Resources for Kids 

Taste of Confession Activity

Help your child to assemble the items pictured (or similar items) into a Ziploc bag. Then create a label listing how each of the “Steps of Reconciliation” is experienced through something s/he can taste. Once s/he consumes the items, keep the bag as a reminder of her/his First Reconciliation, and/or recreate the bag each time your child goes to confession!

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  1. Examination of Conscience: Hot Seat Cinnamon

  2. Reconciliation: A Sour Patch Sorry

  3. Contrition: Prayer Pretzels

  4. Penance: Refreshing Acts Mints

  5. Forgiveness: Melt Away Our Sins Chocolate

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“How to Make a Great Confession”

It can feel scary to go to Confession, but really, we go to the Sacrament of Confession because God loves us so much that he wants us to remove all the sins that keep us from Him. When we go to Confession, we say "I love you, Jesus, will you forgive me of my sins?" In this session, kids will learn how to make a good Confession, and that God always forgives us and gives us grace to be better in this sacrament.

Resources for Adults

Busted Halo: “Why do we go to Confession?”

Sophia Sketchpad: “Confession”

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“Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession”

Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession, explores the grace and healing offered in Confession and shows how this sacrament of mercy reveals the depth and bounty of God's love. By looking at God's revelation of his mercy in Scripture and making a step-by-step examination of the Rite itself, Forgiven communicates God's invitation to each one of us to come experience his indescribable love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.