Dearest Goddaughter (LTR-62) - Ignatian Examination of Conscience

Dearest Goddaughter,

In his homily this morning, Fr. Callen Sweeney shared with us the five steps of Ignatian examination of conscience before we go to Confession. They are:

1. Give God gratitude for today.

2. Invite the Holy Spirit to guide our discernment.

3. Examine our conscience (where have we sinned and fallen short).

4. Ask God for forgiveness.

5. Thank God for the graces that one will receive tomorrow.

We do not do this during #Lent only but every day of our lives. When we do this, it will help us to be merciful, because we feel God's mercy toward us. We are able to stop judging and condemning others, because we know that God judges us with mercy and love and does not condemn us. We are able to forgive others because we know forgiveness from God.

This is certainly something for us to reflect on and put in our spiritual toolbox.

Love,

Bỏ Phúc

P.S. These are the readings for the day: Dn 9:4b-10 and Lk 6:36-38 (below).

. . .

Jesus said to his disciples:

"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

"Stop judging and you will not be judged.

Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.

Forgive and you will be forgiven.

Give and gifts will be given to you;

a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,

will be poured into your lap.

For the measure with which you measure

will in return be measured out to you."