RECONCILIATION IS A CELEBRATION: Super great job! I want you to remember that "Reconciliation is a Celebration." It is a celebration of God's power to make all things new for us!! The name, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, emphasizes God's power to heal and mend. This sacrament is also called Confession which stresses the importance of acknowledging our sins. It can also be called the sacrament of Penance as it stresses the importance of making wrongs right, making up for the hurts or losses we caused. We call the sacrament "Reconciliation" because its ultimate purpose is bringing us back into the community of disciples when we have sinned. As you learned in your lessons, peace was Jesus' gift to his followers on Easter evening. It is also our gift in the priests power to absolve us of our sins. Jesus' gift of peace calls us to become peacemakers who forgive others as we have been forgiven. Something we should celebrate.