Friday

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (Prov. 3:34).

Remember these words especially when you go to confession. Nothing binds the tongue from saying “I have sinned” so much as pride. Humble yourself before the Lord; do not spare yourself, do not fear a human face. Lay bare your shame, that you may be washed clean; show your wounds, that you may be healed; tell all your iniquities, that you may be justified. The more merciless you are toward yourself, the more mercy the Lord will show you, and you will depart with a sweet sense of having been pardoned. This is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, given by Him to those who humble themselves through sincere confession of their sins.