confession of sins

After which would follow the General confession of sins.

The first was the liturgical confession of sins at the beginning of mass.

I'm not sure Marj is used to public confessions of sins."

The confession of sins in chapter 9, though conceived in traditional terms, must have a meaning for the present.

Public confession of sins is a basic tenet of the Pentacostal church.

Yet, how can a rite which begins with three days religious services, including confession of sins on wampum, be otherwise than decent?

From John Paul came a "confession of sins against the people of Israel."

These groups encouraged personal prayer and worship, bible study, confession of sins and mutual accountability.

Today's event was a fast-paced production of energetic preaching, Christian music and emotional calls for confessions of sins.

Later that summer, he journeyed back to New Lebanon, where he made his formal confession of sins.

Soon after his confession of sins, he undertook preaching trips on behalf of the Shakers.

On occasion, priests pressed for, engaged in, or forced sexual relations upon their female parishioners immediately before, after, or during the confession of sins.

"Confessions of Sins and Awareness of Self in the Taipingjing."

Private confession of sins to a priest, followed by absolution, has always been provided for in the Book of Common Prayer.

He heard confessions of sins by his parishioners and gave absolution as he saw fit, enjoining a suitable penance.

The church's response to the Holocaust was not specified, but the apology was dedicated to a "confession of sins against the people of Israel."

Normally confessions of sins are handled at the local level by priests and their bishops and are not heard by the tribunal.

Following the confession of sins and the assignment of penance, the priest makes the pronouncement of absolution.

One invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and receiving of the eucharist.

Zhang Jue used a form of Taoism to cure the sick by confession of sins and by faith healing.

Confession of sins, beginning "Peccavimus, Domine, peccavimus".

As in Judaism, confession of sins is made directly to God and not through man (except in asking for forgiveness from the victim of the sin).

The earliest Reformers attacked the penitential practice of the Catholic Church, particularly the confession of sins to an ordained priest.

Witnesses do not use elder as a title to signify a formal clergy-laity division, though elders may employ ecclesiastical privilege such as confession of sins.

Joseph was also the author of liturgical poems; a confession of sins for the Day of Atonement written by him, has been preserved in the ritual.