Penance

Penance is the consequence to our sin that we must serve. Although Baptism washes away our sins, it doesn’t make us perfect, only God can be perfect. We still and always will commit sin even after Baptism because it is our human nature, which, due to the efforts of Original Sins, still suffers from an inclination to sin, we call this concupiscence. How we serve this penance is first by going to confession. We receive confession through the sacrament of reconciliation. What takes place here is that we would go to the Church during the designated time for confession. We would then go the confession room and confession our sins to the priest. All priest are different and I say that because lets say you ate being mean to a sibling, one priest may say '' okay for these sins I want you to say the Lord's prayer for your penance." Another priest my say, " for these sins, I want you compliment your brother everyday for 6 years and pray 5 our fathers daily during this time period." This penance is a little harsh for something like this, you could then go to another priest for a reasonable penance.