March topic: Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Hallow meditation: Who do we need to forgive?

Fr. Brown: The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation

• Confession restores the graces of Baptism.
• Jesus gave the Apostles His authority to forgive sins.
• Essential parts of the Sacrament:
  • Being truly sorry (Contrition)
  • Confession to a priest
  • Intention to not sin again
  • Intention to do penance (Satisfaction)
  • "I absolve you of your sins"
• In Sacraments, we encounter through our senses what is actually happening in our souls.

Christ's Teachings on forgiveness

• The Our Father - Matthew 6:9-15
• Christ on the Cross - Luke 24:34
• The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant - Matthew 18:21-35
• The Beatitudes - Matthew 5:3-12
• The New Covenant - Matthew 26:28
• Saying on Forgiveness - Luke 17:3-4

Discipleship Discipline

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• Domestic Church - a household of persons, united through sacramental grace, and committed to living out the Christian vision of love in their relationships with each other and the world.
• Priestly role of Baptism - Through this every activity a family is involved with—in and out of the home--is consecrated to Christ. We serve our children as bridges to God.
• Respect role of parent as “primary educator.”
• Virtue/Good Behavior doesn’t spontaneously happen when bad behavior is stopped.
• Reason, Religion, and Lovingkindness
• Challenges parent to grow in self-control, compassion, joy

Train the young in the way they should go; even when old, they will not swerve from it. Proverbs 22:6

St. Brendan Confession Times

Wednesdays 6pm-7pm

Saturdays 9am until all are heard

March 28: Penance Service 7pm-9pm

April 11: Reconciliation Monday 4pm-9pm