It's not optional, but absolution is also not contingent upon completing your penance. Also, if you find your penance to be unduly burdensome or too nebulous to complete, you may ask your confessor for a different penance. But generally, just do the penance, and - in general - do penance.
It's not optional, but absolution is also not contingent upon completing your penance. Also, if you find your penance to be unduly burdensome or too nebulous to complete, you may ask your confessor for a different penance. But generally, just do the penance, and - in general - do penance.
It's not optional, but absolution is also not contingent upon completing your penance. Also, if you find your penance to be unduly burdensome or too nebulous to complete, you may ask your confessor for a different penance. But generally, just do the penance, and - in general - do penance.