What are Penance and Mortification (for kids)
A free video lesson and quiz on penance for Catholic kids!
Quiz
Question 1: What is penance?
A) Saying sorry for something you did wrong
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B) Stopping yourself from doing something bad
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C) Avoiding things that are not bad for you
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Question explanation
Penance is when you say sorry for something you did wrong, like if you forgot your friend's birthday and then bought them flowers to show you're sorry.
Question 2: What is mortification?
A) Saying sorry for something you did wrong
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B) Avoiding things that are not bad for you
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C) Stopping yourself from doing something bad
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Question explanation
Mortification is when you stop yourself from doing something bad, even if you haven't done anything wrong yet. It's like if you love buying toys but you know you have too many, so you stop going to the toy store to help yourself not buy more.
Question 3: Why do penance and mortification go hand in hand?
A) Because we always need to say sorry when we do something wrong
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B) Because they both help us avoid doing bad things
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C) Because they both help us get better at not doing bad things
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Question explanation
Penance and mortification go hand in hand because we always make mistakes and need to say sorry. But if we don't try to stop ourselves from doing the bad thing again, we'll just keep making the same mistake and saying sorry over and over.
