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Persevere And Hope

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“Have you sinned? Go into the church andconfession4 wipe out your sin. As often as you might fall down in the marketplace, you pick yourself up again. So too, as often as you sin, repent your sin. Do not despair.”

~St. John Chrysostom

For Reflection:

These words remind us that growth in holiness requires perseverance and hope. How does the Sacrament of Penance offer both of these virtues?

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In Conversation With God Vol 2b1153 Daily Meditations Lent and Easter  Francis Fernandez-Carvajal Pb 609 pgs Click Here For More Information. PREPARING FOR FEBRUARY 10 LENT - ASH WEDNESDAY!! 1. CONVERSION & PENANCE 1.1 Working towards a conversion of heart, especially during this time.  Memento homo...Remember! Despite this reminder we sometimes forget that without God we are nothing. Without God, all that remains of man's greatness is that little pile of dust, in a dish, at one side of the altar, on Ash Wednesday.  It is what the Church marks us with on our forehead, as though with our own substance.

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