PARSON’S LIST
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Penitence
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Contrition
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What is contrition
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The sorrow a man receives for his sins
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What causes a man to be contrite
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Remembering his sins
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Not wanting to be a thrall to sin
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Dread of Hell
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Sorrow for the good he didn’t do and the evil he
did
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Remembrance of the Passion of Christ
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Hope for forgiveness of sin, the gift of grace,
and the glory of Heaven
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How he should be contrite
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What contrition is available to the soul
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Confession
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Confessing ALL his sins to his priest
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Understand the source of the sins
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Adam and Eve
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7 deadlies, coming later
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Types of sins
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Venial
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Man loves Christ less than he should
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Can be forgiven through confession
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7 Deadlies
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Man loves anything more than Christ
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deadly
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Love of God
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7 Deadlies
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Pride
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The root of all sins
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Remedy to Pride
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Humility
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In heart
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Sees himself as worth nothing before God
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He despises no other man
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Doesn’t mind what other people think of him
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Doesn’t regret his humiliation
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In mouth
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In works
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Puts other men before him
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Choose the lowest place overall
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Gladly assent to good council
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Submit gladly to judgment of his superiors
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Envy
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Worst sin there is because it is against all
virtues and goodness
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Remedy to Envy
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Love of God principle
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Love his neighbor as himself
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Against the manor of wrongs of his enemies:
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Against hate of heart love him in heart
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Against hate and rancor of heart love him in
heart
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Against chiding and wicked words pray for his
enemy
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Wrath
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Good anger
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Anger at wickedness
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Hating the sin but not the sinner
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Wicked ire
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Unplanned, so venial
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Planned, so deadly
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Manslaughter
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OK—carrying out death penalty
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OK—self-defense
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Deadly—going beyond self-defense
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Killing on purpose in all sorts of ways
including abortion
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Remedy to Wrath
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Gentleness
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Suffer the wrongs men do to you
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Suffer sweetly man’s goodness and don’t get angry at
man’s bad acts
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Patience
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Suffer gently the outrages of adversity and wicked acts to him
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Sloth
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Makes one heavy, moody, and peevish
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Remedy to Sloth
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Fortitude and Strength
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Magnanimity and courage
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Undertake hard things
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Reason and discretion
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Faith and hope in God
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Confidence and security
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Constance
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Avarice (Greed)
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Loving Earthly things
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Coveting is wanting things you don’t have
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Greed is withholding and keeping things you do
have
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Remedy to Avarice
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Mercy and pity
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Performing charitable works
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Lend and give, forgive and release
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Moderate generosity
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Gluttony
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Remedy to Gluttony
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Abstinence
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Lechery (Lust)
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Very specific about each act, read on your own
if you want
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Remedy to Lust
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Chastity
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Continence
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Good marriage in medieval terms
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Withdraw from temptation
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Penitence part 2 continued—Confession
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Confession of the mouth (may not be my best
interpretations)
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What is the sin
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Consider who you are
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Did you do it alone or with/to someone else?
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Where did you do it
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Did you get talked into it or talk someone into
it?
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How many times
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Why did you sin, tempted by others or by one’s
desire
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Who have you hurt by sinning?
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True confession signs
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Sorrowful bitterness of heart
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Shamefast
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Humility in confession
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Weep in eyes or heart
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Don’t let shame stop one’s confession
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Be obeisant to receive penance
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Do it quickly after sin
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Do it by your own will
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Confession must be lawful
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Penitence part 3—Satisfaction
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Alms
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Offer one’s self to God
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Have pity of defects of neighbors
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Giving of good council and comfort (including material
things)
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Try to keep works private
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Bodily pain
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Prayers
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Wakings--vigils
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Fastings--
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Forbear of food and drink
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Forbear of worldly jollity
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Forbear deadly sin
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Reasons for fasting
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Largeness to poor folk
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Gladness of spirit
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Not to grouch while fasting
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moderation
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Teaching of prayers
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More ways of bodily pain
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Wearing painful clothes
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Scourging
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Blockers to penitence
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Dread
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Fear of suffering
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Fix by remembering this life is short, heavenly
life eternal
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Shame
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If he wasn’t ashamed to do foul things, he shouldn’t
be ashamed to do good things
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Wanhope
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Distrust in the mercy of Christ
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Fear that he won’t be able to keep up penitence
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Answers
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As many times as he falls, Christ will be there
to receive him in mercy when he rises again
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God is way stronger than the devil—God will
strengthen hime
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Desperation—can’t find a definition
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Reward of Penitence—Heaven and the perfect
knowledge of God
