“Jesus is the basic reconciling sacrament. His entire life and mission were ministries of reconciliation. The reason Jesus came was to make God’s desire of reconciling the whole of creation and to bring about wholeness and unity.” Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M.

Reconciliation is the first sacrament of healing. In this sacrament we celebrate our desire for wholeness and need for healing for all the ways in which we have not brought about wholeness and unity in our lives. Ordinarily, children are taught about the sacrament of Reconciliation during the first semester of second grade. Children who are older may also be instructed concerning this sacrament through the RCIA classes for children.