The cause of bad confession…
The want of proper examination, true contrition, and a firm purpose of amendment, is the cause of bad confessions, and of the ruin of souls.
–Saint Benedict Joseph Labre (1748-1783)
Trust in God’s mercy…
When you pray that your sins may be forgiven, strengthen yourself always by faith, and trust in God’s mercy… What are your sins in comparison to God’s mercy, whatever they be, if only you truly repent of them?
–Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908)
Repent sincerely…
Blessed the one who continually remembers the fear of Gehenna and hastens with tears and groans to repent sincerely in the Lord, for he will be delivered from the great tribulation.
–Saint Ephrem of Syria (c. 306-373)
Never despair of God’s mercy…
A sinner cannot outrage the Deity more than by despairing of divine mercy on account of the number and enormity of his crimes; for God’s clemency is far greater than the iniquity and guilt of an entire world . . . Of God’s mercy never despair.
–Venerable Blosius (1506-1566)
God throws our sins…
God, at the moment of absolution, throws our sins over his shoulder. He forgets them; he annihilates them; they shall never reappear.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Through confession purify…
Be brave and try to detach your heart from worldly things. Do your utmost to banish darkness from your mind and come to understand what true, selfless piety is. Through confession, endeavor to purify your heart of anything which may still taint it. Enliven your faith, which is essential to understand and achieve piety.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
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