St Augustine’s College Year 9 Religious Education 2010 D9.1 Sacraments of Healing

1. St Augustine’s College Year 9 Religious Education 2010 D9.1 Sacraments of Healing

2. WHAT IS A SACRAMENT? • Sacraments are celebrations of Christian tradition, life and hope • Sacraments are rituals that are highly symbolic • They share dimensions of the past, the present and the future • Sacraments celebrate Christ’s life • They were instituted by Christ and point to real events in His life • Each relates to stories and teachings of Jesus. • They also dramatise something that is happening in the lives of the people who belong to the celebrating community • There are seven religious rituals or church ceremonies that Catholics call sacraments

3. WHAT ARE THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS? • BAPTISM • PENANCE and RECONCILIATION • EUCHARIST • CONFIRMATION • MATRIMONY • HOLY ORDERS • ANOINTING OF THE SICK Write down an event in Jesus' life that corresponds to each of the seven sacraments.

4. SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION BAPTISM FIRST COMMUNION CONFIRMATION Write down a reason that these sacraments might be called “Sacraments of Initiation”

5. Let’s have a look at some of things people can be sorry for.

6. Listen to I’m Sorry by John Denver and write down three things he’s sorry for.

7. I’m Sorry(John Denver) It’s cold here in the cityIt always seems that wayAnd I’ve been thinking about you almost everydayThinking about the good timesThinking about the rainThinking about how bad it feels alone againI’m sorry for the way things are in ChinaI’m sorry things aint what they used to beBut more than anything elseI’m sorry for myself‘cause you’re not here with meOur friends ask all about youI say you’re doing fineAnd I expect to hear from you almost anytimeBut they all know I’m cryingI can’t sleep at nightThey all know I’m dying down deep inside

8. I’m sorry for all the lies I told youI’m sorry for the things I didn’t sayBut more than anything elseI’m sorry for myselfI can’t believe you went awayI’m sorry if I took some things for grantedI’m sorry for the chains I put on youBut more than anything elseI’m sorry for myselfFor living without you

9. Listen to Sorry is the hardest word by Elton John and write down two things he’s sorry for.

10. Sorry is the hardest word(Elton John) What have I got to do to make you love meWhat have I got to do to make you careWhat do I do when lightning strikes meAnd I wake to find that you're not there What do I do to make you want meWhat have I got to do to be heardWhat do I say when it's all overAnd sorry seems to be the hardest word It's sad, so sadIt's a sad, sad situationAnd it's getting more and more absurdIt's sad, so sadWhy can't we talk it overOh it seems to meThat sorry seems to be the hardest word What do I do to make you love meWhat have I got to do to be heardWhat do I do when lightning strikes meWhat have I got to doWhat have I got to doWhen sorry seems to be the hardest word

11. Listen to Sorry Suzanne by The Hollies and write down two things they’re sorry for.

12. Sorry Suzanne(The Hollies) I can't make it if you leave meI'm sorry Suzanne believe me I was wrongAnd I knew I was all alongForgive meI still love you more than everI'm sorry Suzanne for ever hurting youYou know I never wanted toI'm truly sorry SuzanneI could never ever justifyAll the tears I made you cryBut I do regret it my SuzanneYou gotta believe meI was lookin' 'round for someone newWhat a foolish thing to doAll the time I knew itHeaven knows what made me do it girlI can't make it if you leave meI'm sorry Suzanne believe me I was wrongAnd I knew I was all along, all along

13. I'm truly sorry SuzanneIf you would only take me back againThings would be so different thenWhat I wouldn't give forOne more chance to live for you SuzanneI can't make it if you leave meI'm sorry Suzanne believe me I was wrongAnd I knew I was all alongForgive meI still love you more than everI'm sorry Suzanne for ever hurting youYou know I never wanted toI'm truly sorry Suzanne

14. Listen to Mr Rudd’s speech and write down three things he’s sorry for.

15. Kevin Rudd’s speech to Parliament February 13, 2008 "Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were Stolen Generations - this blemished chapter in our national history. The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence to the future. We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians. We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country. For the pain, suffering and hurt of these Stolen Generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry. To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, for the breaking up of families and communities, we say sorry. And for the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud people and a proud culture, we say sorry.

16. We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation. For the future we take heart; resolving that this new page in the history of our great continent can now be written. We today take this first step by acknowledging the past and laying claim to a future that embraces all Australians. A future where this Parliament resolves that the injustices of the past must never, never happen again. A future where we harness the determination of all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to close the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity. A future where we embrace the possibility of new solutions to enduring problems where old approaches have failed. A future based on mutual respect, mutual resolve and mutual responsibility. A future where all Australians, whatever their origins, are truly equal partners, with equal opportunities and with an equal stake in shaping the next chapter in the history of this great country, Australia."

