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How to
confess well

Under the title of “How to confess well” the Cardinal Angelo Comastri has placed a path for the examination of conscience, that takes into consideration the life in the modern world. Let’s run to the source of Misericordy! The Holy Father has pointed out three spiritual goals to be reached for an authentic and genuine Christian life. Let’s see them! 1. The sacramental confession, as a sign of conversion; 2. The fidelity to the Sunday, Day of the Lord and of the Man; 3. The solidarity towards our brothers, especially with deeds of charity towards those in need.



 
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BEGINNING PRAYER

Receive me into Your Heart, Jesus! For my redemption, You became Man, You died and You resurrected: Your Misericordy is my hope. Forgive me, My Lord, I have sinned much!

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EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

Jesus says in the Gospel:

“Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
The truth shall make you free”

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart"

-  Am I a Christian in my everyday life or ….just on the paper?

- Is my faith genuine ad industrious o just… an appearance?
- Am I superstitious? Do I believe in magic?

- When do I pray? Only in need - hen “money and health” are going bad – or always?

- Do I curse or swear against God, the Virgin, the Saints and the Holy Things?
 
- Do I take part with devotion to the festive Mass, to the Sacrament of Eucharist, to the penitence and to the Catechism?

- Do I speak badly of the Catholic religion, of the Church, of the Pope?

- Are the money, the wellbeing, the carrier, the success, the fun, more important to me than God and the eternal salvation?

"That ye love one another; as I have loved you"

- The Gospel teaches us that it is impossible to love God without loving our brothers. Do I believe that?

- As a son/daughter, am I obedient and respectful towards my parents, grandparents, sisters/brothers and relatives?

- As a fiancé/ée, am I seriously preparing to the wedding, praying together with my partner and living the chastity as an education of the heart to the true and faithful love?

- As a parent, do I worry about the human and Christian education of my children? Do I give them a good example? Do I find some time to spend with them and to pray with them?

- As a husband/wife, am I faithful to the marriage and family’s duties? Am I open to dialogue? Am I patient? Am I able to forgive and to feel sorry for the others, or to understand the others’ limits and faults?

- Do I love the others, following the steps of Jesus? Is it likely for me to criticize the others, to calumny, to envy, to be jealous, and to domineer upon the others?

- As an employer/employee, am I rightful, honest, and respectful of the rights?

- Did I respect the others’ life?

- Did I do abortion or suggest it to someone?

- Did I steal?

- Did I cheat?

- Did I damage public or private belongings?

- Do I drive carefully, respected my and others’ life?


DUTIES TOWARDS MYSELF

- Do I ever wonder, in front of the Lord, what He asks me, and which is my vocation?

- Do I care about my spiritual life with the daily prayer, with the reading of the Gospel and with the hearing of God’s Word?

- Do I take part attentively and with sense of duty to the community life either on the parish or the diocese level?

- How do I use the time and the precious gifts received by God? 

- Do I engage myself and my time for the others or for the weakest people?

- Do I preserve my heart, my thoughts and my body pure?

- Do I maintain pure my thoughts and desires?

- Do I scandalize others with my behaviour?

- Do I read/watch indecent books, TV shows, internet sites?

- Do I exaggerate in eating, drinking or smoking? Do I use drugs? Do I gamble?

- As a citizen and a Christian, do I attend to all my political and social duties? Do I pay taxes? Do I respect the environment? What else does my conscience reprove me?

CONCLUSIONACT OF CONTRICTION

O MY GOD, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

If you have recited the Conclusionact of Contriction in your preparation, it is not necessary to repeat it during the confession.

The confession path

The priest welcomes you and gives you a blessing. Then you confess your sins with simplicity, humility, clearness and repentance. The priest will address you some orientating and hopeful words. At the end he will give you the absolution for all your sins and he will give you a "penitence". You may ask the priest  some advices and may be a guide for you in your Christian life. Let’s have just one precaution: maybe, queuing outside the confessional will be other people waiting and eager as you are to have the same amount of time to confess.

Translation by
Dr. Francesca Ceccarini

AS VIAS DO ESPIRITO

Imitaçaõ.......3.8 DO BAIXO APREÇO DE SI PRÓPRIO ANTES OS OLHOS DE DEUS

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Imitaçaõ.......3.8
 
DO BAIXO APREÇO DE SI PRÓPRIO
 ANTES OS OLHOS DE DEUS

 
Falarei ao Senhor, embora eu seja pó e cinza. Se me tiver em melhor conta, eis que vos ergueis contra mim e as minhaS iniquidades darão testemunhos verídicos e não poderei contradizer. Se, porém, me rebaixar e me aniquilar, renunciando à toda estima de mim mesmo, humilhando-me até o pó, que, em verdade sou, ser-me-á propícia a vossa graça e vossa luz virá ao meu coraçã:toda presunção, por menor que seja, sumir-se-á no abismo do meu nada e acabará para sempre.


THE WAYS OF THE SPIRIT

THE BEST GIFT

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THE BEST GIFT
For you, elderly man/woman, ill man, at the sunset of your life.
I would like to be Santa Claus for you and be close to you, as we were friends forever.
If you think about your childhood, special memory will arouse to your mind!
You hoped with all your heart that Santa Claus would bring a gift to you as you could forget for a while the harsh days of your life, that you leaved with dignity.
May be today you are receiving cakes and gifts from humanitarian organisations and relatives; all things you are deprived of for your poor health conditions.





 

LOS CAMINOS DEL ESPIRITU

MIÉRCOLES SANTO:

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MIÉRCOLES SANTO:  
  “El Maestro dice: Mi momento está cerca; deseo
                                              celebrar la Pascua en tu casa con mis discípulos.”

Nuestro deseo de celebrar la Pascua con Jesús es propiamente la respuesta a su deseo: “Voy a celebrar la Pascua en tu  casa con mis discípulos”. “Pascua” equivale a “pasar” con él y en comunión con los hermanos, por la cruz a la resurrección. A él le tuvieron por loco, endemoniado, pecador, beodo… No es fácil aceptar estos “honores”. Él los aceptó por nuestro amor, por el amor a cada uno de modo irrepetible. Sólo cuando uno se sabe amado por Jesús, la cruz aparece como un regalo. Pero eso es un milagro y un “regalo” de bodas que sólo lo puede hacer él.


WEGE DES GEISTES

Il Figlio dell'Uomo deve soffrire molto

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XII^ domenica del
Tempo Ordinario
 
Anno C
 
Il Figlio dell'Uomo
deve soffrire molto
 
PENSIERO DELLA DOMENICA
+ VIDEO CORRELATO
 
In questo giorno del Signore siamo chiamati a rinnovare, come Pietro e gli apostoli, il nostro atto di fede in Cristo Gesù, riconoscendolo come Signore della storia e della nostra vita. Le giornate del Messia sono intensissime. Continue sono le esigenze della folla che lo segue. Ma Lui non si limita ad accontentarli ed in ogni occasione indica la via della salvezza e senza mezzi termini invita ognuno a portare la propria croce. E' dopo la sofferenza che arriverà la gioia, la felicità. L'operato di Gesù è variamente interpretato dalla gente.

 

 
 

Preghiere

Taccuino riservato

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Taccuino riservato
NOTES 2

Stiamo diventando una generazione di televisivo dipendenti: i piccoli con i cartoni animati, i giovani con le interminabili coppe e tornei di ritorno, noi grandi con i fatti e misfatti della politica e della cronaca nera.
I signori della televisione ci stanno manipolando idee, impressioni, perfino scelte di cravatte e di piatti...