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for "Confession" in The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
Paragraph 1424
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"It is called the sacrament of confession, since the disclosure or confession of sins to a priest is an essential element of this sacrament. In a profound sense it is also a "confession" - acknowledgment and praise - of the holiness of God and of his mercy toward sinful man.
It..."
Paragraph 1458
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"Without being strictly necessary, confession of everyday faults (venial sins) is nevertheless strongly recommended by the Church.[59] Indeed the regular confession of our venial sins helps us form our conscience, fight against evil tendencies, let ourselves be healed by Christ..."
Paragraph 1484
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
""Individual, integral confession and absolution remain the only ordinary way for the faithful to reconcile themselves with God and the Church, unless physical or moral impossibility excuses from this kind of confession."[94] There are profound reasons for this. Christ is at work..."
Paragraph 1456
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"Confession to a priest is an essential part of the sacrament of Penance: "All mortal sins of which penitents after a diligent self-examination are conscious must be recounted by them in confession, even if they are most secret and have been committed against the last two..."
Paragraph 1482
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"...place in the framework of a communal celebration in which we prepare ourselves together for confession and give thanks together for the forgiveness received. Here, the personal confession of sins and individual absolution are inserted into a liturgy of the word of God with..."
Paragraph 1483
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"...necessity recourse may be had to a communal celebration of reconciliation with general confession and general absolution. Grave necessity of this sort can arise when there is imminent danger of death without sufficient time for the priest or priests to hear each penitent's..."
Paragraph 1448
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"...the man who undergoes conversion through the action of the Holy Spirit: namely, contrition, confession, and satisfaction; on the other, God's action through the intervention of the Church. the Church, who through the bishop and his priests forgives sins in the name of Jesus..."
Paragraph 1452
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"...of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.[51]"
Paragraph 1455
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"The confession (or disclosure) of sins, even from a simply human point of view, frees us and facilitates our reconciliation with others. Through such an admission man looks squarely at the sins he is guilty of, takes responsibility for them, and thereby opens himself again to..."
Paragraph 1457
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"...he has a grave reason for receiving Communion and there is no possibility of going to confession.[57] Children must go to the sacrament of Penance before receiving Holy Communion for the first time.[58]"
Paragraph 1467
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"...ministry and the respect due to persons, the Church declares that every priest who hears confessions is bound under very severe penalties to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that his penitents have confessed to him. He can make no use of knowledge that confession..."
Paragraph 1480
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING › THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
"...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..."
Paragraph 1486
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
"...after Baptism is conferred by a particular sacrament called the sacrament of conversion, confession, penance, or reconciliation."
Paragraph 1491
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
"...actions of the penitent and the priest's absolution. 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."
Paragraph 1493
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
"...the unconfessed grave sins he remembers after having carefully examined his conscience. the confession of venial faults, without being necessary in itself, is nevertheless strongly recommended by the Church."
Paragraph 1497
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
"Individual and integral confession of grave sins followed by absolution remains the only ordinary means of reconciliation with God and with the Church."
Paragraph 1634
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH › THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION › THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
"Difference of confession between the spouses does not constitute an insurmountable obstacle for marriage, when they succeed in placing in common what they have received from their respective communities, and learn from each other the way in which each lives in fidelity to..."