Original commentary on the new rite of Reconciliation after Vatican II by two leading figures involved in The English translation and promulgation of the rite. The Rite of Penance: Commentaries is a three volume series designed to assist the priest-confessor, the penitent and the community in understanding the new rite of penance and the underlying principles of the new rite, together with a practical program for introducing the new rite into parish life.