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Contrition
Contrition is genuine sorrow for sin, with a firm resolve not to sin again — the most essential act of the penitent and a requirement for the valid reception of Reconciliation.
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Repentance
Repentance is the turning away from sin and back to God — sorrow for having offended God, a firm resolve not to sin again, and the intention to make amends.
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Intercession
Intercession is prayer offered on behalf of others — a participation in Christ's own priestly prayer for all humanity, extended through the faithful and the saints.
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The Triduum
The Easter Triduum is the three-day liturgical celebration of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday through Easter Sunday — the heart of the entire liturgical year.
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Eternal Life
Eternal life is participation in God's own life — beginning in Baptism and fulfilled in the Beatific Vision in Heaven — not merely endless duration but the fullness of life with God.
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Social Justice
Social justice is the respect for human dignity and the obligation to build social conditions in which every person can reach their proper fulfillment as made in God's image.
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Examination of Conscience
An examination of conscience is the prayerful review of one's thoughts, words, and actions in light of God's law — a preparation for Confession and a tool for ongoing conversion.