Be reconciled! ...

 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits  - 

 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion. 
 Psalm 103: 2-4

“The two sacraments of the Eucharist and Penance

are very closely connected. 
Because the Eucharist makes present the redeeming sacrifice 
of the cross, perpetuating it sacramentally,

it naturally gives rise to a continuous need for conversion,

for a personal response to the appeal made by Saint Paul

to the Christians of Corinth  (2 Cor 5:20):

‘We beseech you on behalf of Christ,

be reconciled to God’.”

       

Pope St John Paul II

Painting: The Prodigal Son - Liz Lemon Swindle