Discover or rediscover the Sacrament of Christ's Peace. God is so in love with you!
The next time you are tempted to minimize sin
and its consequences, ask Jesus to allow you to share in His Passion for
even just a brief moment and it will change your outlook forever.
“For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?” ~ Saint Augustine
Sign of the Cross.
“For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?” ~ Saint Augustine
Sign of the Cross.
Please bless me Father, for I have sinned. My last confession was about a week and a
half ago.
God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
How much You love every single one of us. And how imperfectly and inadequately I love You in return.
I have come today to accept Your generous offers of
salvation and sanctification. I place my
unworthy self at the foot of Your Cross, submitting myself to Your will and to
Blessed Mother because I love You, and because I want our relationship to be all that
You want it to be. I want You to work through me on Your terms and not my own.
I come to seek Your
pardon for my many faults and offenses against You, against heaven, and against
humanity.
How much goodness You show to me directly and through so
many, and I am so often thoughtless and self centered. How much I long to know and serve You and Your
people more intimately and meaningfully.
Please help me to grow in holiness and do better, Lord, for
there is no reason sufficient to warrant treating anyone badly in person or
during his/her absence.
How many times I
have hurt others by my inconsideration;
how many times I have hurt You.
I apologize to you for my selfish, self-centered, prideful,
pleasure-seeking, and worldly nature...
Jesus, I
trust in You, and I need You.
I trust that all You
allow to happen to me is for good reason, and ask You to continue working with
me and teaching me, So many beautiful
things come to us from the opened wound in Your side, created in malice and
allowed by sacrificial love.
Continue
wounding my heart, Jesus, and turn my malice into the most beautiful
expressions of sacrificial love.
I apologize for my intolerance of other people’s ignorance,
and for the tolerance of my own.
Lord, I apologize for the times I have spoken to anyone
impatiently, or angrily, or harshly. I
apologize for the bitterness in my heart that is harbored against anyone. You love so much while the devil hates so
much, and it is my desire not to dislike anyone or hold a grudge against
anyone. But the devil tempts me so
severely, Lord; please do not allow any
bitterness to exist in my heart, not for any reason, and let me profit from
Your and Blessed Mother’s example.
Please forgive me for the times I set a bad example for
anyone, and also for my impatience. Also
for the times I resist doing your will, preferring to accomplish my own
instead.
Jesus, please do not let any of the precious suffering be wasted on account of my faults. I am so grateful to You for the opportunity
to travel with You and Blessed Mother, the saints, and devout faithful through all time along the Way of the
Cross.
You forged this path in Your
Precious Blood so that we may know the Way.
You help me carry my Cross and cushion my steps with Your Precious Blood,
spilled out so liberally for each and every single one of us, and You perfect
all my efforts on their journey to our Father’s Throne.
Jesus You have promised us that by Your Holy Face You would
work wonders. Please (special intention),
liberate the many souls in the black abyss, strengthen Your devout faithful,
assist the dying, and free the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
What more could I possibly ask of You, Lord.
Instead, let the question be, “What can I do
for You?”
Sweet Jesus, thank You for suffering and dying for me, for
continuing to give of Yourself so freely and generously. I give my self entirely to You, and promise
to love and honor You, all the days of my life.
Absolution: "God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His
Son has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among
us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may
God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
"Lord Jesus has forgiven you everything; go in peace."
© Joseph Karl Publishing/Michele Bondi Bottesi
"Lord Jesus has forgiven you everything; go in peace."
© Joseph Karl Publishing/Michele Bondi Bottesi
"We shall die as we have lived." ~ Servant of God, Father John A. Hardon, S.J.
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