Jesus has loved us “to the end” and we should love him in return, but in spite of our good intentions we all sin. In this meditation we use texts from Scripture,  St Augustine, St John Vianney and St Josemaria Escriva to consider how:

• We cannot avoid sinning
• For a sin to be mortal three conditions must be met
• Mortal sin has serious consequences
• Venial sins too have great importance
• We should make a special effort to avoid deliberate sins
• We can be moved to greater sorrow for our sins by meditating on the Passion of Christ
• Our sorrow should include the effort to avoid the occasions of sin and to try not to commit the sins again 
• If we are truly repentant we will experience the joy of the Prodigal Son