Commitment 3

I have always felt that St. John Paul II wrote so much in trying to teach us the way to God, Pope Benedict XVI gave us such easy to read books elaborating on his own and St. JPII’s teachings, and now Pope Francis is showing us the way with his actions and examples which show us exactly what St. JPII and Pope Benedict were writing about.  These pictures say it all.

"Pope Francis stunned parishioners, faith leaders and his own master of ceremonies Friday when he broke protocol to do something wholly unexpected: he bowed down in front of the crowd at St. Peter’s Basilica and confessed his sins to an ordinary Priest. Typically, the pope goes to confession in private, so his decision was a departure from the past. Francis made the noteworthy move after uttering a sermon in which he covered the importance of confession in the Catholic faith.  He said confession was "not a court to judge people but  an experience of mercy and forgiveness."

“Who can say he is not a sinner? Nobody. We all are.”, the Pope told an audience of thousands.  Afterward, he was supposed to join sixty Priests around the massive church in hearing the sins of the faithful, but he had a very different plan. When Monsignor Guido Marini, master of ceremonies, pointed Francis toward an empty booth to hear the congregants’ sins, the pope went to a different booth and knelt before a Priest to share his own sins for a few minutes.  After that, Francis did hear confessions from the faithful.  (source Zenit)
 
As Pope Francis loves to say:
“We will tire of asking the Lord for forgiveness before He will ever tire of giving it to us.”
 
What a great example he is for us!!!
 
God bless you and your families. 

Mary Anne Gronotte
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