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onciliation. The school can help students to form
the habit of the regular, f ruitful reception of this
sacrament, ideally on a monthly basis. Within sec-
ond grade sacramental preparation, students will
learn to make an examination of conscience based
on the ten commandments and the virtues. This
practice should be strengthened and developed
throughout their studies, as their examination
grows deeper and more complex as they mature.
The school cooperates with the parish for sacra-
mental preparation, particularly in second and
third grades. Parent involvement and participa-
tion in the sacramental preparation is essential to
the renewal of discipleship. The pastor or chaplain
provides guidance and oversight on the forma-
tion needed to receive the sacraments and may
require additional formation to take place within
the parish. Attention should also be given to the
directives for Restored Order Confirmation given
by the Archbishop of Denver and the Office of
Evangelization and Family Life Ministries (see www.
saintsdenver.com). Second and third grade sacra-
mental preparation have been organized in a way
ordered toward discipleship and learning personal
prayer. Students not yet baptized and who desire
to receive the sacraments should enter into the
Rite of Christian Initiation of Children in coordina-
tion with the parish.
The disciple learns how to pray within the commu-
nity: "One must also learn how to pray. Through a
living transmission (Sacred Tradition) within 'the
believing and praying Church,' the Holy Spirit
teaches the children of God how to pray" (Cat-
echism of the Catholic Church, 2650). Personal
prayer and the sacramental life of the school
reinforce each other. The sacraments impart God's
grace and help the students to enter more deeply
