Orthodox ConceptsConfession (Repentance)
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Confession (Repentance)
Sacrament of reconciliation where sins are confessed before Christ in the presence of a priest who grants absolution.
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The sacramental life that unites believers to Christ and His Church.
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More from the Holy Mysteries (Sacraments) track.
Baptism
→Entrance into Christ's death and resurrection through triple immersion, washing away sin and incorporating the faithful into the Body of Christ.
Chrismation
→Anointing with holy chrism that seals the newly baptized with the gift of the Holy Spirit and grants participation in Pentecost.
Holy Eucharist (Divine Communion)
→Reception of the true Body and Blood of Christ in the Divine Liturgy, the source and summit of Orthodox life.