God does not brood over…
It is only we who brood over our sins. God does not brood over them, God dumps them at the bottom of the sea.
–Saint Benedict (480-547)
Time for confession….
The present time is the time for confession. Confess what you have done, whether by words or by actions, whether by day or by night. If you confess at the acceptable time, you will receive the heavenly treasure on the Day of Salvation.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)
The way to free…
When you see a condemned man on his way to the gallows, it moves you to pity. If you could do something to free him, you would do it. Well, brothers and sisters, when I see a person in mortal sin, I see someone drawing nearer with every step to the gallows of hell. And seeing him in this unhappy state, I happen to know the way to free him: that he be converted to God, ask God’s pardon, and make a good confession. Woe betide me if he does not.
— Saint Anthony Claret (1807-1870)
The mercy of God…
The mercy of God has no limits, nothing is too great for it. That is the reason why anyone who despairs of it is the author of his own death.
— Saint John Climacus (c. 525-606)
Do not doubt the mercy of God…
Do not doubt, do not hesitate, never despair of the mercy of God.
— Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636)
In confession you…
If you excuse yourself in confession, you shut up sin within your soul, and shut out pardon.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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