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On the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation In the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Reconciliatio et Pænitencia published in 1984, Pope Saint John Paul II proposed that in our time, “to speak of reconciliation and penance is an invitation to rediscover the meaning of Jesus’ very words as he began his preaching: Repent and Believe in the Gospel”. And so during this season of Lent it is timely to do penance and work for reconciliation and most importantly to receive the Sacrament itself as our concrete response to the Lenten call “Repent and Believe in the Gospel. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Sacrament is called the sacrament of conversion because through it we respond to Jesus’ call for conversion which is the first step in returning to the Father from whom we have strayed by sin. It is called the sacrament of confession because the disclosure of our sins to a priest is an essential element. It is called the sacrament of forgiveness because by the priest’s absol...

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 On the Sacraments of Healing We need healing. All of us, no exemptions. Everyone is prone to sin and suffering, disease and death. But as always, God in his Divine Providence, provides the help necessary to overcome these maladies. And Jesus instituted this constant help as Sacraments to bestow Grace of the first order:  the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. In addition, the Sacrament of the Eucharist, though it belongs to the category of the Sacraments of Initiation, rightfully belongs too to the Sacraments of Healing. First, in our regular reception of Holy Communion, we receive the healing presence of Jesus; second, Eucharist as Viaticum (Via te cum – with you on your way) is the healing food or provision of those on the journey to the next life. Penance and Reconciliation is the Sacramental Grace to help us obtain healing on account of sin while Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum confers healing on account of dise...

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Ascension Press  and   Ascension Presents   in collaboration with  Inspires   give you this riveting magnum opus.‎.. Condensed Reflection by James Z. Carpio  I am a firm believer in altruism. Yes, it is commitment, duty, responsibility, and the whole nine yards. Faith, family, finances, intimacy are the salient "deal-breakers", that Father Mike emphasized. I concur absolutely. May you be Inspired by The Holy Spirit and God Bless! 

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