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On the tradition of striking breast during confession of sin
Striking of breast is a reflex action of human body, and may trace its origin to Adam and Eve when they found their son Abel dead, or even earlier, when they were cast out of Eden. When a person goes ...
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How is Imperfect Contrition of Catholic Catechism justified with reference to Jn 14:15?
Examining what the Catechism actually says may be helpful.
1450 "Penance requires ... the sinner to endure all things willingly, be contrite of heart, confess with the lips, and practice ...
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On the tradition of striking breast during confession of sin
On the tradition of striking breast during confession of sin?
Certainly, this tradition was known since the time of the apostles. Our Lord himself, once recounted in parable form the story of a ...
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On the tradition of striking breast during confession of sin
35 Doctors of the Church ch. 8 on St. Jerome (d. 420):
One of the many representations of St. Jerome in art portrays him striking his breast with a stone in a gesture of contrition. Pope Sixtus V one ...
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On the tradition of striking breast during confession of sin
I think the practice of striking one's breast as a sign of contrition was already known in Jesus' time on earth. He referred to it in the parable of the pharisee and the publican: "And the ...
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On the tradition of striking breast during confession of sin
Um... I'm aware of no such thing. Even searching for it has practically no results.
Many cultures associate the gesture of placing a hand on one's heart with honesty. The gesture indicates that one ...
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