Catholic Word of the Day: REPENTANCE, 02-18-15

CCDictionary ^ | 02-18-15 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

[Salvation]

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REPENTANCE

 

Voluntary sorrow because it offends God, for having done something wrong, together with the resolve to amend one's conduct by taking the necessary means to avoid the occasions of sin. To repent is to be sorry for sin with self-condemnation. (Etym. Latin repoenitere, to be very sorry, regret intensely.)

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[Salvation]

together with the resolve to amend one's conduct by taking the necessary means to avoid the occasions of sin.

[Salvation]

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Occasion of Sin	Repentance

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