The Sacrament of Penance
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May the peace of the Risen Lord be with you always! Just as Christ greeted his apprehensive Apostles with these comforting words in the Upper Room on the day of his Resurrection, he extends the same peace to each of us in our moments of fear and uncertainty. Repeating the reassuring phrase, “Peace be with you,” he bestowed upon them an extraordinary gift: the Holy Spirit, with the power to forgive sins (John 20:19-23). …