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2. Sacrament of Penance - Wikipedia

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   Canon law requires confession along with purpose of amendment and absolution from the priest for all grave sins for reconciliation with God and with the Catholic Church, except in danger of death. [39] Especially in the West, the penitent may choose to confess in a specially constructed confessional. Since the Second Vatican Council, besides ...

3. Absolution - Wikipedia

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   The following is the form of absolution for the sick in the Book of Common Prayer: "OUR Lord Jesus Christ, who hath left power to his Church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences: And by his authority committed to me, I absolve thee from all thy sins, In the Name of the Father ...

4. Confession (religion) - Wikipedia

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   The form of absolution provided in the order for the Visitation of the Sick reads, "Our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath left power to his Church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences: And by his authority committed to me, I absolve thee from all thy sins, In the Name of the Father ...

5. Penance - Wikipedia

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   A 17th-century depiction of one of the 28 articles of the Augsburg Confession by Wenceslas Hollar, which divides repentance into two parts: "One is contrition, that is, terrors smiting the conscience through the knowledge of sin; the other is faith, which is born of the Gospel, or of absolution, and believes that for Christ's sake, sins are forgiven, comforts the conscience, and delivers it ...

6. Act of Contrition - Wikipedia

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   O My God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen ...

7. Penitential Act - Wikipedia

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   Pastor: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. People: But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Pastor: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. People: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean ...

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9. Seal of confession in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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   Even where the seal of confession does not strictly apply – where there is no specific serious sin confessed for the purpose of receiving absolution – priests have a serious obligation not to cause scandal [further explanation needed] by the way they speak. [2]