We cannot even begin to comprehend the goodness of God towards us in giving us the sacraments. They are given not because of any need on the part of God, but because God foresaw our weakness and fraility. He knew how much we would need His sacramental presence, particualry when it comes to the need of forgiveness.
What a great gift it is to have the sacrament that heals the wounds of our souls! We must make frequent use of the sacrament of penance. We must also take great care to make sure our confessions are good ones. It is not enough to simply tell the priest our sins. We must be sincerely sorry for them. Otherwise we receive Holy Communion and offend our Lord!
We cannot put off our confession. We must pray to amend our lives and for the grace of true contrition for our sins. When we are sincerely sorry we must make every effort to remove the spots on our souls through sacramental confession.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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