Quiz on Reconciliation and Forgiveness

What is the process of restoring friendship and peace called?

• Contrition

• Confession

• Reconciliation

• Absolution

What is the main message of the Lost Sheep parable?

• God wants us to be perfect

• God wants us to repent and come back to Him

• God wants us to follow rules

• God wants us to be happy

What does the word "repent" mean?

• To ignore sins

• To turn away from sin and live the way God wants

• To remember sins

• To celebrate sins

Who continues to forgive sins in the name of Christ?

• Teachers

• Parents

• Bishops and priests

• Friends

What do we receive in the sacrament of Reconciliation?

• God's punishment

• God's mercy

• God's silence

• God's anger

Who is the penitent in the sacrament of Reconciliation?

• The priest

• The person seeking God's forgiveness

• The bishop

• The teacher

What are always part of the celebration of the sacrament of Reconciliation?

• Singing and dancing

• Contrition, confession, penance, and absolution

• Eating and drinking

• Silence and meditation

What does contrition mean?

• To be happy for sins

• To be sorry for sin and intend not to sin again

• To ignore sins

• To celebrate sins

What is confession?

• Telling your sins to a priest and talking about ways to love God and others

• Keeping your sins a secret

• Writing your sins in a book

• Forgetting your sins

What is a prayer or action that shows sorrow for sins called?

• Celebration

• Penance

• Meditation

• Silence