![]() ![]() ![]() We know Jesus is the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (who takes away my sin). That prayer offered us by the Church is almost a summary of how our salvation comes about. Go in peace.įather paused and emphasized each of those words “suffering you endure.” And it was so comforting to hear it and to know that the trials I’m facing, even as they’re partly of my own making, can help to heal my sins. May the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of all the saints, whatever good you do and suffering you endure, heal your sins, help you to grow in holiness, and reward you with eternal life. ![]() To save time and keep the confession line moving, many priests will say those words at the same time that the penitent is making the Act of Contrition I thought maybe I’d just never really heard them before.)Īs it turns out, though, the prayer he prayed over me is one of the forms of dismissal for the Sacrament: (The formula for absolution consists of the words that bring about the forgiveness - absolving - of my sins and leave my soul baptism-white again. I left the confessional wondering if it was some section of the absolution that I’d never noticed. ![]()
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