YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the Catholic Church, Lesson 314
Ave Maria series
314 How do we know that God is merciful?
In many passages in Sacred Scripture God shows that he is merciful, especially in the parable of the merciful father (Luke 15:11)who goes out to meet his prodigal son, accepts him unconditionally, and celebrates his return and their reconciliation with a joyful banquet. [1846, 1870]
Return of the Prodigal Son, 1667-1670 by BartolomẻEsteban Murillo. .....314
Already in the Old Testament God says through the prophet Ezekiel: “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live” (Ezekiel 32:11). Jesus is sent “to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew 15:24),and he knows that “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick” (Matthew 9:12). Therefore he eats with tax collectors and sinners, and then toward the end of his earthly life he even interprets his death as an initiative of God’s merciful love: “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28). 227, 524
“Never doubt God’s mercy!” St. Benedict of Nursia (ca. 480-547, founder of Western monasticism)
“Besides God’s mercy there is no other source of hope for mankind.” Pope St. John Paul II (1920-2005)
“Even if our hearts condemn us—God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” (See 1 John 3:20)
[1846, 1870]
MERCY AND SIN
1846 The Gospel is the revelation in Jesus Christ of God's mercy to sinners.(Compare Luke 15.)113 The angel announced to Joseph: "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."(Matthew 1:21.)114 The same is true of the Eucharist, the sacrament of redemption: "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."(Matthew 26:28.)115
IN BRIEF
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