YOUCAT Lesson 231
YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic youth
231 What are the two basic elements required for the
forgiveness of a Christian’s sins to occur in the sacrament of Penance ?
What is required for the forgiveness of sins is the person
who undergoes conversion and the priest who in God’s name gives him absolution
from his sins.
(Jesus says)
“Write, speak of My mercy. Tell souls
where they are to look for solace; that is, in the Tribunal of Mercy, the
Sacrament of Reconciliation. There the
greatest miracles take place and are incessantly repeated. To avail oneself of this miracle, it is not
necessary to go on a great pilgrimage or to carry out some external ceremony;
it suffices to come with faith to the feet of My representative and to reveal
to him one’s own misery, and the miracles of Divine Mercy will be fully
demonstrated. Were a soul to become like
a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no hope of
restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that
soul in full. Oh, how miserable are
those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God’s mercy! You will call out in vain, but it will be too
late.” -- from Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska,
chapter 1448
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