Mid-Semester Reconciliation Questions

SACRAMENTOLOGY III

Please answer one question
1. Investigate the ethos of reconciliation in the Old Testament communities. Write the prayer of absolution.

2. Show how the ministry of reconciliation was central in the life and ministry of Jesus. In relation to this ministry, what did he pass on to his disciples? Write the prayer of absolution.

3. Examine the way the Christians of the NT communities dealt with public sinners. Write about the development of Canonical Penance and the Irish Form of Penance. Write the prayer of absolution.

4. Explore and evaluate the theologies of the Council of Trent and the Second Vatican Council on the sacrament of reconciliation. What developments occurred? Discuss integral confession. Write the prayer of absolution.

5. Give reasons for the decline in the reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in modern times. What are the hopeful signs for the future? As a confessor, how would you encourage people to receive the sacrament? Write the prayer of absolution.

6. Explain the following terms: seal of confession, reserved sin, integral confession, contrition, conscience, scruples, penance, and absolution. Write the prayer of absolution.

7. Explore how you would minister as a confessor to children, to religious communities and to elderly people. Write the prayer of absolution.

8. Discuss helpful guidelines for a confessor in ministering to a penitent in the sacrament of reconciliation. What is the role of penance in the sacrament? Write the prayer of absolution.