Why confess your sins ? Is Living In Fear Good For Us ?

CONFESS YOUR SINS, BUT . . .

Never let your past sins be an obstacle between you and Jesus.
It's a ruse of the devil to keep putting our sins before
our eyes in order to make them like a screen between the Saviour and us.
"Think of your past sins to persuade yourself of your weakness; think of them
to confirm your resolution not to fall again
-- that's necessary -- but think of them mainly to bless Jesus for having pardoned you, for having purified you,for having cast all your sins to the bottom of the sea. Do not go looking for them at the bottom of the sea! He has wiped them out;
He has forgotten them. I'm not saying that you believe too much in your own wretchedness. I'm telling you that you don't believe enough in merciful love.
God's greatest pleasure is to pardon us. The good Lord is more eager to
pardon a repentant sinner than a mother to rescue her child from the fire.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux

LIVING IN FEAR
Because our lives are completely dependent on the gift of our Creator and
because we lack perfect trust in his love, we live in constant fear of our vulnerability. This fear is so natural that we often don't pay much attention to it. Nevertheless, our thoughts, feelings and actions are constantly influenced by a more or less conscious pursuit of security. The happiness God desires for us involves a freedom from these fears. There are many references to fear or anxiety appear in Scripture. But to free ourselves from these fears we have to first acknowledge and accept our weaknesses, insecurities, and vulnerabilities.
And then begin to accept God's unique plan for each one of us and grow closer to the Father who longs to free us from fear and lead us to perfect happiness.
Lisa Duffy
“Let your hearts not be troubled. Neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27

WORDS TO PONDER BY ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
“The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The
Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.”

From: The Holy Name Of Jesus, Laval,Quebec,Canada
June 19, 2011, Church Bulletin

The Blessed Trinity

TRINITY SUNDAY

The making of the sign of the cross, which
professes faith in the redemption of Christ and in
the Trinity, dates from the earliest centuries.
Before receiving the sacrament of baptism,
Christians respond to a three-part question when
asked to witness their faith in the Father, the
Son and the Spirit by saying "I do." The faith of
all Christians rests on the Trinity.
Christians are baptized in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: not in their
own names, for there is only one God, the
almighty Father, his only Son and the Holy Spirit: the Most Holy Trinity.
The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery
of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself.
It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that
enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the
"hierarchy of the truths of faith". The whole history of salvation
is identical with the history of the way and the means
by which the one true God, Father, Son
and Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men "and reconciles
and unites with himself those who turn away from sin".

Catechism of the Catholic Church 232-234
Prayer to the Holy Trinity

Glory be to the Father,
Who by His almighty power and love created me,
making me in the image and likeness of God.
Glory be to the Son,
Who by His Precious Blood delivered me from hell,
and opened for me the gates of heaven.
Glory be to the Holy Spirit,
Who has sanctified me in the sacrament of Baptism,
and continues to sanctify me
by the graces I receive daily from His bounty. Amen.

From: From: The Holy Name Of Jesus, Laval,Quebec,Canada
June 19, 2011, Church Bulletin