Views During the Third Period (750-1517 A.D.) (51): The Seven Sacraments: Penance

CHAPTER IV On Contrition CHAPTER IV On Contrition Contrition, which holds the first place amongst the aforesaid acts of the penitent, is a sorrow of mind, and a detestation for sin committed, with the purpose of not sinning for the future. This movement of contrition was at all times necessary for obtaining the pardon of sins; and, in one who has fallen after baptism, it then at length prepares for the remission of sins, when it is united with confidence in the divine mercy, and with the...