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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 26 (part V) - Pope John Paul II

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Nor can the church omit, without serious mutilation of her essential message, a constant catechesis on what the traditional Christian langua...
Friday, April 8, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 26 (Part IV) - Pope John Paul II

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On other points too, of no less relevance for reconciliation, one looks to the pastors of the church for catechesis. On the sense of sin,...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance Part 26 (Part III) . - Pope John Paul II

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A catechesis on penance, therefore, and one that is as complete and adequate as possible, is absolutely essential at a time like ours when d...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 26 (part II) - Pope John Paul II

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The pastors of the church are also expected to provide catechesis on penance. Here too the richness of the biblical message must be its sour...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Apostolic Exhortaion on the Sacrament of Penace - Part 26 (Part I) - Pope John Paul II

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Catechesis 26. In the vast area in which the church has the mission of operating through dialogue, the pastoral ministry of penance and re...
Monday, April 4, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 25 (Part IV) - Pope John Paul II

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The church engages in dialogue for reconciliation also through the bishops in the competency and responsibility proper to them, either indiv...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 25. (Part III) - Pope John Paul II

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To the extent to which the church is capable of generating active harmony-unity in variety-within herself and of offering herself as a witne...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 25 (Part III) - Pope John Paul II

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The heartfelt and determined invitation which was already extended by my predecessor in preparation for the 1975 Holy Year(125) is also vali...
Friday, April 1, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance Part 25 (Part II) . - Pope John Paul II

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The church in fact uses the method of dialogue in order the better to lead people-both those who through baptism and the profession of faith...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 24 & 25 (part I) - Pope John Paul II

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CHAPTER ONE THE PROMOTION OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION: WAYS AND MEANS 24. In order to promote penance and reconciliation, the church ...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 23 (Part II) . - Pope John Paul II

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I do not need to repeat what I have already said about the importance of this "ministry of reconciliation,"(119) and of the pastor...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance Part 23. - Pope John Paul II

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PART THREE THE PASTORAL MINISTRY OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION Promoting Penance and Reconciliation 23. To evoke conversion and penance...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Parts 21 & 22 - Pope John Paul II

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The Effort of the Christian 21. But there is another aspect to the mysterium pietatis: The loving kindness of God toward the Christian mu...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 20 - Pope John Paul II

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It Is Christ Himself 20. It is profoundly significant that when Paul presents this mysterium pietatis he simply transcribes, without mak...
Saturday, March 26, 2011

Apostolic Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance - Part 19 - Pope John Paul II

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CHAPTER II "MYSTERIUM PIETATIS" 19. In order to understand sin we have had to direct our attention to its nature as made known ...