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 Penance
 

 
 Q.At what age should a child receive the sacrament of penance?
 
 A.The Church believes that a child reaches the age of reason by the age of seven. Children who have reached the age of reason should be prepared for and receive Communion, preceded by sacramental confession.
 

 
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