17. SACRAMENTS OF HEALING and RECONCILIATION RECONCILIATION ANOINTING OF THE SICK WHAT DO WE MEAN BY HEALING? Write down 5 things that might be healed.

18. SO WHAT IS RECONCILIATION? Write down what you think Reconciliation means. Give 5 examples of when Reconciliation takes place. When did Jesus institute this sacrament? (Mt 18:17-20; Jn 20:23) [19] Can you think of a time when Jesus took part in a Reconciliation? [21] Why do we need Reconciliation with God? What is the connection between Reconciliation and Healing?

19. Matthew 18:17-20 If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax-collector. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.

20. John 20:23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’

21. John 7:53-8:11 Then each of them went home, while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them, they said to him, ‘Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?’ They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, ‘Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground.When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus straightened up and said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ She said, ‘No one, sir.’ And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.’

22. In Reconciliation we celebrate the fact that God loves us and always searches for us when we have wandered away. We celebrate that God is loving and forgiving and wants us to make a fresh start when we do the wrong thing. Reconciliation celebrates God’s forgiveness of sin. The Church teaches that an important part of being a Catholic is understanding that we belong to a community: church – the whole body of Christ. We are not just individuals. When we do wrong, we hurt not only ourselves and the one we wronged, but also the whole body of Christ, the community of faith (like your family) suffers because it is not fully being all that it could be. Also, when we do wrong we can feel alienated from the community of faith. Reconciliation also celebrates our re-joining the faith community and being united as one again. This sacrament is about healing andbelonging and renewing our rightful place amongst the community of believers - the Church.Read about the Prodigal Son:http://www.comparativereligion.com/prodigal.html

23. The Parable of the Prodigal Son Here is the text in the Gospel According to Luke: (Luke 15:11-32) There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, "Father, give me my share of the estate." So he divided his property between them. Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. When he came to his senses, he said, "How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men." So he got up and went to his father.But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

24. The son said to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son." But the father said to his servants, "Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found." So they began to celebrate.Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. "Your brother has come," he replied, "and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound." The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, "Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!" "My son," the father said, "you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."

25. THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS The church provides us with a method of obtaining reconciliation with special Sacrament. Over the years, it has had several names one of which is confession. But the usual name these days is Reconciliation. In times gone by (when I was your age), reconciliation was obtained by “confessing” one’s sins to a priest in a “confessional” (a small room where the priest couldn’t see you and you couldn’t see him. It had a sliding window or a curtain that separated each). You would wait your turn and go in, kneel down, make the sign of the cross and say, “Bless me Father for I have sinned, it is two weeks since my last confession and I accuse myself of….” Then you would then list all your sins for the priest who would give you some advice, (usually in the form of a bit of a lecture) then ask you if you were sorry and if you intended never to sin again. When you said, “yes” he would ask you to say an “act of contrition” and give you absolution by quoting the words Jesus said to Peter. You were also given a penance to perform usually number of “Hail Marys or Our Fathers to say. You had to say them before your sin was forgiven.

26. There are three Rites of Reconciliation: • The 1st Rite for the Reconciliation of individual Penitents • The 2nd Rite for Reconciliation of Several Penitents with Individual Confession and Absolution • The 3rd Rite for Reconciliation with General Confession and Absolution. The Sacrament of Penance is the reconciliation of the individual with both God and the Community. In all these forms of the Sacrament, the penitents confesses their sins, asks for absolution and performs a penance. The priest absolves them from their sins by the power given to them by God.

27. SO, WHAT IS SIN? Basically, sin is a turning away from God. Again, in the olden days, there were two types of sins: venial and mortal. A venial sin is a “small” indiscretion and not considered serious. They can be forgiven via an Act of Contrition. A mortal sin is a much more serious offence which needs the sacrament to be forgiven. There are three conditions which must be present for a sin to be mortal: • The act was sinful • The sinner knew that it was sinful • It was done willingly with full awareness that it was a “turning away from God.”

28. WHAT IS PENANCE? Today, we are encouraged to understand that sin is a matter of making choices for which we are responsible, and to reconcile with those whom we may have offended or wronged. Penance is the act we perform to make up for turning away from God. This can take many forms: Write down three forms that penance may take. AN ACT OF CONTRITION O my Jesus, I am sorry and beg pardon for all my sins and detest them above all things because they deserve thy dreadful punishments, because they have crucified my loving Saviour Jesus Christ and most of all because they offend thine infinite goodness, and I firmly resolve with the help of thy grace never to sin again and to carefully to avoid the occasions of sin. Amen.

29. AN ACT OF CONTRITION O my Jesus, I am sorry and beg pardon for all my sins and detest them above all things because they deserve thy dreadful punishments, because they have crucified my loving Saviour Jesus Christ and most of all because they offend thine infinite goodness, and I firmly resolve with the help of thy grace never to sin again and to carefully to avoid the occasions of sin. Amen. Slide 10Slide 12