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	<blockquote>In all your sermons you shall tell the people of the need to do penance, impressing on them that no one can be saved unless he receives the Body and the Blood of our Lord.<ref>Saint Francis, “The Letter to all the Superiors of the Friars Minor,” quoted in Andrew T. McCarthy, ''Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life'' (Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2010), p. 210.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>In all your sermons you shall tell the people of the need to do penance, impressing on them that no one can be saved unless he receives the Body and the Blood of our Lord.<ref>Saint Francis, “The Letter to all the Superiors of the Friars Minor,” quoted in Andrew T. McCarthy, ''Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life'' (Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2010), p. 210.</ref></blockquote>

	We accept that the communion wine and wafer is charged by Jesus Christ with the power of Alpha and Omega, as he says in the beginning of the Book of Revelation, “Lo, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending.” Therefore, in this tangible ritual and by the use of this substance we do receive that light essence of Jesus.		We accept that the communion wine and wafer is charged by Jesus Christ with the power of Alpha and Omega, as he says in the beginning of the [[Book of Revelation]], “Lo, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending.” Therefore, in this tangible ritual and by the use of this substance we do receive that light essence of Jesus.

	Saint Francis had his own concept of penance, broader than the modern usage of the term, and those who have studied his writings have noted that his concept is in keeping with the original meaning of the word in the Greek, metanoia, which means a turning of the heart to God, a renunciation of self and a complete giving of oneself to the will of God.		Saint Francis had his own concept of penance, broader than the modern usage of the term, and those who have studied his writings have noted that his concept is in keeping with the original meaning of the word in the Greek, metanoia, which means a turning of the heart to God, a renunciation of self and a complete giving of oneself to the will of God.

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	== Origen ==		== Origen ==

	Third-century Church Father and theologian Origen of Alexandria advocated voluntary confession. He wrote:		Third-century Church Father and theologian [[Origen of Alexandria]] advocated voluntary confession. He wrote:

	<blockquote>If we ... are ourselves our own accusers, we escape the malice of the Devil, (who is our enemy and accuser); for so the Prophet elsewhere says: “Tell thou thine iniquities before (thou be accused), that thou mayest be justified,” and David also in the same spirit saith in the Psalms, “I made bare mine iniquity and hid not my sins.”...</blockquote>		<blockquote>If we ... are ourselves our own accusers, we escape the malice of the Devil, (who is our enemy and accuser); for so the Prophet elsewhere says: “Tell thou thine iniquities before (thou be accused), that thou mayest be justified,” and David also in the same spirit saith in the Psalms, “I made bare mine iniquity and hid not my sins.”...</blockquote>

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	The practice of '''confession''' is not a tradition that originated in Roman Catholicism. It came from the heart of [[Gautama Buddha]] who took it from the heart of the Lord [[Sanat Kumara]]. It came through the heart of [[Jesus]] to the apostles and has been the means for the protection of the saints, for thereby they have received [[Holy Communion]] and absorbed the Body and Blood, the Alpha and Omega of God. It has given them a continuous walk and a tie to those upon whom they call such as [[Mother Mary]], Jesus and the various saints.		The practice of '''confession''' is not a tradition that originated in Roman Catholicism. It came from the heart of [[Gautama Buddha]] who took it from the heart of the Lord [[Sanat Kumara]]. It came through the heart of [[Jesus]] to the apostles and has been the means for the protection of the saints, for thereby they have received [[Holy Communion]] and absorbed the Body and Blood, the Alpha and Omega of God. It has given them a continuous walk and a tie to those upon whom they call such as [[Mother Mary]], Jesus and the various saints.

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	== Padre Pio ==		== Padre Pio ==

	[[Padre Pio]], the famous twentieth-century Capuchin monk who bore the stigmata for over 50 years, was one of the great confessors of the Catholic Church. He was born in 1887 and died in 1968. His great calling in life was to be a confessor. ~~Many~~ people from around the world flocked to his doorstep, and wait anywhere from one to ten days in order to have him hear their confession.		[[Padre Pio]], the famous twentieth-century Capuchin monk who bore the stigmata for over 50 years, was one of the great confessors of the Catholic Church. He was born in 1887 and died in 1968. His great calling in life was to be a confessor. So many people from around the world flocked to his doorstep that they would have to take tickets and wait anywhere from one to ten days in order to have him hear their confession.

