It is good for us to meditate often on the Passion of Christ. Every single time the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered Christ invites us to the foot of His Cross. We recall the agonies endured by Christ’s Sacred Heart, the frightful tortures and the infinite humiliations He endured to save us from eternal damnation and impart upon us eternal life.
Why do so many people refuse to repent? Repentance is absolutely necessary and yet seems to be so seldom found. Without repentance there is no pardon of sin and no heaven. Without repentance our penance, charity, almsgiving or anything else we might do to please God is all in vain.
Repentance is an anguish of soul. We must weep over our sins either in this world or in the next. In this world we can wipe out our sins by repentance, but not in the next. We should thank our Lord that the anguish of our soul is enough for Him to let us experience eternal joy. It takes so little to satisfy God!
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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