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ACTS OF THE PENITENT
The necessary actions of a person who receives the sacrament of penance. He must be sorry for his sins, confess them to the priest, and make due satisfaction for having offended God.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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