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In the Holy Mystery of Repentance, Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ forgives our sins. Repentance is the Holy Mystery which gives us access to Holy God's forgiveness, to spiritual healing, and to reconciliation. We ask forgiveness of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Priest gives us a special blessing called absolution as a sign of our reconciliation with Holy God. Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ wants us to ask for forgiveness after we have sinned. ProcedureA person confesses to Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ through the medium of the Catholic Church. Usually, the person faces the ikon of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and talks to Him. This action is to remind us by whose power our sins are forgiven. However, Repentance may be in any secluded part of the church. The priest, as the earthly representative of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, stands at the right of the person and transmits Holy God's forgiveness via absolution. At the time of absolution, the priest may place the two ends of his epitrachelion (stole), which is the sign of priesthood, on the penitent's head. Then, the priest recites the prayer of absolution. These actions are a tangible sign that Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ�s grace has overshadowed the penitent and restored him to a state of friendship with God. The necessary conditions are: confession, the laying on of the Priest�s hands, and the prayer of absolution. Requirements and ConditionsHoly Mystery of Repentance is received after the person:
The Holy Mystery of Repentance is administered by a priest. Holy Mystery of Repentance should be received often during all liturigcal cycles. Holy Mystery of Repentance should especially be Received during Great Lent. Holy Mystery of Repentance is part of the Service of Forgiveness during Matins of Great and Holy Thursday, which is celebrated on Great and Holy Wednesday evening. NameThis Holy Mystery is sometimes called "Confession" or "Reconciliation". Bishop John Elya's AnswersWhat is the proper form of confession in the Melkite Church? More InformationConfession (Reconciliation) St. Ann Melkite Catholic Church, West Paterson, NJ Holy Mysteries Our Lady of Redemption, Warren, Michigan Primer for Melkite Worship and Ritual Please click on Confession. Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States. Material prepared by Fr. Philaret Littlefield for inclusion in the St. George (Milwaukee, WI) Melkite Sunday Bulletin. Saint Ignatios of Antioch Melkite Greek Catholic Church Then click on Resources. The first category is Lenten Information which includes Repentance.
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