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The sacrament of Reconciliation.
reconciliation.jpg|Caption1 http://www.godfrey.info/Deaneryintouch/reconciliation.jpg The sacrament of Reconciliation is mostly just confessing the sins you have committed throughout the past years that you have lived, only that it's your first time. Another way to say the confession of sins is Penance. There are 2 ways, that I know of, you can do it; in public or in privacy. When you confess your sins, you confess them to the Priest, him and God forgive you of your and done. Simple... right? Well, not really. First, you have to prepare yourself. Here are some tips that I made up myself that may help you prepare yourself for Reconciliation, or Penance: Put yourself in a state of God, and think of all the sins that you may have committed in the passed years, and keep them in your mind, then when it's time to confess, just let it all out. There. Now it's easy.

A way that this connects to Jesus' ministry is that Jesus forgave people of their sins, so, in a way, Baptism is like Reconciliation. "that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation." 2 Corinthians 5:19

"All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation." Corinthians 5:18

"For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?" Romans 11:15

So, in recap, Reconciliation is just another word to say first Penance, to perform it, just think peacefully and of your sins, and when you meet the priest, don't freak out.

Thanks for reading my wiki page on Reconciliation and Penance. Bibliography http://www.catholic.org/prayers/confession.php