Lectures on the Principal Doctrines and Practices of the Catholic Church, Delivered at St. Mary's, Moorfields, During the Lent of 1836 |
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Do entire penance ; evince the contrition of a sorrowing and grieving mind . That
penance , which may satisfy , remains alone to be done ; but they shut the door to
satisfaction , who deny the necessity of penance . ” He is alluding to the ...
Do entire penance ; evince the contrition of a sorrowing and grieving mind . That
penance , which may satisfy , remains alone to be done ; but they shut the door to
satisfaction , who deny the necessity of penance . ” He is alluding to the ...
Page 76
To understand its practice clearly , it may be necessary to premise a few words
on the subject of canonical penance . From the age of the apostles , it was usual
for those who had fallen into grievous offences , to make a public confession of ...
To understand its practice clearly , it may be necessary to premise a few words
on the subject of canonical penance . From the age of the apostles , it was usual
for those who had fallen into grievous offences , to make a public confession of ...
Page 78
... as was decreed by the Council of Carthage . * When a sinner implores to be
admitted to penance , let the priest , without any distinction of persons , enjoin
what the canons euact . They who show negligence , must be less readily
admitted ...
... as was decreed by the Council of Carthage . * When a sinner implores to be
admitted to penance , let the priest , without any distinction of persons , enjoin
what the canons euact . They who show negligence , must be less readily
admitted ...
Page 79
St. Augustine gives us another ground whereon mitigation of penance was
sometimes granted ; that is , when intercession was made in favour of the
repenting sinner by persons justly possessing influence with the pastors of the
Church .
St. Augustine gives us another ground whereon mitigation of penance was
sometimes granted ; that is , when intercession was made in favour of the
repenting sinner by persons justly possessing influence with the pastors of the
Church .
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Now , these were precisely the usual periods allotted to public penance , so that
the signification of these terms is , that the indulgence granted is accepted by the
Church as a substitution for a penance of that duration ; a plenary indulgence ...
Now , these were precisely the usual periods allotted to public penance , so that
the signification of these terms is , that the indulgence granted is accepted by the
Church as a substitution for a penance of that duration ; a plenary indulgence ...
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| Title | Lectures on the Principal Doctrines and Practices of the Catholic Church, Delivered at St. Mary's, Moorfields, During the Lent of 1836 |
| Author | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Catholic publishing and bookselling Company, limited, 1843 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 578 pages |
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