GO TO CONFESSION.
There is no sin so bad that you can commit that God can’t forgive, provided you ASK for forgiveness.
The way He wants you to do that is through the SACRAMENT he instituted precisely so that we would have the means of forgiveness and the certain knowledge of that forgiveness.
If we are complete and sincere, no doubts are necessary. Nothing you can do is so horrible that God cannot forgive it. Not ignore it. Not cover it over. TAKE IT AWAY. GONE. We may have memories. We may have, probably will have, additional penance, maybe restitution to do. But the sin… the stain… the guilt… GONE.
And the Sacrament of Penance strengthens you against future temptations. Oh yeah.. state of grace. You can receive Communion again, and not sacrilegiously, which is an additional sin.
While there is breath in our bodies, there is hope.
How hard can it be? Real hard. Sometimes we screw up, even for long periods of time. Keep breathing. Make the turn. Grace is ready for you. You can do it. Brick by brick rebuild.
GO TO CONFESSION!
This man is going to rule in heaven. pic.twitter.com/rT0kpuSfGx
— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) August 26, 2023
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Absolutely, we must get to confession.
Saturdays between 3:00 – 3:45pm dosen’t cut it, dear pastors.
Is one or two midweek evenings, 6:00 – 7:00pm
asking too much for this important sacrament?
“Man in the street” interviews are sometimes pleasantly surprising.
“Behold the heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even exhausting and consuming itself in testimony of its love.”
— Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
“He loved them to the end.”-John 13:1
“TAKE IT AWAY. GONE.” Thank you for reminding us about this good news, Father!
This brings up a question… many very pious people recommend something called a “general confession” before a special event in life (such as marriage). But I’ve always been surprised to hear that because if the sins are truly gone, then it doesn’t make sense to bring up stuff that doesn’t exist, and might even foster some sort of scrupulosity.
What are your thoughts?
Thanks Father as always for this reminder of what is often an underutilized or unused Sacrament by many of the faithful.