Sacrament Of Confession Quotes

#1. A soul does not benefit from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how, nor is it willing, to probe with precision the depths of its own misery. It puts on a mask and avoids everything that might bring it recovery.

Mary Faustina Kowalska

#2. Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.

Pope Francis

#3. I learned then that practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good, and that motives are often more important than actions.

Eleanor Roosevelt

#4. Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.

Lou Holtz

#5. Confession is the sacrament of the tenderness of God, his way of embracing us.

Pope Francis

#6. Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta were revered even during their lifetime; but both made frequent use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Donald Wuerl

#7. It's obvious that the rest of the world loves high African culture - African culture, period.

Hugh Masekela

#8. The inviolability of the seal of confession is so fundamental to the very nature of the sacrament that any proposal which undermines that inviolability is a challenge to the rights of every Catholic to freedom of religion and conscience.

Sean Brady

#9. Love was love, and always demanded more than a lover was capable of giving.

Benjamin Black

#10. At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I don't have a computer; I don't have e-mail; and I really don't need something in my house that I would be sitting in front of for hours.

Marian McPartland

#11. Don't save your enormous creativity for "something better." Give it to this.

Rob Brezsny