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Sunday, May 5th, 2024
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
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Penance
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In the Roman Catholic Church an expression of penitence as well as the sacrament of absolution; also the suffering to which a penitent voluntarily subjects himself, according to the schoolmen, as an expression of his penitence, and in punishment of his sin; the three steps of penitence were contrition, confession, and satisfaction.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Penance'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/penance.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Penance'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/penance.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
