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So long as I confess and accept my wounds, he explained, he will be able to 'shine' through me, to help other souls.

After pacing up and down, I accepted the grace to make Confession.

In the sacrament of Confession, the priest ministers in the person of Christ, bringing His compassion and mercy to the penitent.

By every confession, before Christ, of a true weakness, we draw aside yet another of the veils which hide Him.

Every frank confession of real weakness causes more grace to flow through us, like water from a pool when obstacles are removed.

At a word of confession and contrition, the soul soars into the heart of God, freed from its chains of sin or silliness.

Christ speaks and acts through His priests, who bless and forgive 'in persona Christi capitis', 'in the person of Christ the Head'.

Christ speaks and acts through His priests, who bless and forgive 'in persona Christi capitis', 'in the person of Christ the Head'.

Christ speaks and acts through His priests, who bless and forgive 'in persona Christi capitis', 'in the person of Christ the Head'.

Christ speaks and acts through His priests, who bless and forgive 'in persona Christi capitis', 'in the person of Christ the Head'.

Christ speaks and acts through His priests, who bless and forgive 'in persona Christi capitis', 'in the person of Christ the Head'.

Just as a wound is healed at the touch of good medicine, so sin can be banished by contrition, confession and reconciliation.

By every honest confession, and every new admission of sin and failure, we remove the veils which hide God's glory.

By confession of my weakness and selfish hopes, it is as though I open a high window within my soul. Light pours within.

When we confess our faults, with acts of faith in Christ's love, we enable Him to draw us towards a secure place, beside Him.

Truth is attracted to truth like a magnet. God who is truth is powerfully 'drawn' to a truthful soul who confesses sins and weaknesses, in sincere prayer.

Truth is attracted to truth like a magnet. God who is truth is powerfully 'drawn' to a truthful soul who confesses sins and weaknesses, in sincere prayer.

All who overcome their fear, to be reconciled, have a spiritual splendour so great that their souls are like palaces of marble.

All who overcome their fear, to be reconciled, have a spiritual splendour so great that their souls are like palaces of marble.

It's as if the Father's hand reaches out across those places where confessions are heard. The Father is truly reaching out to help us though His priests, acting in and through them as they forgive sins in Jesus' name.