Sorrow for sins?

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Battle_Warrior said:
How do I obtain true sorrow for my sins?

-Rebecca
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meditate before the Blessed Sacrament or a crucifix on the Passion of the Lord
Fr. Serpa has a great meditation he includes in all his AAA answers to similar questions, or simply read one of the gospel accounts and meditate
 
Battle_Warrior said:
How do I obtain true sorrow for my sins?

-Rebecca
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Isn’t it something that we don’t hate all of our sins equally? Why is it that we might feel disgusted at the thought of abortion, but not at all disgusted at giving someone the middle finger who cuts us off in traffic.

I think the key to answering your question comes first by the way of understanding that it is the Holy Spirit who is grieved when we sin (Ephesians 4:30 ). Therefore, the closer we are united with the Holy Spirit who dwells in us then the more we are like Him. It is true, the more that we are united with the Spirit of God the more we love what He loves and the more we hate what He hates.

So the question is not 'how do I obtain true sorrow for my sins?", Rather it is, how do I dwell more fully with the Holy Spirit. And the answer the same things you have probably always heard - devoted prayer, purposeful fasting, unceasingly reading/proclaiming/living the sacred Scripture, and faithfully receiving the Sacraments of the Church, especially the Holy Eucharist and Penance & Reconciliation.

If you devote yourself to cultivating a relationship with the Holy Spirit, you will notice that, over time, your sorrow for sin will increase.

Thanks for the question
 
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