Monthly Archives: July 2017

Sorrow for our sins

When on Good Friday Jesus looked at Peter after his three denials, Peter went out and wept bitterly. We too have offended Christ by our sins and we can learn from Peter to be sorry for them. In this meditation we consider:

  • The value of contemplating Jesus’ sorrowful face in order to be moved to true sorrow for our sins
  • The spirit of penance: contrition with the resolution to try not to sin again
  • The sacrament of penance: the importance of receiving this sacrament of mercy regularly and of helping others to do so
  • The acts of penance: why we need them and what we can do to make up for our sins

Children of a loving Father

One of the most beautiful truths of our faith is that God is our loving Father. In this meditation we consider seven consequences of this reality:

  • God has a purpose for each one of us
  • God loves us and we should love him in return
  • We should talk with our Father in prayer
  • God respects our freedom and when we sin we should be sorry and ask his forgiveness through the sacrament of Penance
  • As a good Father, God disciplines us and allows us to suffer
  • God watches over us in his loving Providence so we should trust him and not be anxious
  • God wants us to go home to the Father’s house when we die and we should long to be with him there