Forgivness

[dominikus28]

Why is there penance? When you get your sind forgiven, the priest gives you a penance to say, either a Hail Mary or an Our Father… if you do not say this penance what happens?

 

[briang72]

Please read this article:
franciscanfriarstor.com/prayerrequests/The_Sacraments/sacrament%20of%20penance.htm

Here is an excerpt:

Why do I receive a penance?

To complete the process, a penance is imposed. Absolution takes away sin, but it does not remedy all disorders caused by sin. While we are not capable of truly satisfying God for the evil we have done and its consequences, we must make satisfaction for our sin through some action or prayer that will express our desire to make amends and to repair something of the disorder, damage or harm which our sinful actions have brought into the world. The penance imposed takes into account the penitent’s personal situation and serves to support his or her spiritual good. It corresponds as much as possible to the gravity of the sins confessed. It may be a prayer, an offering, works of mercy, sacrifices or service to another. But this penance is in a real way our share in the Cross and helps us to be more closely joined to Christ.

In the Introduction to the Rite of Penance, we are reminded that true conversion is completed by acts of penance or satisfaction for the sins committed, by amendment of conduct, and also by the reparation of injury. The kind and extent of the satisfaction should be suited to the personal condition of each penitent. In this way the penitent is helped to be healed of the evil which caused him to sin. Therefore, it is necessary that the act of penance really be a remedy for sin and a help to renewal of life.

 

[promethius95945]

Why is there penance? When you get your sind forgiven, the priest gives you a penance to say, either a Hail Mary or an Our Father… if you do not say this penance what happens?

because i’m a practical type, here’s an example

I break a window on my neighbors house.

– I feel bad (contrition)
– I appologize and am forgiven by the neighbor (confession and absolution)
– I pay to have the window replaced and mitigate the error of my ways (penance)

Remember, sin DAMAGES the soul and CAN damage others. Penance is the payment we make to ourselves in the form of prayer and fasting, or to others by other means in order to mitigate the damage caused by our harmful ways. Without penance (the desire to set right the wrong we have done to ourselves and others) are we even truly contrite about our actions in the first place?

 

[drafdog]

The penitential prayer after confession is done symbolically to indicate our regret over past offences, and our desire to reform our lives in future. It is a sign of our purpose to make amends for hurting others.

Matthew