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		By origin of contrition I mean the process of thought, when a man thinks of his sin and is sorry for it, albeit not with the sorrow of contrition, yet with that of attrition.
		Accordingly, as regards the origin of contrition, a man needs to be contrite for each sin that he calls to mind; but as regards its term, it suffices for him to have one general contrition for all, because then the movement of his contrition acts in virtue of all his preceding dispositions.
		Since therefore sometimes a contrite person does not shed outward tears for his sins, whereas he weeps for the death of a friend, or for a blow, or the like, it seems that contrition is not the greatest sorrow.
	www.ewtn.com /library/SOURCES/1XP62.TXT (19929 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Contrition
		Nearly all the medieval theologians hold that contrition is based principally on the detestation of sin.
		Contrition.) Catholic writers have always taught the necessity of contrition for the forgiveness of sin, and they have insisted that such necessity arises (a) from the very nature of repentance as well as (b) from the positive command of God.
		The contrition adjudged necessary by Chris and his Apostles was no mere formality, but the sincere expression of the sorrowing soul (Luke 14:11-32; Luke 18:13); and the grief of the woman in the house of the Pharisee merited forgiveness because "she loved much".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04337a.htm (2462 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: contrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Contrition is the principal act of the virtue of penance, and an essential element of the Sacrament of Penance.
		Such contrition procures the remission of sins without the actual reception of a sacrament, though it must contain, at least implicitly, the intention of receiving either Baptism (in the case of an unbaptized person), or Penance (in the case of one already baptized).
		Contrition proceeding from any other supernatural motive than Divine charity is called imperfect contrition, or attrition, and constitutes a sufficient disposition for the remission of sins, through the actual reception of Baptism or of Penance.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd02324.htm (148 words)

	Catechism of the Catholic Church - IntraText
		Contrition is "sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again."
		It is born of the consideration of sin's ugliness or the fear of eternal damnation and the other penalties threatening the sinner (contrition of fear).
		By itself however, imperfect contrition cannot obtain the forgiveness of grave sins, but it disposes one to obtain forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance.
	www.vatican.va /archive/ENG0015/_P4D.HTM (1063 words)

	Theology Today - Vol 50, No. 2 - July 1993 - ARTICLE - The Logic and Lyric of Contrition
		I argue that contrition has both a "lyric" and a "logic" that must be respected if the church is to prosecute responsibly its calling to form selves fit for the kingdom, souls genuinely transformed by the gospel of grace.
		The concept of contrition must be kept definite, and definitely Christian, by preserving the logic of the language in which we express and teach contrition in the church.
		Contrition is that state of mind in which we perceive with the eyes of the heart, and thus in a truly spiritual way, the issues of our selfhood.
	theologytoday.ptsem.edu /jul1993/v50-2-article3.htm (7036 words)

	Catholic First Perfect Act of Contrition
		Since this form of the act of contrition incorporates all the elements of the act of perfect contrition, I urge all of you, one and all, to memorize and use this act of contrition.
		For the act of contrition to be complete, one must fulfill all the obligations that follow from ones sins.
		In like manner, the act of contrition is an act by which one is sorry for past sins, and that sorrow extends into the future so that it also requires the purpose of amendment never to commit those sins or any sins, for that matter, in the future.
	www.catholicfirst.com /thefaith/prayers/perfectactcontrition.cfm (1408 words)

	Act of Perfect Contrition
		The act of perfect contrition must not only be sincere, but it must contain all the elements demanded by God to have its effect, namely, forgiveness of mortal sin.
		First of all, be sure to call it “the act of perfect contrition” and not “the perfect act of contrition.” In really old catechisms the act of perfect contrition was merely called the act of contrition, and the act of imperfect contrition was called attrition.
		Contrition and purpose of amendment both effect a detachment from sin and a union with God.
	www.truecatholic.org /pope/perfectcontrition.htm (1185 words)

