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More Lenten wisdom from St. Francis

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Lenten wisdom from St. Francis

St. Francis de Sales wrote about confession in his wildly-popular book An Introduction to the Devout Life. Here's an excerpt:

"If we are truly humble, we shall grieve bitterly over our sin because it offends God, but we shall find sweetness in accusing ourselves, because in so doing we honor Him; and we shall find relief in fully revealing our complaints to our physician.

...Speak simply and ingenuously, and thoroughly lighten your conscience. After this, give head to the warnings and the directions of God's minister, and say in your heart: Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth. It is God Himself who speaks to you, my daughter, inasmuch as He has said, 'He that heareth you heareth Me' (St. Luke x. 16). Then take the following protestation as a conclusion of your contrition, and having previously studied it carefully, read it with attention and as much feeling as you can."