	Padre Pio had a keen sensitivity to the needs of each soul to whom he ministered. He was also known to have had the gifts of conversion, bilocation, discernment of spirits, prophetic insight and celestial perfume.		Padre Pio had a keen sensitivity to the needs of each soul to whom he ministered. He was also known to have had the gifts of conversion, bilocation, discernment of spirits, prophetic insight and celestial perfume.
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	<blockquote>Many said he could be gruff and irate, that he would at times snap shut the panel in the penitent’s face, that he could demolish a penitent with a searing phrase.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Many said he could be gruff and irate, that he would at times snap shut the panel in the penitent’s face, that he could demolish a penitent with a searing phrase.</blockquote>

	<blockquote>It is true. All things to all men. He recognized immediately insincerity, hypocrisy, or falsehood, and struck at it. But he was not out to pique or vindictiveness. He loved souls too deeply for that. It was his way of netting his fish. Where he had been rough or angry the penitent would be found later to have returned to more correct or chastened dispositions, and would be received accordingly.<ref>John McCaffery, ''The Friar of San Giovanni: Tales of Padre Pio'' (Whitsable, Kent: Padre Pio Information Centre, 1985), pp. 68–69.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>It is true. All things to all men. He recognized immediately insincerity, hypocrisy, or falsehood, and struck at it. But he was not out of pique or vindictiveness. He loved souls too deeply for that. It was his way of netting his fish. Where he had been rough or angry the penitent would be found later to have returned to more correct or chastened dispositions, and would be received accordingly.<ref>John McCaffery, ''The Friar of San Giovanni: Tales of Padre Pio'' (Whitsable, Kent: Padre Pio Information Centre, 1985), pp. 68–69.</ref></blockquote>

	== The purpose of confession ==		== The purpose of confession ==

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	<blockquote>If we ... are ourselves our own accusers, we escape the malice of the Devil, (who is our enemy and accuser); for so the Prophet elsewhere says: “Tell thou thine iniquities before (thou be accused), that thou mayest be justified,” and David also in the same spirit saith in the Psalms, “I made bare mine iniquity and hid not my sins.”...</blockquote>		<blockquote>If we ... are ourselves our own accusers, we escape the malice of the Devil, (who is our enemy and accuser); for so the Prophet elsewhere says: “Tell thou thine iniquities before (thou be accused), that thou mayest be justified,” and David also in the same spirit saith in the Psalms, “I made bare mine iniquity and hid not my sins.”...</blockquote>

	<blockquote>As they who are troubled with indigestion and have anything within them which lies crude upon their stomachs are not relieved but by proper evacuations; so sinners who conceal their practices and retain them within their own bosoms feel in themselves an inward disquietude and are almost choked with the malignity which they thus suppress it, this malignity which they suppress.</blockquote>		<blockquote>As they who are troubled with indigestion and have anything within them which lies crude upon their stomachs are not relieved but by proper evacuations; so sinners who conceal their practices and retain them within their own bosoms feel in themselves an inward disquietude and are almost choked with the malignity which they thus suppress. But by confession and self-accusation they discharge themselves of their burden and digest, as it were, the crudity which was so oppressive.<ref>Origen, ''Homilies on Leviticus''.</ref></blockquote>

	~~<blockquote>So~~ sinners who conceal their practices and retain them within their own bosoms feel in themselves an inward disquietude and are almost choked with the malignity which they thus suppress. But by confession and self-accusation they discharge themselves of their burden and digest, as it were, the crudity which was so oppressive.<ref>Origen, ''Homilies on Leviticus''.</ref></blockquote>

	[[File:Padre Pio during Mass.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Padre Pio celebrating Mass]]		[[File:Padre Pio during Mass.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Padre Pio celebrating Mass]]

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	An example of a confession given at a daily service is the following:		An example of a confession given at a daily service is the following:

	<blockquote>I respectfully bow to Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, all Buddhas in the ten directions, boundless Buddha-Dharmas and the Virtuous Sangha.</blockquote>		<blockquote>I respectfully bow to Shakyamuni Buddha, [[Amitabha]] Buddha, all Buddhas in the ten directions, boundless Buddha-Dharmas and the Virtuous Sangha.</blockquote>

	<blockquote>I have lived many lives under heavy karmic obstacles: desire, anger, pride, illusion and ignorance. Today because of Buddha's teaching I know these as mistakes; therefore, with sincere heart I confess.</blockquote>		<blockquote>I have lived many lives under heavy karmic obstacles: desire, anger, pride, illusion and ignorance. Today because of Buddha's teaching I know these as mistakes; therefore, with sincere heart I confess.</blockquote>

