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2nd Grade Reconciliation Worksheet
RETURN TO CLASS BY November 14, 2017

1.  Read Luke 15: 11-24 (see attached) to your child. After you read it once, try to have your child and other members of your family act the story out, or have your child draw a picture of the father forgiving the son. Then ask your child the following questions and a parent can record their responses.

a.  When the son in the story needed to be forgiven by his father, what did the father do?

b.  Jesus was telling this story because he was trying to teach his disciples about God’s forgiveness. If this is how the father in the story forgives, what do you think it is like when God forgives us?

2.  Talk to your child about what is the difference between a choice and an accident, and then record their answers to the questions below:

a.  What is the difference between a choice and an accident?

b.  Make up an example of something that would be an accident and not a sin

c.  Make up an example of something that would be a sin, not just an accident

d.  When you make good choices, what do your parents do to celebrate that good choice?

e.  If you make a choice that is not good, what do you do to ask forgiveness?

Glad You Asked—

How do I know if my child is ready to prepare to celebrate the Sacrament of

Reconciliation?

Consider these general guidelines to determine if your child is ready to prepare for

the Sacrament of Reconciliation:

• My child knows when he or she has done something wrong.

• My child shows sorrow for wrongdoing and seeks forgiveness.

• My child is beginning to acknowledge the consequences of his or her actions.

• My child knows that God loves each of us and forgives us when we sin.

What is the most important thing I can do to help prepare my child to celebrate First Reconciliation?

Every time we teach a child to understand the difference between right and wrong,

we are helping form his or her moral conscience. Every time we explain the difference

between loving and unloving actions, we are preparing our children to choose that

which is good. Each time we forgive or ask forgiveness of others, we help our children

trust God’s mercy and forgiveness. In ordinary family life, such opportunities occur

almost every day. The family guide Together: Preparing at Home for First Reconciliation

will prepare you and guide you to have such conversations with your child. The

opportunities for discussion will help your child develop a sense of what is right and

good and help him or her prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The Forgiving Father
Luke 15: 11-24

Jesus went on to say…”[The sinful son] was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filed with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son and kissed him. ‘Father,’ the son said, ‘I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’ But the father called to his servants. ‘Hurry!’ he said. ‘Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet. Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast! For this son of mine was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’” And so the feasting began.

Revised 10/16