Quotes About Contrition

now I saw it was so far from any goodness in me to own myself spiritually dead and destitute of all goodness that, on the contrary, my mouth would be forever stopped by it; and it looked as dreadful to me to see myself and the relation I stood in to God—I a sinner and criminal, and He a great Judge and Sovereign—as it would be to a poor trembling creature to venture off some high precipice.

If you think that people can change... and, if they've grown and they've expressed contrition or regret, that they should be given a chance, then you should vote for me.

But You never reject a repentant and humble heart.

He did apologize profusely. (Does anyone do anything profusely except apologize? Sweat, I guess.)

A los norteamericanos les chifla ver cómo se disculpan los pecadores.

After its defeat in the Second World War, Japan, unlike Germany, failed to show true contrition or give a fulsome apology, though it showered its neighbours, including China, with generous economic assistance. Only in 1995 did it finally offer an apology, but this was of the most limited and formulaic kind.

So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them.

Men are born to sin…What does matter most, is not that we err, it is that we do benefit from our mistakes, that we are capable of sincere repentance, of genuine contrition.

On top of my sorrow, I felt a great shame.

she could not distinguish between contrition and self-abasement; between acknowledgment and blame.

Ah, it is hard to take pride in human history.

So not just vengeance, but also forgiveness and contrition, are necessary for social organisms

Aparta, piedra fingida! Suelta, suéltame esa mano, que aún queda el último grano en el reloj de mi vida. Suéltala, que si es verdad que un punto de contrición da a un alma la salvación de toda una eternidad, yo, santo Dios, creo en ti; si es mi maldad inaudita, tu piedad es infinita… ¡Señor, ten piedad de mí!

The faithful of to-day should try by a more ardent contrition to make up for the enforced mildness of the Church in the administration of Penance. 43

Perfect contrition effects the immediate justification of the sinner without the Sacrament of Penance, as we shall show presently. 12 How can this extra-sacramental

A man who is sorry for his sins, is sorry either be cause sin is an evil done to God (malum Deo), or because it is an evil done to himself (malum homini). If his sorrow is inspired by the first-mentioned motive, i. e. perfect charity, which not only loves God as the highest good above all else, but likewise abhors whatever is op posed to Him, he has perfect contrition. 4 All other kinds are necessarily imperfect.

With the sole exception of Penance, which demands certain supernatural acts (faith, contrition, etc.) either as quasi-matter, or at least as a necessary condition, the possession of the true faith is not an indispensable requisite for the valid reception of the Sacraments on the part of the subject.

If his contrition is not perfect, the unworthily received Sacrament of Baptism can re cover its effects only in connection with Penance, which blots out mortal sin ex opere operato, and removes the obstacle that prevented the infusion of grace.

Perfect contrition (contritio), which is a true supernatural sorrow from a motive of perfect charity, justifies a man independently of the Sacraments.

The sanctifying grace required for these Sac raments can be obtained either by making an act of perfect contrition or by worthily receiving the Sacrament of Penance.

If the desire for Baptism is accompanied by perfect con trition, we have the so-called baptismus ftaminis, which forthwith justifies the sinner, provided, of course, that the desire is a true votum sacramenti, i. e. y that it implies a firm resolve to receive the Sacrament as soon as opportunity offers.

Since, however, God has ordained Baptism as a necessary means of salva tion, 26 perfect contrition, in order to obtain forgiveness of sins, must include the desire of the Sacrament.

This Sac rament," he says, " can effect the forgiveness of sin in two ways. First of all, by being received, not actually, but in desire . . .; secondly, when received by one in mortal sin of which he is not conscious, and for which he has no attachment; for possibly he was not suffi ciently contrite at first, but by approaching this Sacrament 9 Cone. Trident., Sess. VII, can. in peccato existens,

devoutly and reverently, he obtains the grace of charity, which will perfect his [imperfect] contrition, and bring forgiveness of sin.