Sacraments of Healing

An essential part of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in which the priest pardons the sins of the person confessing, in the name of God and the Church.

• viaticum

• absolution

• confession

• absolutism

The moral evaluation of one’s life in preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

• examination of conscience

• Act of Contrition

• profession of faith

• confession

Any deliberate offense in thought, word or action against the will of God.

• venial sin

• Jack

• mortal sin

• sin

A change of heart, turning away from sin and toward God.

• flip flop

• conversation

• conversion

• reparation

To admit sins to a priest.

• stupid

• absolution

• owning up

• confession

The tendency of all human beings toward sin as a result of Original Sin.

• conversion

• concupiscence

• mortal sin

• the Adam effect

An attitude of sorrow for a sin committed and a resolution not to sin again.

• repentence

• penance

• conversion

• super fly

Making amends for something one did wrong that caused harm to another person or led to loss.

• burning bridges

• Yo my bad!

• reparation

• conversion

Last anointing, an old name for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

• Viaticum

• Extreme Unction

• conjunction junction

• Last Rites

A prayer expressing sorrow for sins and resolving not to sin again.

• "Oh man I suck!"

• examination of conscience

• repentence

• Act of Contrition