endure persecution Accept suffering Revise your life Fraternal correction
CCC 1434
BAP TISM RECONCILIATIO N
Every sincere act
revives the spirit of conversion & repentance within us & contributes to the forgiveness
(CCC 1437)
CCC 1437
Begin Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been x number of weeks/months since my last confession (or: this is my 1st confession) these are my sins… (list them) Finish with something like: For these sins, and for any sins I may have forgotten, I am truly sorry. Priest will usually give some guidance/spiritual advice. Priest will impose a penance. Usually the penance is something that can be fulfilled right there in the Church (eg: pray 3 Our Fathers etc). Sometimes, it may involve making some form of reparation for the sin (returning a stolen item; or apologizing to a sister etc).
Priest absolves the penitent & makes a sign of the cross Make a sign of the Cross Go do your penance (it completes your Reconciliation)
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”; or
“O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins, because
good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin.
“O my God, I am sorry for my sins, and with your help I will try not to sin again.”; or
Priest asks penitent to make an Act of Contrition
In the rite of exorcism within the scrutinies, the elect, who have learned from the Church the mystery of deliverance from sin by Christ,
the influence of the devil.
spiritual journey
Savior.