Mother Loyola's work on the subject of Confession forms one of the most remarkable of her strengths. She understood how easily the Sacrament of Penance can become something feared, postponed, or reluctantly endured—and how important it is that Catholics learn instead to value it as one of the greatest helps of the spiritual life.
Forgive Us Our Trespasses takes up where First Confession leaves off. With her characteristic combination of practical instruction, vivid storytelling, and insight into human nature, Mother Loyola tackles the fears, misconceptions, discouragement, and bad habits that can keep us from the confessional. She teaches us not merely how to make a good confession, but how to make Confession a regular and fruitful part of our lives.
Children were her original audience, but adults will find surprisingly little here that they have outgrown. Whether dealing with examination of conscience, contrition, purpose of amendment, repeated faults, or the need to begin again after a fall, Mother Loyola continually turns our attention away from fear and toward the mercy of the Father who calls us back.
Those who make use of Forgive Us Our Trespasses may find themselves not merely less reluctant to approach this healing Sacrament, but genuinely grateful for the grace of being able, again and again, to start afresh.
Please note: this is considered a revised edition due to the correction of errors in the original text, the addition of selected footnotes, and minor clarifications in punctuation or phrasing. No material has been removed or rewritten.
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