INTRODUCTION

 1-40

I. MYSTERY of RECONCILIATION
   in the HISTORY of SALVATION

1-2

II. RECONCILIATION OF PENITENTS
   in the CHURCH’S LIFE

3-7

THE CHURCH Both Holy And Always
   In Need Of Purification

3

PENANCE In The Church’s Life And Liturgy

4

RECONCILIATION With God And With The Church

5

SACRAMENT Of Penance And Its Parts

6

a) Contrition

b) Confession

c) Act of Penance (Satisfaction)

d) Absolution

NEED And Benefit Of This Sacrament

7

III. OFFICES AND MINISTRIES
  in the RECONCILIATION OF PENITENTS

8-11

ROLE of the Community
    in the Celebration Of Penance

8

MINISTER of the Sacrament of Penance

9.

PASTORAL EXERCISE of This Ministry

10.

PENITENTS

11

IV. CELEBRATION of the
   SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

12-35

PLACE of Celebration

12

TIME of Celebration

13

LITURGICAL Vestments

14

 A. RITE FOR RECONCILIATION
  OF INDIVIDUAL PENITENTS

15-21

PREPARATION Of Priest And Penitent

15

WELCOMING The Penitent

16

READING Of The Word Of God

17

PENITENT’S CONFESSION and acceptance of the PENANCE

18

PENITENT’S PRAYER And The Priest’s ABSOLUTION

19

PROCLAMATION of PRAISE
   And DISMISSAL Of The Penitent

20

SHORTER RITE

21

 B. RITE FOR RECONCILIATION of SEVERAL
  PENITENTS with INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION
   and ABSOLUTION

22

INTRODUCTORY rites

23

CELEBRATION of the WORD Of God

24-26

RITE Of Reconciliation

27-29

DISMISSAL Of The People

30

 C. RITE FOR RECONCILIATION OF PENITENTS
   WITH GENERAL CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

31-35

DISCIPLINE Of General Absolution

31-34

RITE Of General Absolution

35

V. PENITENTIAL SERVICES

36-

NATURE And Structure

36

BENEFIT And Importance

37

VI. ADAPTATIONS OF THE RITE TO VARIOUS REGIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES

38-

ADAPTATIONS By The Conferences Of Bishops

38

COMPETENCE Of The Bishop

39

ADAPTATIONS By The Minister

40