	On Contrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Contrition, or sorrow for sin, is a hatred of sin and a true grief of the soul for having offended God, with a firm purpose of sinning no more.
		Perfect contrition will obtain pardon for mortal sin without the Sacrament of Penance when we cannot go to confession, but with the perfect contrition we must have the intention of going to confession as soon as possible, if we again have the opportunity.
		Imperfect contrition is that by which we hate what offends God because by it we lose heaven and deserve hell; or because sin is so hateful in itself.
	www.catholic.net /RCC/Catechism/3/l18.html (1197 words)

	Contrition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Council of Trent, however, went further, and defined perfect contrition (which one repents for the love of God) and imperfect contrition (in which one repents out of reasons other than the love of God, such as the fear of Hell uhhmhmmm).
		The early Christian writers in speaking of the nature of contrition sometimes insist on the feeling of sorrow, sometimes on the detestation of the wrong committed (St. Augustine in P.L., XXXVII, 1901, 1902; John Chrysostom, P.G., XLVII, 409, 410).
		The contrition adjudged necessary by Christ and his Apostles was no mere formality, but the sincere expression of the sorrowing soul (Luke 14:11-32; Luke 18:13); and the grief of the woman in the house of the Pharisee merited forgiveness because "she loved much".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Contrition (2806 words)

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		Create a clean heart in me", etc. More clearly does this appear in the parable of the Pharisee and the publican (Luke, xviii, 13), and more clearly still in the story of the prodigal (Luke, xv, 11-32): "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee: I am not worthy to be called thy son".
		Catholic teaching distinguishes a twofold hatred of sin; one, perfect contrition, rings from the love of God Who has been grievously offended; the other, imperfect contrition, arises principally from some other motives, such as loss of heaven, fear of hell, the heinousness of sin, etc. (Council of Trent, Sess.
		The contrition adjudged necessary by Chris and his Apostles was no mere formality, but the sincere expression of the sorrowing soul (Luke, xiv, 11-32; Luke, xviii, 13); and the grief of the woman in the house of the Pharisee merited forgiveness because "she loved much".
	www.contrition.net /contrition.html (2482 words)

	Summa Theologica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There is another definition which defines contrition, only as an act of virtue; but at the same time including the difference which confines it to a special virtue, viz.
		Reply to Objection 2: Contrition is from God alone as to the form that quickens it, but as to the substance of the act, it is from the free-will and from God, Who operates in all works both of nature and of will.
		Reply to Objection 2: Attrition denotes approach to perfect contrition, wherefore in corporeal matters, things are said to be attrite, when they are worn away to a certain extent, but not altogether crushed to pieces; while they are said to be contrite, when all the parts are crushed [tritae] minutely.
	www.ccel.org /a/aquinas/summa/XP/XP001.html (1557 words)

	Summa Theologica
		I answer that, Contrition can be considered in two ways, either as part of a sacrament, or as an act of virtue, and in either case it is the cause of the forgiveness of sin, but not in the same way.
		Reply to Objection 3: The dispensation of the Eucharist belongs to the ministers of the Church: wherefore a man should not go to Communion until his sin has been forgiven through the ministers of the Church, although his sin may be forgiven him before God.
		Objection 3: Further, the sorrow of contrition is finite.
	www.godrules.net /library/summa/XP005.htm (1394 words)

	Rafting the Tiber: Purgatory and Contrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Rather, it means that your contrition arises from the love of God, whereas imperfect contrition, or attrition, entails other motives--fear of the loss of heaven or the pains of hell, shame, etc. It is possible that perfect contrition may coincide with detachment from sin in at least some cases, but they don't necessarily go together.
		It may even be possible that perfect contrition, being a manifestation of love for God and therefore an act of charity, may remit at least some of the temporal punishment due for sin.
		This is different than regular-ol'-everyday contrition which was defined as a deep sorrow for sin, but not perfect...still with some degree of attachment to sin.
	yawper.stblogs.org /archives/2006/10/purgatory_and_c.html (3074 words)

