Young people give their testimonies about confession, the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. Pope Francis said at his first Angelus: "Brothers and Sisters, God's face is the face of a merciful father who is always patient .. He always has patience, patience with us, he understand us, he waits for us, he does not tire of forgiving us if we are able to return to him with a contrite heart .. He is the loving Father who always pardons, who has that heart of mercy for us all." JPII: "When we go to confession, when we bring our sins to Christ in the Sacrament of Penance, we meet our Saviour in one of the most personal encounters available to us on earth. He receives us with gentleness and mercy and grants us the pardon we seek. He grants us the grace of conversion and renews our minds and hearts with his light and peace. In this way, he prepares us to be peacemakers in the world." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. For much more visit the Totus2us website - inspired by St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, and dedicated to our Mother Mary. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.
Leon, from the Philippines: "Very often we hear arguments: why do I have to go to a priest, why do I have to speak my sins? Well, you see, this is not...
Catherine, from Ireland: "The Sacrament of Reconciliation - I just can't encourage you enough in it, it's such a beautiful sacrament. It has brought s...
David, from Ireland: "God will always forgive and there's nothing so great.... the depth of your sins can never equal the depth of God’s mercy and lov...
Fergus, from London: "When I walked out of the confessional, I felt like I had no excuse not to do anything coz the Lord had forgiven me even if I had...
Kelly, from Sierra Leone: "I like confession because it helps you release all of your sins and you feel like you can trust God more and you can let go...
Perrine, from France: "This is a feeling that remained a long time in my heart. I always had this fear because I think that I didn’t really encounter ...
Perrine, de France: "J’imagine Jésus derrière le prêtre qui m’accueille, qui me pardonne et qui est là pour moi, pour m’aimer, pour me dire 'Perrine, ...
Phil, from the UK: "I feel a lot of resistance going to confession but I make myself go anyway, go regularly, because I know that God wants me to go, ...
Erin-Thérèse, from the USA: "This particular priest, after very patiently listening to my confession, just asked me ‘So, you were an atheist. How did ...
Dominic, from Poland: "Just two years ago I started to look closer to God. God appeared in my life stronger than He did in the past. It was more that ...