Logan thought good and hard about ways to prepare Augustine for his First Confession. We talked about it a lot, Augustine learned about it in school, and the Logan took him on a Confession Pilgrimage around town.
Augustine chose 8 churches in town to visit. He and Logan went to each one and explored the confessionals in detail, talked about what Confession is, why the Catholic Church has it as a sacrament, fears he may have about it, and what he’s excited about too. Augustine loved it and is keeping most of it a surprise for Lewis when he’s in 2nd grade. :)
We bought Augustine a suit for First Confession and he LOVES it. He looks so sharp and is very focused when he wears it to Mass.
His little brothers had a front row seat to watch their big brother receive this sacrament for the first time ever.
Lewis helped the Sisters prepare gifts for the 2nd graders.
Augustine wrote down the sins he wanted to confess and then taped them shut with packing tape and Star Wars tape. It made me laugh, but I get it. It’s private between he and God.
Each 2nd grader received a beautiful little crucifix after their confession. Augustine said confession was a little different than he expected but couldn’t put his finger on why.
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