First Reconciliation
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First Reconciliation is a Catholic sacrament in which a person, often a child, confesses sins to a priest and receives absolution and forgiveness from God.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic sacrament
ⓘ
sacrament of Penance ⓘ sacrament of Reconciliation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Confession
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Penance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
absolution
ⓘ
act of contrition ⓘ mortal sin ⓘ penance ⓘ seal of confession ⓘ venial sin ⓘ |
| frequency | ordinarily celebrated once as a first reception ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Code of Canon Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
penitent ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
forgiveness of sins
ⓘ
reconciliation with God ⓘ reconciliation with the Church ⓘ |
| liturgicalFormIncludes |
assignment of a penance
ⓘ
confession of sins by the penitent ⓘ sign of the cross ⓘ words of absolution by the priest ⓘ |
| ministerIs |
bishop
ⓘ
ordained priest ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
awareness of personal sin
ⓘ
responsibility for one’s actions ⓘ |
| oftenCelebratedIn |
confessional
ⓘ
reconciliation room ⓘ |
| pastoralSetting |
Catholic school
ⓘ
parish ⓘ |
| precedes | First Holy Communion ⓘ |
| preparationIncludes |
catechesis on sin and forgiveness
ⓘ
examination of conscience ⓘ instruction on how to confess ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
baptism
ⓘ
use of reason ⓘ |
| requiresAct |
confession of sins
ⓘ
contrition ⓘ purpose of amendment ⓘ satisfaction or penance ⓘ |
| spiritualBenefit |
peace of conscience
ⓘ
strengthening against future sin ⓘ |
| subsequentPractice | regular sacramental confession ⓘ |
| theologicalEffect |
absolution from sins
ⓘ
restoration of sanctifying grace ⓘ |
| typicalAgeGroup | Catholic children ⓘ |
| typicalTiming | age of reason in children ⓘ |
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