Confession, through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, is a good work. There are reasons, including shame, why it takes a lot of bravery to say your sins to a priest. But once you’re done, you feel free, and it’s a great feeling. That’s because it’s a good work. You feel sorry for the sins you’ve committed, or you apologize to the person you’ve sin against to. But there’s another manner to show you are sorry with sincerity to the ones you’ve hurt, even to yourself that’s also hurt – and that’s by going before Jesus Himself during the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Even it’s the priest you are physically with in the Confessional, and it’s his voice that you hear, God appointed the priest to be His representative, as if he’s there in person. With all humility (which is a good work), in that ritual form you stand before God, admitting you’re a sinner, showing your desire to repair the evil you did, and receive healing. The Sacrament of Reconciliation lets you feel God’s love and forgiveness.
Often times, when we realize our faults, how much we’ve hurt others and ourselves with our bad deeds, we want to make up to them. But we must know that there’s no better means to start our good deeds for them and us than to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, or Penance, to God who is the only one who can forgive and heal the rifts our sins have caused. Confessing is a good deed in itself. Another thing is that, if we apologize to the persons we’ve hurt, we must remember to apologize too to God who also got hurt with our actions.
Let us pray that this Lent, all of us remain humble, knowing the time when we must apologize to the people and God that we’ve hurt, and that we receive the gift of Reconciliation in the coming holy days.
She graduated cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas, the country's Pontifical and Catholic university, with an AB in Legal Management and minor units in Theology.
As an unmarried woman, prayer holds a central place in her daily life, with a focus on the Rosary and the Divine Office. Embodying her faith, she emphasizes the growth of her inner spiritual life, guided by the wisdom of Carmelite spirituality.
God manifested to her in a unique and radical manner, which made her know Who He truly is and led her to total surrender of her life to Him.
She has studied the Bible with her family, developing a particular fondness for the Old Testament.
Her adorable and intelligent toy poodle is a delightful companion in her daily life, bringing warmth and joy to her home.
Her hobbies include reading about everything, learning Japanese and German, listening to music and playing the flute.
In her leisure time, she enjoys gaming on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo 3DS, iOS and OS, and collecting things related to PlayStation and Nintendo.
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