Religious Terms and Concepts

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absolution

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God's forgiveness of our sins, given by the priest in the Sacrament of Penance.

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confession

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Telling our sins to the priest in the Sacrament of Penance.

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conscience

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God's gift that helps us to know right from wrong.

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contrition

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Being sorry for our sins and promising not to sin again.

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mercy

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God's love and forgiveness.

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mortal sin

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Sins that break our friendship with God.

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venial sin

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Sins that hurt our friendship with God.

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penance

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A prayer or kind act we do to repair the harm from our sins.