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Be Renewed

A Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Be Renewed

A Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation

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Paperback / softback

£15.99

Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9798400800146
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 15/09/2023
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.6 cm

In this commentary on the revised English translation of The Order of Penance, Paul Turner explains in detail how the sacrament of renewal has itself undergone renewal since the first edition approved shortly after the Second Vatican Council. Turner highlights important elements within the revised translation including: the history behind the revised order of service and the words of absolution; an explanation of how and why the ceremony was revised after the Council; changes for communal reconciliation services; and the first translation of proposed examinations of conscience to prepare a community for reconciliation. This commentary invites all Catholics to consider the sacrament anew by preparing a spiritual path upon which the faithful may walk in search of forgiveness and experience a profound encounter with the mercy of God.

Contents
Acknowledgments    ix
Introduction    xi
1. Confessing Sins    1
2. Preliminaries    13
3. The Order for Reconciling Individual Penitents    23
4. The Order for Reconciling Several Penitents
       with Individual Confession and Absolution    73
5. The Order for Reconciling Several Penitents
       with General Confession and Absolution    97
6. Penitential Celebrations    103
7. Examination of Conscience    121
Conclusion: Be Renewed    135

Paul Turner

Paul Turner is pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri, and director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Diocese of Kansas City––St. Joseph. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from Sant’ Anselmo in Rome. He is a former president of the North American Academy of Liturgy and a member of Societas Liturgica and the Catholic Academy of Liturgy. He is the author of numerous books published by Liturgical Press and a contributor to Give Us This Day. Most recently, he is the recipient of four awards from the 2025 Catholic Media Association Book Awards, including First Place for Author of the Year. Visit his website at https://paulturner.org.