Need links to articles on confession

[fiona8757]

Hi all; my best friend for the last 35 years is going to enter into the Church on the Feast of the Easter Vigil! She has been attending Catechism classes faithfully since last year, and learning from a good orthodox priest who is loyal to Rome. My whole family has been praying for her since we were children, and my parents, both Secular Franciscans, worked very hard in their lifetimes praying for her conversion. Daddy died in 2006, Mother died in November of 2010. My friend announced her intention to enter the Church one month later. I think Mama really got to work praying for her in front of Our Lord once she got to Heaven, lol…

Anyway, my friend believes in the sacrament of Penance, understands it but is still having doubts, the doubts of the scrupulous, as to whether or not EVERYTHING she has ever done can be forgiven. I have explained to her the Mercy of God, the Divine Mercy devotion, but she keeps falling back to the horrible sins of her past and worrying. Can anyone direct me to any particularly stirring and comforting articles on confession for the scrupulous? Sometimes I personally need to read a good hellfire and brimstone piece, like a few sermons of St. Alphonsus are; but right now I need to find something for her that speaks only of the MERCY of God. Any links would be most appreciated. Thank you!

 

[King_Lazy]

This is from St. Faustina’s Diary.

Conversation of the Merciful God with a Despairing Soul

It is God’s conversation with a soul at the moment of death, and I think it might make good reading, because it’s not very long and if you read through it, I think you’ll see there is a lot a scrupulous person can relate to and it portrays the kindness of God in a very personal sense, and encourages one to have trust in His mercy.

 

[Anna_Claire]

Is your friend being baptized at the Vigil or was she baptized in another faith? If she is to be baptized ALL sins are forgiven. She must believe that.

 

[fiona8757]

This is from St. Faustina’s Diary.

Conversation of the Merciful God with a Despairing Soul

It is God’s conversation with a soul at the moment of death, and I think it might make good reading, because it’s not very long and if you read through it, I think you’ll see there is a lot a scrupulous person can relate to and it portrays the kindness of God in a very personal sense, and encourages one to have trust in His mercy.

YES!!! This is exactly what I need! Thank you! I also found an online version of St. Alphonusus Liguori’s sermons on the tenderness of God towards sinners. I have sent her all of these. THANK YOU!!!

 

[fiona8757]

Is your friend being baptized at the Vigil or was she baptized in another faith? If she is to be baptized ALL sins are forgiven. She must believe that.

She was baptized as a child in the Pentecostal faith. They will be doing a conditional baptism. I am going to encourage her to participate in the Divine Mercy Sunday devotion, where we can have all the PUNISHMENT due to our sins remitted. God is so good.