Penance & Reconciliation Preparation

• Have I wanted more things, making things more important than God?

• When I make promises, do I take them seriously?
• Do I use God’s name carelessly or in anger?
• Do I use other inappropriate language?

• Did I stay home from church when I could have gone with my family?

• Have I tried to get a ride to church for mass if I needed one?
• Have I remembered to pray regularly?

• Do I obey my parents or do I delay obedience?
• Have I done my chores without complaining?
• Have I been disrespectful to teachers or coaches?

• Do I keep my patience or do I lose my temper?
• Do I hold grudges and try to get even with others?
• Have I been unfair to others?
• Have I refused to forgive someone else?
• Have I caused another person to sin?

• Have I forgotten to show respect for the bodies of others as well as myself? Have I used my body inappropriately?

• Do I avoid harmful things like drugs, tobacco and alcohol?
• Have I watch inappropriate television gone to internet sites I am not supposed to?

• Have I taken something that belongs to someone else?
• Have I “forgotten” to return something that I borrowed?
• Have I used money responsibly?

• Do I play fairly or do I ever cheat at school or games?
• Have I been honest, truthful and fair or have I lied?
• Have I hurt someone by what I have said or done?
• Do I gossip?
• Have I copied someone else’s homework?

• Have I been jealous of friends that someone else has?
• Have I tried to be kind to others?
• Have I looked impurely at another?

• Have I been jealous of the things that my friends have?
• Have I nagged my parents into buying things because my friends have them?

Have I helped others when they needed help?

O MY GOD, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee,
and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell;
but most of all because they offend Thee, my God,
Who art all-good and deserving of all my love.
 
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace,
  to confess my sins,
  to do penance,
  and to amend my life.

Amen.