RESTORE TO ME THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION Tibi, tibi soli peccavi et malum coram te feci – Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight.23 The Holy Spirit, who “will convince the world concerning sin,”24 helps us see that this nostalgia, this yearning, is not just…
Category: Contrition
LORD JESUS, SORRY FOR HAVING OFFENDED THEE.
LORD JESUS, SORRY FOR HAVING OFFENDED THEE. Thank you for your loving mercy and for forgiving us through the Sacrament of Confession. Help us love Thee with more determination, detesting everything which might offend Thee. Mother Mary, help us follow Our Lord faithfully and carry our Cross with perseverance, co-redeeming with Our Lord and gaining…
SORRY, LORD. HAVE MERCY ON US!
SORRY, LORD. HAVE MERCY ON US! “When we look upon Calvary, where Jesus died, the realisation of our own sins should move us to be sorry, to make a deeper and more mature decision not to offend him again.” St. Josemaria, Forge 402. Lord, may I always have a delicate conscience, humbly acknowledging the wrongs…
FORWARD, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS! CLING TO GOD’S MERCY!
FORWARD, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS! CLING TO GOD’S MERCY! “Forward, no matter what happens! Cling tightly to Our Lord’s hand and remember that God does not lose battles. If you should stray from him for any reason, react with the humility that will lead you to begin again and again; to play the role of…
26th Sunday O.T. (A). IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO RETURN TO GOD.
26th Sunday O.T. (A). IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO RETURN TO GOD. OUTLINE 1. SUMMARY OF IDEAS OF TODAYS’ SUNDAY READINGS (FULL READINGS IN http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-2R8 ) 2. WE ARE ALL SINNERS AND WE MUST LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD WHO CALLS US TO CONVERSION. 3. THE PARABLE OF THE TWO SONS. IT IS NEVER TOO…
LORD, I DO NOT WANT TO CRUCIFY YOU AGAIN.
LORD, I DO NOT WANT TO CRUCIFY YOU AGAIN. “From the Cross hangs Our Lord ‘s -now lifeless – body. The people, seeing what had been done, went home beating their breasts (Luke 23:48). Now that you have repented, promise Jesus that, with his help, you will not crucify him again. Say it with faith….
ASK OUR LADY FOR THE GIFT OF CONTRITION.
ASK OUR LADY FOR THE GIFT OF CONTRITION AND FOR THE HELP TO BRING YOU CLOSER TO GOD. Dear brethren in Christ, sorrow is the touchstone of love. When we offend someone, we experience an interior sadness for having hurt our loved one. With all the heartbreaking events during these past few days in different…
RESTLESS BECAUSE OF THE SINS OF YOUR PAST LIFE…?
RESTLESS BECAUSE OF THE SINS OF YOUR PAST LIFE?… Don’t worry if you have already confessed them. When those thoughts come to your mind, take advantage of saying acts of contrition which, according to St. Josemaria, are acts of love. Besides, do you remember what Our Lord told the paralytic? “Courage! Your sins are forgiven!”…
SHAKEN BY THE MEMORY OF YOUR PAST SINS: TIPS TO REGAIN INTERIOR PEACE.
SHAKEN BY THE MEMORY OF YOUR PAST SINS: TIPS TO REGAIN INTERIOR PEACE At times, some people, even after having been forgiven in the Sacrament of Confession, are haunted by their past grave sins which perturb them and lose interior peace. During these situations, one should examine himself if he has forgiven himself…yes, himself. For in some…
CONTRITION: A humble and contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise (Ps 50:19).
CONTRITION: A humble and contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise (Ps 50:19).
GOD CALLS US TO CONVERSION. LET US RETURN TO HIM.
GOD CALLS US TO CONVERSION. LET US RETURN TO HIM. God desires the conversion of sinners-our conversion- and promises life to those who turn their back from their evil ways. As the prophet Ezechiel 18:21-28 recounts: “Thus says the Lord God: If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed,…
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