"We tend to concentrate on ourselves, we tend to think of what we can or cannot do, and we forget about God and his will and his providence.” —Walter J. Ciszek SJ

Approaching Confession

 

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I shall not be overanxious about my confession…I will confess entirely, telling all my sins and the number as best I can and the circumstances that change their nature, no matter how shameful they may be…All that I need do is quietly make an earnest effort to do my best…Sorrow is really the most important thing in confession…Sorrow is an act of the mind and will.  It is not a matter of feeling…if I have no genuine will to hate sin and avoid it, I have no true sorrow…A very good proof of true contrition is change of conduct. 

Father Winfrid Herbst, S.D.S.

 

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