What is a step in penance?

Answer 1

Penance is whenever you feel remorse about a sin or something bad you did and stop doing it or ask for forgiveness. For instance, if you cheated on a test and told the teacher, you would be offering penance.

Answer 2

The sacrament of penance involves contrition for your sins, or at least attrition. Then you must confess all of your sins to the priest. It is required that all mortal sins either since baptism, or since your last good confession be confessed. You must then make an act of contrition, and receive absolution from the priest. When you leave the confessional, you should do your penance (that was assigned to you by the priest) promptly.

Answer 3

Catholic AnswerBelow are the steps for penance, I have no idea what a "6 letter step for penance" is.

1. Review your life since your last confession (Examen)

2. Present yourself to the priest

3. Ask the priest for his blessing and tell him how long it has been since your last confession, mention your age, and your state in life (I am 23 year old single man)

4. Confess your sins

5. End with:

For these and all other sins that I cannot now remember [as well as all the sins of my past life], I ask counsel, absolution, and penance.

6. Listen to Father's instructions, and take note of your penance. If you don't understand anything, ask him to repeat it.

7. Make your Act of Contrition when he asks you to:

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life.

If the priest says, "Go in peace, your sins are forgiven", you reply:

Thanks be to God.

Answer 4

Repenting and doing what you can to correct your sin.