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	The practice of confession is not a tradition that originated in Roman Catholicism. It came from the heart of [[Gautama Buddha]] who took it from the heart of the Lord [[Sanat Kumara]]. It came through the heart of [[Jesus]] to the apostles and has been the means for the protection of the saints, for thereby they have received [[Holy Communion]] and absorbed the Body and Blood, the Alpha and Omega of God. It has given them a continuous walk and a tie to those upon whom they call such as [[Mother Mary]], Jesus and the various saints.		[[File:100061M-medres.jpg\|thumb]]

			The practice of '''confession''' is not a tradition that originated in Roman Catholicism. It came from the heart of [[Gautama Buddha]] who took it from the heart of the Lord [[Sanat Kumara]]. It came through the heart of [[Jesus]] to the apostles and has been the means for the protection of the saints, for thereby they have received [[Holy Communion]] and absorbed the Body and Blood, the Alpha and Omega of God. It has given them a continuous walk and a tie to those upon whom they call such as [[Mother Mary]], Jesus and the various saints.

	The mystics of Buddhism, of Christianity, of all true religions of East and West of all time have come to the awareness of the inner Light, the all-engulfing Light, the presence of that Light. And by that Light they have seen the inadequacy of the human condition and they desire to confess it, thereby to cast it into the sacred fire.		The mystics of Buddhism, of Christianity, of all true religions of East and West of all time have come to the awareness of the inner Light, the all-engulfing Light, the presence of that Light. And by that Light they have seen the inadequacy of the human condition and they desire to confess it, thereby to cast it into the sacred fire.
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	In practice, Catholics are encouraged to go to confession and receive the sacrament of penance frequently in preparation for receiving the communion sacrament weekly or daily.		In practice, Catholics are encouraged to go to confession and receive the sacrament of penance frequently in preparation for receiving the communion sacrament weekly or daily.

			[[File:700091.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|''St. Francis'', Nicholas Roerich (1932)]]

	== Saint Francis on penance ==		== Saint Francis on penance ==
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	<blockquote>So sinners who conceal their practices and retain them within their own bosoms feel in themselves an inward disquietude and are almost choked with the malignity which they thus suppress. But by confession and self-accusation they discharge themselves of their burden and digest, as it were, the crudity which was so oppressive.<ref>Origen, ''Homilies on Leviticus''.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>So sinners who conceal their practices and retain them within their own bosoms feel in themselves an inward disquietude and are almost choked with the malignity which they thus suppress. But by confession and self-accusation they discharge themselves of their burden and digest, as it were, the crudity which was so oppressive.<ref>Origen, ''Homilies on Leviticus''.</ref></blockquote>

			[[File:Padre Pio during Mass.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Padre Pio celebrating Mass]]

	== Padre Pio ==		== Padre Pio ==

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	On March 17, 1985, the [[Saint Patrick]] spoke of the purposes of confession and penance:		On March 17, 1985, the ascended master [[Saint Patrick]] spoke of the purposes of confession and penance:

	: Take heart and recognize the mighty purpose of confession. Recognize it in this hour: that every man’s [[sin]], whether recent or ancient, does accrue to him and therefore prevent the full covenants of God from manifesting. Why is this so? It is because God has made covenant with His beloved Son who is your own Christ Self, who is worthy of every offering and of the fullness of the Science of Being.		<blockquote>Take heart and recognize the mighty purpose of confession. Recognize it in this hour: that every man’s [[sin]], whether recent or ancient, does accrue to him and therefore prevent the full covenants of God from manifesting. Why is this so? It is because God has made covenant with His beloved Son who is your own [[Christ Self]], who is worthy of every offering and of the fullness of the Science of Being.</blockquote>

	: This offering the [[Christ]], by His grace, does bestow upon your soul when the soul is ready and able to receive it, clothed upon with that wedding garment. Thus, you who have gained the wedding garment, if the garment becomes stained, do confess your sins in sealed letter to Almighty God, to the heart of Christ, and let it be burned. And if you desire that the Mother of the Flame should know this also to pray for your salvation, you may write to her as well in a separate letter.		<blockquote>This offering the [[Christ]], by His grace, does bestow upon your soul when the soul is ready and able to receive it, clothed upon with that [[wedding garment]]. Thus, you who have gained the wedding garment, if the garment becomes stained, do confess your sins in sealed letter to Almighty God, to the heart of Christ, and let it be burned. And if you desire that the [[Mother of the Flame]] should know this also to pray for your salvation, you may write to her as well in a separate letter.</blockquote>

