First Reconciliation

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A state of sanctification by God (5)
  2. 5. A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it (plural) (10)
  3. 9. The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance (10)
  4. 10. Getting two things to correspond (14)
  5. 11. Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts (10)
  6. 12. Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem (5)
  7. 13. Religious leader who leads worship (6)
  8. 15. Letting go of anger toward someone who wronged you (11)

Down

  1. 1. The sacred writings of the Christian religions (9)
  2. 3. A doctrine that is taught (plural) (12)
  3. 4. Remorse for your past conduct (7)
  4. 6. Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation (10)
  5. 7. The act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in (10)
  6. 8. A sermon on a moral or religious topic (6)
  7. 14. Estrangement from god (3)