Your child is learning how to celebrate the sacrament of
Reconciliation. You can help your child decide when he
or she is ready to celebrate this sacrament for the
first time. One way to teach your child how to prepare
for this celebration is by helping him or her in an
examination of conscience, using the Ten Commandments as
guides (see pages 90-91 in your child's book). It is
important to remember to ask yourself not only what you
have done wrong, but also what good you have failed to
do and how you plan to do better. When your child is
ready to celebrate the sacrament, you might want to do
the same.
An Examination of Conscience
Help your child make an examination of conscience, using the
commandments as a guide. Some questions to be asked
might be:
- Have I done what God wants?
- Have I used God's name in a bad way?
- Have I shared in Sunday Mass?
- Have I been obedient?
- Do I take care of my body?
- Have I told the truth?
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