"Indeed, if the
first word of Christ's teaching,
the first phrase of the Gospel Good
News, was
"Repent,
and believe in
the gospel" (Metanoeite),
the sacrament of the passion, cross
and resurrection seems to
strengthen and consolidate in an
altogether way this call on our souls.
The Eucharist and Penance thus become in a sense
two closely
connected dimensions of authentic life
in accordance with the spirit of the
Gospel, of truly Christian life.
The Christ who
calls to the Eucharistic banquet
is always the
same Christ who exhorts us
to penance
"Never fear that your past faults and infidelities
will prevent you reaching the degree of union
that God intends for you;
in an instant He can repair all that."
Dom Columba Marmion
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