The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven.

To receive the sacrament of Penance worthily, we must:

1. Examine our conscience.
2. Be sorry for our sins.
3. Have a firm purpose not to sin again.
4. Confess our sins to the priest.
5. Be willing to perform the penance the priest gives us.

Oh my God! I am heartily sorry
for having offended You and
I detest all my sins because
I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell;

But most of all because I have offended You, My God,
Who art 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.
Amen.