St Thomas: "It is one thing to do penance and another to repent. One repents who weeps over his sins and does not commit what is to be wept for. But to do penance is to make satisfaction for sins: "to …More
St Thomas: "It is one thing to do penance and another to repent. One repents who weeps over his sins and does not commit what is to be wept for. But to do penance is to make satisfaction for sins: "to bear fruits worthy of penance" (Lk 3:8)."