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| #432 What should we do after confessing our sins? |
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| After confessing our sins, we should answer truthfully any question the priest asks, seek advice if we feel that we need any, listen carefully to the spiritual instruction and counsel of the priest and accept the penance he gives us. |
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| #439 How does the Church by means of indulgences remit the temporal punishment due to sin? |
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| The Church by means of indulgences remits the temporal punishment due to sin by applying to us from her spiritual treasury part of the infinite satisfaction of Jesus Christ and of the superabundant satisfaction of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the saints. |
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| #441 What must we do to gain an indulgence for ourselves? |
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| To gain an indulgence for ourselves we must be in the state of grace, have at least a general intention of gaining the indulgence, and perform the works required by the Church. |
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| #443 What is Anointing of the Sick? |
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| Anointing of the Sick is the sacrament by which, through the anointing with blessed oil by the priest, and through his prayer, gives health and strength to the soul and sometimes to the body when we are in danger of death from sickness, accident, or old age. |
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| #444 Who should receive Anointing of the Sick? |
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| All Catholics who have reached the use of reason and are in danger of death from sickness, accident, or old age should receive Anointing of the Sick. |
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| #451 What is Holy Orders? |
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| Holy Orders is the sacrament through which men receive the power and grace to perform the sacred duties of bishops, priests, and other ministers of the Church. |
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