1.0Kisha Orthodhοkse Autoqefale e Shqipërisëhttps://orthodoxalbania.org/2020Kisha Orthodhoksehttps://orthodoxalbania.org/2020/author/vaggelitsag19/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="arxdE7VAqh"><a href="https://orthodoxalbania.org/2020/en/2015/05/13/penance/">Penance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://orthodoxalbania.org/2020/en/2015/05/13/penance/embed/#?secret=arxdE7VAqh" width="600" height="338" title="“Penance” — Kisha Orthodhοkse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë" data-secret="arxdE7VAqh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://orthodoxalbania.org/2020/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>     The sacrament of penance is our formal act of reconciliation with God in the Church when sin has severed us from the Church’s life. Because penance is the way to communion with God when that communion has been broken by sin, it is often referred to in Church Tradition as the renewal of baptism, or as the reestablishment of that condition of life withhttps://orthodoxalbania.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LogoLastALb-200.png200172