Francois de Sales: confession

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
    Feast of Alban, first Martyr of Britain, c.209
Meditation:
    Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
    —James 5:16 (ESV)
Quotation:
    It is an abuse to confess any kind of sin, mortal or venial, without a will to be delivered from it, since confession was instituted for no other end.
    ... François de Sales (1567-1622), Introduction to the Devout Life [1609], London: Rivingtons, 1876, II.xix, p. 112 (see the book)
    See also Jas. 5:16; Ps. 41:4; Matt. 18:15; Acts 19:18; 1 John 1:8-10
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, my confessions are so often false. Grant me new strength to amend my faults. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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