What is Reconciliation?
What is Confession?
What is Penance?
Reconciliation, Confession or Penance is a sacrament instituted by Jesus in His love and mercy to offer sinners forgiveness for offenses committed against God. At the same time sinners reconcile with the Church because it is also wounded by our sins.
Every time we sin, we hurt ourselves, other people and God. In Reconciliation, we acknowledge our sins before God and His Church. We express our sorrow in a meaningful way, receive the forgiveness of Christ and His Church, make reparation for what we have done and resolve to do better in the future.
The forgiveness of sins involves four parts: