IV. Interior Penance

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Jesus’ call to conversion and penance, like that of the prophets before him,
does not aim first at outward works, “sackcloth and ashes,” fasting and
mortification, but at the conversion of the heart, interior conversion. Without
this, such penances remain sterile and false; however, interior conversion
urges expression in visible signs, gestures and works of penance.²³

PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
  - Article 4 THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
    - IV. Interior Penance

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team