Confession is not the 'Dry-Cleaners'

Confessing our sins isn't a 'mechanical' procedure like getting a stain removed but rather a joyful embrace from God, who forgives everything from a heart that's repentant.

There is no sin which the Lord would not pardon. He forgives everything. If we go to confession repentant, He will forgive everything.

St. Paul also speaks of God's mercy, saying that God will be merciful toward His people's injustices and will "remember their sins no more."

God always forgives every sin without exception whenever someone asks for pardon, noting that Jesus came in order to make a pact with humanity and the foundation of this pact is the forgiveness of our sins.

God always forgives us. He never tires of this. It is we who get tired of asking for forgiveness, but He does not tire of pardoning us.

He recalled how when Peter in the Gospel asks Jesus how often we should forgive others, Jesus responds by saying, "Not seven times: Seventy times by seven," or, "Namely always."

This is how God forgives, even if a person has lived their entire life committing many sins and terrible acts, if they repentantly ask for forgiveness the Lord will immediately pardon them.

How doubts can often arise in a person's heart as to how far and how much God is willing to forgive. We do not have to worry because Christ has already paid the price of sin on our behalf.

Athough there are many who might say, "I don't go to confession because I have committed so many really bad sins, so many that I can't be pardoned" No, this is not true. God forgives everything.

Oftentimes God does not even let us finish speaking, noting that as soon as we begin to ask for pardon, God lets us feel that joy of forgiveness before us have even finished confessing.

God rejoices whenever a person asks for forgiveness and erases our sins fron his memory. God does this, because what is important for Him is that we encounter Him,because going to confession is not a judgement, but rather a meeting point with God.

Confessions often seem like a procedure, a formality. Everything is mechanical! No! Where's the meeting in this? Noting that confession is instead an encounter with the Lord who pardons us, hugs us and rejoices.

To go to confession is not like going to the dry cleaners to get a stain removed. No! It's about going to meet with our Father who pardons us, who forgives us and who rejoices.