	Gleanings from Orthodox Christian Authors & the Holy Fathers - Contrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The first is pure prayer; the second, psalmody; the third, reading the Holy Scriptures; the fourth, contrite remembrance of one's sins, of death and the terrible judgment; the fifth, work with one's hands.
		If you have no contrition, know that you are possessed by vanity, for it prevents the soul from being contrite.
		Without contrition of the heart it is altogether impossible to rid ourselves of evil.
	www.orthodox.net /gleanings/contrition.html (196 words)

	Kinds of Contrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The first three are the acts of the penitent — contrition, confession, and satisfaction (penance).
		Contrition is ‘sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again.’” (CCC 1451) But do you know that there are different ways to be sorry?
		One of the best ways to increase our love for God, so that we will be truly contrite when we sin against Him, is to meditate on what He did for us in His Passion.
	www.catholicexchange.com /vm/index.asp?art_id=22621 (806 words)

	Catechism of the Catholic Church - The sacrament of penance and reconciliation
		It is the movement of a "contrite heart," drawn and moved by grace to respond to the merciful love of God who loved us first.
		It comprises two equally essential elements: on the one hand, the acts of the man who undergoes conversion through the action of the Holy Spirit: namely, contrition, confession, and satisfaction; on the other, God's action through the intervention of the Church.
		Thus recourse to the communion of saints lets the contrite sinner be more promptly and efficaciously purified of the punishments for sin.
	www.vatican.va /archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c2a4.htm (5784 words)

	Summa Theologica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Further, we have an example of this in the thief, to whom it was said (Lk.
		I answer that, The intensity of contrition may be regarded in two ways.
		Reply to Objection 3: Although the sorrow of contrition is finite in its intensity, even as the punishment due for mortal sin is finite; yet it derives infinite power from charity, whereby it is quickened, and so it avails for the remission of both guilt and punishment.
	www.ccel.org /a/aquinas/summa/XP/XP005.html (1404 words)

	Contrition - The Key to Revival
		To be contrite is to be broken, crushed into little pieces, free from rebellion or resistance.
		In scripture, a contrite heart or spirit is related to a broken heart (Psalm 34:18) or spirit (Psalm 51:17) and a humble spirit (Isaiah 57:15).
		Contrition is that humble spirit that says, I am nothing and He is everything.
	www.learnthebible.org /sermon_psalm34_18.htm (691 words)

	True Contrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Contrition is “grieving about and being sorry for one’s sins.”; Essentially, it is the state that our self-examination and preparation is supposed to foster in us.
		In our feeble attempts to achieve contrition we may, and quite often do, find human elements of sorrow, such as anger and indignation; all of these feelings must be put aside before we can come to the true joy of true contrition.
		This is the nature of true contrition: it is not an awareness of divine judgment, but rather of divine love.
	www.revneal.org /Writings/true.htm (551 words)

	purevolume™ \| Acts Of Contrition
		Acts Of Contrition was formed in March 2005, with the rise of the remaining members of "No Tomorrow" (R.I.P), when they met up with their new vocalist to form AOC.
		Acts Of Contrition hasn't posted a blog yet.
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	www.purevolume.com /actsofcontrition (117 words)

	BrothersJudd Blog: CONTRITION?:
		Instead, the president remains resolutely in the mode he displayed during the campaign: asserting the need for aggressive preemptive action to defeat nations suspected of supporting terrorists.
		Bush has nothing to be contrite for regarding any of our allies.
		All these clowns who want Bush to somehow be contrite just don't get it.
	www.brothersjudd.com /blog/archives/2004/12/contrition_1.html (600 words)

	definition of contrition
		The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.
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	www.brainydictionary.com /words/co/contrition147756.html (138 words)

	Imperfect contrition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Imperfect contrition (also known as attrition) in catholic theology is a desire not to sin for a reason other than love of God.
		While attrition does not produce justification, it disposes the soul to receive grace in the Catholic sacrament of Reconciliation.
		Jesus's invocations in the Gospels, of the threat of hell, are held to justify the belief that imperfect contrition can be a source of grace.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imperfect_contrition (147 words)

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