The 7 Sacraments
Sacraments of Initiation:
Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation
Sacraments of Healing:
Penance,
Annointing of the Sick
Sacraments of Mission and
Service:
Holy Orders,
Matrimony
The Sacrament of Penance
and Reconciliation (Confession)
Jesus'
conversations with St. Faustina regarding the
sacrament of confession and those that cause you
suffering.
Today the
Lord said to me,
Daughter, when you go to
confession, to this fountain of
My mercy, the Blood and Water
which came forth from My Heart
always flows down upon your soul
and ennobles it. Every time you
go to confession, immerse
yourself entirely in My mercy,
with great trust, so that I may
pour the bounty of My grace upon
your soul. When you approach the
confessional, know
this,
that
I Myself am waiting there for
you. I am only hidden by the
priest, but I myself act in your
soul. Here the misery of the
soul meets the God of mercy.
Tell souls that from this fount
of mercy souls draw graces
solely with the vessel of trust.
If their trust is great, there
is no limit to My generosity.
The torrents of grace inundate
humble souls. The proud remain
always in poverty and misery,
because My grace turns away from
them to humble souls. [Diary
1602]
After
confession, a surge of light
filled my soul. Then I heard a
voice:
Because you are a child, you
shall remain close to My Heart.
Your simplicity is more pleasing
to Me than your mortifications.
[Diary 1617]
During Holy
Mass, I saw Jesus stretched out
on the Cross, and He said to me,
My pupil, have great love for
those who cause you suffering.
Do
good
to those who hate you.
I answered, "O my Master, You
see very well that I feel no
love for them, and that troubles
me." Jesus
answered,
It is not always within your
power to control your feelings.
You will recognize that you have
love if, after having
experienced annoyance and
contradiction, you do not lose
your peace, but pray for those
who have made you suffer and
wish them well.
[Diary 1627]
"Penance requires . . . the sinner to endure all
things willingly, be contrite of heart, confess
with the lips, and practice complete humility
and fruitful satisfaction." (Catechism of The
Catholic Church, 1450)
"Among the penitent's acts contrition
occupies first place. Contrition is "sorrow of
the soul and detestation for the sin committed,
together with the resolution not to sin again."
(Catechism of The Catholic Church, 1451)
Father John Corapi Gives Us Valuable Advice on
How To Make A Good Confession
Father John Corapi -
HOW TO MAKE A
GOOD CONFESSION
- Click on his image above to
listen to his You Tube Video
"If you can't even get to the
battlefield, how are you going
to fight the war?" - Father John
Corapi
If You Can't Go to
Confession, Take Your Sorrow Directly to God,
Pope Says
"This is the right time,
the opportune moment. An act of contrition done
well, and our souls will become white like the
snow," the Pope said March 20, 2020 during his
livestreamed morning Mass.
"The first reading at
Mass March 20, 2020 was from Hosea, and it
encourages people to return to the Lord with
all their hearts, recognizing their sins and
letting God forgive them, the Pope said in
his Homily.
"Return to your father who is waiting for
you," the Pope said. "The God of tenderness
will heal us; he will heal us of the many,
many wounds of life and the many ugly things
we have done. Each of us has our own!"
God welcomes every
repentant sinner with open arms, he said.
"It's like going home." Lent is a special
time "to let God wash us, purify us, to let
God embrace us," the Pope said, and the best
place for that is the confessional.
"But many people today
would tell me, 'Father, where can I find a
priest, a confessor, because I can't leave
the house? And I want to make peace with the
Lord, I want him to embrace me, I want the
Father's embrace.'"
The pope said his
response would be, "Do what the Catechism
(of the Catholic Church) says. It is very
clear: If you cannot find a priest to
confess to, speak directly with God, your
father, and tell him the truth. Say, 'Lord,
I did this, this, this. Forgive me,' and ask
for pardon with all your heart."
Make an act of
contrition, the pope said, and promise God,
"'I will go to confession afterward, but
forgive me now.' And immediately you will
return to a state of grace with God."
The Catechism of the
Catholic Church, N. 1452, says:
"When it arises from a love by which
God is loved above all else, contrition is
called "perfect" (contrition of charity). Such
contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains
forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the
firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental
confession as soon as possible.
"As the catechism
teaches," Francis said, "you can draw near to
God's forgiveness without having a priest at
hand. Think about it. This is the moment." (Source:
National Catholic Reporter Online March 20, 2020)
"The contrition called "imperfect" (or
"attrition") is also a gift of God, a prompting
of the Holy Spirit. It is born of the
consideration of sin's ugliness or the fear of
eternal damnation and the other penalties
threatening the sinner (contrition of fear).
Such a stirring of conscience can initiate an
interior process which, under the prompting of
grace, will be brought to completion by
sacramental absolution. By itself however,
imperfect contrition cannot obtain the
forgiveness of grave sins, but it disposes one
to obtain forgiveness in the sacrament of
Penance. (Catechism of The Catholic Church,
1453)
"The reception of
this sacrament ought to be prepared for by an
examination of conscience made in the light
of the Word of God. The passages best suited to
this can be found in the Ten Commandments, the
moral catechesis of the Gospels and the
apostolic Letters, such as the Sermon on the
Mount and the apostolic teachings."
(Catechism of The Catholic Church, 1454)
“Ye husbands, likewise dwelling
with them according to
knowledge, giving honour to the
female as to the weaker vessel,
and as to the co-heirs of the
grace of life: that your prayers
be not hindered.” -1 Peter 3:7
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Stages of Courtship - Prior
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Father Chad Ripperger,
Priest,Theologian, Philosopher,
Exorcist
** Excellent Video for those
contemplating "Sacramental" Marriage **
The Theology of The Body
- Pope John Paul II
According to the
Catechism of The Catholic Church, "The
sacraments of Christian initiation - Baptism,
Confirmation, and the Eucharist - lay the
foundations of every Christian life. The
sharing in the divine nature given to men
through the grace of Christ bears a certain
likeness to the origin, development, and
nourishing of natural life. The faithful are
born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the
sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the
Eucharist the food of eternal life. By means of
these sacraments of Christian initiation, they
thus receive in increasing measure the treasures
of the divine life and advance toward the
perfection of charity." Cathechism of The
Catholic Church, 1212)
Further reading on
The Seven Sacraments can be found on The
Vatican Web Site
here.
Also, please refer to
the following Web Site Pages:
Baptism and
Eucharist.
Fornication, Masturbation &
Adultery : Why Sex Is for the
Married Only
Father Dennis Gordon, FSSP (Fraternitas
Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri)
What is the
significance of choosing a Confirmation name?
At Confirmation you are in a sense
becoming a new person: an adult in the faith, a
process which was started at your Baptism. Just
like Jesus gave Saul (we know him as St. Paul) a
new name for his new mission in life, we choose
a saint’s name at Confirmation to represent a
person who has qualities we would like to
emulate in our own lives. Whatever saint you
choose, you will come under their patronage, and
receive the graces of their particular charisms.
