penance

Is an old version of the word “repentanceTurning away from sin and to God in hopes of obtaining forgiveness and is associated with a change of mind and heart.  more,” and refers to: 1) the Catholic sacramentComes from the Latin term sacramentum, which is a translation of the Greek term mysterion meaning “mystery,” and originally was used to refer to a... more also referred to as Confession where remorseful sinner (the “penitentThe person engaged in repentance through the Catholic sacrament of Penance, particularly the person confessing sins to the priest. more”) confesses sins to a priest (the “confessoris the priest who listens to the penitent’s confessions during the sacrament of Penance. more:”) who grants absolutionDerived from a Latin word meaning “to loose” and is related to dissolve. Broadly this word is equivalent to forgiveness of sins, but used specific... more; 2) the activities stipulated by the priest to be performed by the penitentThe person engaged in repentance through the Catholic sacrament of Penance, particularly the person confessing sins to the priest. more in order to satisfy justice in order to obtain full forgiveness of sinIs violation to God’s Law, and implicitly includes disobedience to God’s the command to love God and one’s neighbor. See mortal sin, original si... more; 3) inward state of penance in the soul of the penitentThe person engaged in repentance through the Catholic sacrament of Penance, particularly the person confessing sins to the priest. more also called contritionusually refers to one of the four parts of the sacrament of Penance in the Roman Catholic Church that consists of hating one’s sins. Luther rejected... more. Protestants reject this Catholic sacramentComes from the Latin term sacramentum, which is a translation of the Greek term mysterion meaning “mystery,” and originally was used to refer to a... more.