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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306. Why can venial sins also be the object of sacramental confession?
313. How was sickness viewed in the Old Testament?
536. How is Abraham a model of prayer?
433. Why is the Christian moral life indispensable for the proclamation of the Gospel?
9. What is the full and definitive stage of God’s Revelation?
593. What is the specifically Christian sense of this petition?
96. What does the “Immaculate Conception” mean?
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How important is God’s love to our lives, according to 1 John 4:8?
What is the importance of Christian witness?
How is the humility and grace of God manifested in the Christian’s life, according to Psalm 138:6-7?
What does “giving thanks in all circumstances” mean in 1 Thessalonians 5:18?
