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   penitent

   /ˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant: "a penitent expression"

   noun

   • 1. a person who repents their sins and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God.
   • ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitent- ‘repenting’, from the verb paenitere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. penitently adverb

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   What does a priest say to a penitent?

   • The priest dismisses the penitent with this or any of the alternative formula: May the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the saints, whatever good you do and suffering you endure heal your sins, help you to grow in holiness, and reward you with eternal life. Go in peace.

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   What should a penitent do if he can't perform the penance?

   • A. A penitent who knows he cannot perform the penance given should ask the priest for one that he can perform. When we forget the penance given we must ask for it again, for we cannot fulfill our duty by giving ourselves a penance. The penance must be performed at the time and in the manner the confessor directs. Q. 749.

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   What does it mean when a priest says absolution to a penitent?

   • A. Absolution is the form of prayer or words the priest pronounces over us with uplifted hand when he forgives the sins we have confessed. It is given while we are saying the Act of Contrition after receiving our Penance. Q. 727. Does the priest ever refuse absolution to a penitent? A.

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   What does penance mean?

   • A. The word Penance has other meanings. It means also those punishments we inflict upon ourselves as a means of atoning for our past sins; it means likewise that disposition of the heart in which we detest and bewail our sins because they were offensive to God. Q. 723.

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   Jun 26, 2024 · The penitent's acts are repentance, confession or disclosure of sins to the priest, and the intention to make reparation and do works of reparation.

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   2 days ago · A. A penitent who knows he cannot perform the penance given should ask the priest for one that he can perform.

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   Jun 22, 2024 · Rite of Confession. After the customary greetings, the penitent crosses himself: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." The priest urges the penitent to...

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Penance is the Tribunal of God’s Mercy: the penitent is their own accuser and witness, and the priest is the judge. What are the judgments made by the priest? a) Is what the person confesses actually a sin? b) If a sin, is it mortal or venial? c) Is the penitent properly disposed (contrite/purposed to amend)? If the penitent is disposed ...

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   Jun 20, 2024 · three acts of the penitent; contrition, confession, and satisfaction Has its mission to build up and guide the Church in the name of Christ A period of continued formation in the Catholic Faith after having received the Sacraments of Christian Initiation.

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   4 days ago · This second book written by Luke is really the Acts of Peter and Paul. It starts with Peter bursting out of the Upper Room in Jerusalem after Pentecost repeatedly to proclaim Jesus as Savior, and largely documents his deeds, including his progressive inclusion of Gentile Christians in the Church.

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   Jun 29, 2024 · Sunday, May 19, is Pentecost. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. Pentecost is a feast about fire, a transformative, refining, purifying fire that the Lord wants to kindle in us. It is a necessary fire.