Penitential Act
E168713
The Penitential Act is a rite in the Roman Catholic Mass where the congregation acknowledges its sins and asks for God’s mercy at the beginning of the liturgy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penitential Act canonical | 2 |
| Act of Contrition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1472132 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penitential Act Context triple: [Mass of Paul VI, includes, Penitential Act]
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A.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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B.
On Repentance
"On Repentance" is a spiritual treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers practical guidance on Christian repentance, inner transformation, and the struggle against sin.
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C.
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica is the Latin name for the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal responsible for issues of the internal forum, indulgences, and absolution of particularly grave sins.
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D.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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E.
Act of Dispensations
The Act of Dispensations was a key English Reformation statute that curtailed papal authority by redirecting fees and legal appeals from Rome to the English Crown, strengthening royal supremacy over the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penitential Act Target entity description: The Penitential Act is a rite in the Roman Catholic Mass where the congregation acknowledges its sins and asks for God’s mercy at the beginning of the liturgy.
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A.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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B.
On Repentance
"On Repentance" is a spiritual treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers practical guidance on Christian repentance, inner transformation, and the struggle against sin.
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C.
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica is the Latin name for the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal responsible for issues of the internal forum, indulgences, and absolution of particularly grave sins.
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D.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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E.
Act of Dispensations
The Act of Dispensations was a key English Reformation statute that curtailed papal authority by redirecting fees and legal appeals from Rome to the English Crown, strengthening royal supremacy over the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
element of the Roman Catholic Mass
ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all present at Mass ⓘ |
| doesNotConfer | sacramental absolution ⓘ |
| expresses |
communal confession of sinfulness
ⓘ
trust in divine mercy ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | required element of Mass (with allowed substitutions) ⓘ |
| hasForm |
Confiteor
ⓘ
Kyrie tropes ⓘ dialogue form with invocations ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeasonNuance |
Advent
ⓘ
Lent ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
acknowledgment of sins
ⓘ
asking for God’s mercy ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | reformed after Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| includes |
brief silence
ⓘ
formula of absolution (non-sacramental) ⓘ invocation of God’s mercy ⓘ |
| isAddressedTo |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ
God ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Kyrie ⓘ |
| isNot |
individual auricular confession
ⓘ
substitute for Sacrament of Reconciliation ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
vernacular languages ⓘ |
| mayBeOmittedWhen | Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling of Water is used ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Missale Romanum
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Missal
|
| occursAt | beginning of the Mass ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
Collect
ⓘ
Gloria ⓘ |
| partOf | Introductory Rites ⓘ |
| performedBy |
congregation
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| precedes | Liturgy of the Word ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | General Instruction of the Roman Missal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Penance
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacrament of Penance
|
| theologyFocus |
God’s mercy
ⓘ
conversion ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic Mass
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Mass
Roman Rite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penitential Act Description of subject: The Penitential Act is a rite in the Roman Catholic Mass where the congregation acknowledges its sins and asks for God’s mercy at the beginning of the liturgy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Act of Contrition