1480. Like all the sacraments, Penance is a liturgical action. the elements of the celebration are ordinarily these: a greeting and blessing from the priest, reading the word of God to illuminate the conscience and elicit contrition, and an exhortation to repentance; the confession, which acknowledges sins and makes them known to the priest; the imposition and acceptance of a penance; the priest’s absolution; a prayer of thanksgiving and praise and dismissal with the blessing of the priest.
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106. What do we learn from the temptations of Jesus in the desert?
252. What names are given to the first sacrament of initiation?
453. How does one keep Sunday holy?
282. How is Christ present in the Eucharist?
157. Who is the Head of this body?
355. What do funeral rites express?
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What is the importance of Christian discipline according to 1 Corinthians 9:24-27?
What is the story behind the miracle of Elisha’s resurrection of the Shunammite’s son in 2 Kings 4?
