sacrament of penance
Confessing sins formally
The sacrament of penance is a Catholic ritual in which a person confesses sins to a priest and receives absolution.
The penitent typically enters a confessional booth, recites their sins, expresses contrition, and performs an assigned penance—usually prayers or acts of restitution.
Also called confession or the sacrament of reconciliation.
- Council of TrentCatholic ecclesiastical congress addressing reformation
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- spiritual healingNon-medical cure through belief
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
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Grace-destroying spiritual offense
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Ritual water purification ceremony
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