	: And therefore, beloved hearts, understand that confession, remission of sin, repentance therefore does once again restore you to that alignment with the chalice of being who is Christ. For Christ is the crystal chalice, Christ is the [[Holy Grail]], and the Light that is poured therein does become the nectar thou dost quaff.		<blockquote>And therefore, beloved hearts, understand that confession, remission of sin, repentance therefore does once again restore you to that alignment with the chalice of being who is Christ. For Christ is the crystal chalice, Christ is the [[Holy Grail]], and the Light that is poured therein does become the nectar thou dost quaff.</blockquote>

	: Beloved hearts of living flame, therefore not once in a lifetime but daily, submit therefore the past and the present into the sacred fire that the call might go forth and be answered as though it were the call of your Lord. And truly you are His vessel, His representative, His instrument, and His messenger as you keep your soul unspotted from the world.		<blockquote>Beloved hearts of living flame, therefore not once in a lifetime but daily, submit therefore the past and the present into the sacred fire that the call might go forth and be answered as though it were the call of your Lord. And truly you are His vessel, His representative, His instrument, and His messenger as you keep your soul unspotted from the world.</blockquote>

	: Blessed hearts, it is efficacious truly to the spiritual life to understand the meaning of this confession. For truly, in the crystal clarity of the mind that does fast and pray weekly and cast those sins in the sacred fire, there does come the presence of holy angels and the recognition of the voice of Christ and the inner independence in the I AM THAT I AM.		<blockquote>Blessed hearts, it is efficacious truly to the spiritual life to understand the meaning of this confession. For truly, in the crystal clarity of the mind that does fast and pray weekly and cast those sins in the sacred fire, there does come the presence of holy angels and the recognition of the voice of Christ and the inner independence in the [[I AM THAT I AM]].</blockquote>

	: Truly understand the housecleaning that comes through the realization “Not I but God in me is my Deliverer,” for herein lies the key to the forgiveness of sin. For inasmuch as God is the Deliverer, a man’s sins cannot hold him bound forever; for the deliverance of Almighty God is therefore the means to self-elevation in Christ.		<blockquote>Truly understand the housecleaning that comes through the realization “Not I but God in me is my Deliverer,” for herein lies the key to the forgiveness of sin. For inasmuch as God is the Deliverer, a man’s sins cannot hold him bound forever; for the deliverance of Almighty God is therefore the means to self-elevation in Christ.</blockquote>

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	: This offering the [[Christ]], by His grace, does bestow upon your soul when the soul is ready and able to receive it, clothed upon with that wedding garment. Thus, you who have gained the wedding garment, if the garment becomes stained, do confess your sins in sealed letter to Almighty God, to the heart of Christ, and let it be burned. And if you desire that the Mother of the Flame should know this also to pray for your salvation, you may write to her as well in a separate letter.		: This offering the [[Christ]], by His grace, does bestow upon your soul when the soul is ready and able to receive it, clothed upon with that wedding garment. Thus, you who have gained the wedding garment, if the garment becomes stained, do confess your sins in sealed letter to Almighty God, to the heart of Christ, and let it be burned. And if you desire that the Mother of the Flame should know this also to pray for your salvation, you may write to her as well in a separate letter.

	: And therefore, beloved hearts, understand that confession, remission of sin, repentance therefore does once again restore you to that alignment with the chalice of being who is Christ. For Christ is the crystal chalice, Christ is the Holy Grail, and the Light that is poured therein does become the nectar thou dost quaff.		: And therefore, beloved hearts, understand that confession, remission of sin, repentance therefore does once again restore you to that alignment with the chalice of being who is Christ. For Christ is the crystal chalice, Christ is the [[Holy Grail]], and the Light that is poured therein does become the nectar thou dost quaff.

	: Beloved hearts of living flame, therefore not once in a lifetime but daily, submit therefore the past and the present into the sacred fire that the call might go forth and be answered as though it were the call of your Lord. And truly you are His vessel, His representative, His instrument, and His messenger as you keep your soul unspotted from the world.		: Beloved hearts of living flame, therefore not once in a lifetime but daily, submit therefore the past and the present into the sacred fire that the call might go forth and be answered as though it were the call of your Lord. And truly you are His vessel, His representative, His instrument, and His messenger as you keep your soul unspotted from the world.