Confession

: Receive advice and a penance (action or prayer) from the priest.

: Receive God’s forgiveness through the priest’s words of absolution. After Confession Perform Penance : Complete your assigned penance. Gratitude : Offer thanks to God for mercy. Confession

: Recite a prayer of sorrow, such as the one found in. : Receive advice and a penance (action or

: Focus on "number and kind"—the specific type of sin and approximately how many times you committed it. The Rite of Confession Confession

: Foster a sincere sorrow for your sins and a "firm purpose of amendment," meaning a determination to avoid sinning again.

: Reflect on your thoughts, words, and actions since your last confession. Many use the Ten Commandments or specific examination guides as a framework.