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Clear all filtersBaltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 219
The Sacrament of Penance remits the eternal punishment due to sin, but it does not always remit the temporal punishment which God requires as satisfaction for our sins.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 220
God requires a temporal punishment as a satisfaction for sin, to teach us the great evil of sin and to prevent us from falling again.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 221
The chief means by which we satisfy God for the temporal punishment due to sin are: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, all spiritual and corporal works of mercy, and the patient suffering of the ills of life.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 222
The chief spiritual works of mercy are seven: To admonish the sinner, to instruct the ignorant, to counsel the doubtful, to comfort the sorrowful, to bear wrongs patiently, to forgive all injuries, and to pray for the living and the dead.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 223
The chief corporal works of mercy are seven: To feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to ransom the captive, to harbor the harborless, to visit the sick, and to bury the dead.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 224
On entering the confessional we should kneel, make the sign of the Cross, and say to the priest, Bless me, Father; then add, I confess to Almighty God and to you, Father, that I have sinned.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 225
The first things we should tell the priest in Confession are the time of our last Confession, and whether we said the penance and went to Holy Communion.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 226
After telling the time of our last Confession and Communion we should confess all the mortal sins we have since committed, and all the venial sins we may wish to mention.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 227
When the confessor asks us questions we must answer them truthfully and clearly.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 228
After telling our sins we should listen with attention to the advice which the confessor may think proper to give.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 229
We should end our Confession by saying, I also accuse myself of all the sins of my past life, telling, if we choose, one or several of our past sins.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 230
While the priest is giving us absolution we should from our heart renew the Act of Contrition.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 21, question 231
An Indulgence is the remission in whole or in part of the temporal punishment due to sin.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 21, question 232
An Indulgence is not a pardon of sin, nor a license to commit sin, and one who is in a state of mortal sin cannot gain an Indulgence.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 21, question 233
There are two kinds of Indulgences—Plenary and Partial.Read the source passage →