We all sin, but how much true sorrow do we have? In this meditation we use texts of St Augustine, the Roman Catechism, St John Vianney and St Josemaria Escriva to consider three aspects of penance: the virtue of penance, or sorrow for our sins, the sacrament of penance and the acts of penance, striving to:

• Contemplate the sorrowful face of Jesus, as St Peter did
• Consider how many sins we have committed and how our sins hurt Our Lord more than those of people who are distant from him
• Foster a true purpose of amendment, a sincere resolution to try hard not to sin again
• Go regularly to the sacrament of penance and invite others to go with us
• Be generous in our acts of penance, of self-denial, as we have been generous in committing sins