You cannot heal…
You cannot heal what you do not first acknowledge.
–Richard Rohr (1943-
Repent and do good…
Christ died for sinners; we must take heart, therefore, and hope that Paradise will be ours, provided only we repent of our sins, and do good.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Any hope of salvation…
If you have any hope of salvation; if you have the least thought of God, or any desire for good things to come; if you have any fear of the chastisements reserved for the impenitent, awake without delay, lift up your eyes to heaven, come to your senses, cease from your wickedness, shake off the stupor that enwraps you, make a stand against the foe who has struck you down. Make an effort to rise from the ground. Remember the good Shepherd who will follow and rescue you.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
God is merciful and just…
God is merciful and just. He is merciful to those who want to take advantage of His kindness, but He is also rigorously just with those who do not wish to avail themselves of His Mercy.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
By penitence and confession…
Like hairs on the head, mortal man is joined to Jesus Christ, the head of all, but they are full of transgressions and sins because of man’s delight in the flesh. But the Church regenerates and purifies these from the unclean stench and filth of sin by penitence and confession, just as hair is cleansed from dew and drops, and as dust is shaken out and cleansed from wool.
–Saint Hildegarde of Bingen (1098-1179)
Be peace loving…
Be peace-loving. Peace is a precious treasure to be sought with great zeal. You are well aware that our sins arouse God’s anger. You must change your life, therefore, so that God in his mercy will pardon you.
–Saint Francis of Paola (1416-1507)
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