Leon, from the Philippines: "Very often we hear arguments: why do I have to go to a priest, why do I have to speak my sins? Well, you see, this is not a draconian requirement put on us by Our Lord but actually a sign of his love, that he has wanted to speak the language of the senses, the language of words and with those languages .. he has wanted to say to us 'I absolve you of your sins. I forgive you.' So that with the very ears with which hear the car horns on the street, the very ears with which we hear the most mundane things, we can hear his mercy. And his mercy spoken specifically to our own words, our own description of our sins. .. That's confession!" Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady - Mary is also everything to us, Totus2us.

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Go in Peace -16- with Leon - on Confession -on Feast of the Triumph of the Cross - Totus2us

Catherine, from Ireland: "The Sacrament of Reconciliation - I just can't encourage you enough in it, it's such a beautiful sacrament. It has brought so much healing into my life. The reason that God has given us this sacrament is really to help us in our lives. He doesn't want us carrying all that baggage, He doesn't want us carrying all that pain and the hurt, He wants us to be free from it. .. So I can't encourage you enough in that. Just to realise that we all get it wrong, we all make mistakes. So don't be afraid!" Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady - Mary is also everything to us, Totus2us.

Go in Peace -15- with Catherine - on Confession -on Feast of Our Lady of Fatima - Totus2us

David, from Ireland: "God will always forgive and there's nothing so great.... the depth of your sins can never equal the depth of God’s mercy and love, and that's one thing I find every time I go to confession. It's almost a safety net there: I know that there's nothing really so bad that I can't talk to God and confess myself." Enrique, from Madrid, in English and Spanish: "I just find every week when I can go to confession it’s like starting all over again. It doesn’t matter what mistakes one makes, even if it’s the same ones every week, it's the starting over again with a new strength, a new grace." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady - Mary is also everything to us, Totus2us.

Go in Peace -14- with David and Enrique - on Confession -on Feast of the Triumph of the Cross - Totus2us

Fergus, from London: "When I walked out of the confessional, I felt like I had no excuse not to do anything coz the Lord had forgiven me even if I hadn’t forgiven myself. So I could do the works that He needed me to do and I had no excuse not to do it. And it just gives me a lot of courage and impetus. And it really helps me to bring me back down to earth, coz sometimes I can like achieve in areas of life and then I view myself as perfect, and that's a bad way to live. And confession just helps bring me down to earth and see people eye to eye, and to realise that I am a flawed being but above all I'm a very loved being by God. And just to find an encounter with love and mercy is just like the most personal and special moment. So confession ... has set me free in many ways." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady - Mary is also everything to us, Totus2us.

Go in Peace -13- with Fergus - on Confession -on Feast of the Triumph of the Cross - Totus2us

Kelly, from Sierra Leone: "I like confession because it helps you release all of your sins and you feel like you can trust God more and you can let go of everything and can like begin to settle down. And it just helps you tune into your faith more because you can understand God more and know that He loves you." Emily, from the UK: "I suppose confession can be a struggle and difficult and sometimes embarrassing but I know that God has really used it in my life to affirm me of his love for me. And suddenly I find myself not thinking about my failings and my faults but somehow realising quite how much He loves me and has reached out to me in the Sacrament through his priests, for which I am always deeply grateful and so touched." Emmett, from London: "Confession is liberating. It allows you to speak from the soul and gives you inner peace. So, who doesn't want that?" Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady - Mary is also everything to us, Totus2us.

Go in Peace -12- with Kelly, Emily and Emmett - on Confession -on 2nd anniversary of election of Pope Francis - Totus2us

Perrine, from France: "This is a feeling that remained a long time in my heart. I always had this fear because I think that I didn’t really encounter God at that time, I didn't know that Jesus was a complete loving God, that he was all goodness and he wanted me to be good also and beautiful. And then one day I realised it and this feeling of fear disappeared and it was transformed also by time. Then one day I kind of realised that I wanted to go to confession, this is something I wanted because I knew that behind the priest was God, was Jesus and Jesus loved me. .. I'm always moved by this experience. I know that I'm weak, I know that I still do things wrong, but I know that God loves me and he wants me to be better and he will help me doing that and confession is that." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady - Mary is also everything to us, Totus2us.

Go in Peace -11- with Perrine - on Confession -on Feast of the Transfiguration - Totus2us

Perrine, de France: "J’imagine Jésus derrière le prêtre qui m’accueille, qui me pardonne et qui est là pour moi, pour m’aimer, pour me dire 'Perrine, je t'aime, je t'aime. Je veux t'apprendre comment aimer mieux, comment je veux te voir dans le bonheur, t'enlever de l'esclavage du péché qui te fait du mal, et te recevoir et t'aimer et te pardonner toujours, toujours, car Dieu pardonne toujours. Merci Seigneur." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady - Mary is also everything to us, Totus2us.

Allez dans la Paix -11- avec Perrine (in French) - Confession - Totus2us

Phil, from the UK: "I feel a lot of resistance going to confession but I make myself go anyway, go regularly, because I know that God wants me to go, and He's kind of breaking me and molding me. I kind of get caked up and clogged up, but going to confession I will become loosened and supple spiritually again … His grace will mend me and keep me going, because it's really important." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -10- with Phil - on Confession -on Ash Wednesday - Totus2us

Erin-Thérèse, from the USA: "This particular priest, after very patiently listening to my confession, just asked me ‘So, you were an atheist. How did you come to the Church?’ Instead of launching into the ordinary form of absolution in a rote way, he really wanted to talk to me about my faith. It was difficult to think of a quick answer to such a big question but after a second I simply said ‘Well, I could no longer deny the reality of God in my life and I fell in love with Jesus Christ.’ I’ll never forget the wisdom that that priest showed in giving me the opportunity to go back to that place of first love and of first conversion, in the midst of spiritual trouble. That was exactly what I needed, and that's what the confession, the Sacrament, is for; it's to remind of the love in which we're rooted, the transcendent love of God that has the power to heal anything." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -9- with Erin-Thérèse - on Confession -on Feast of the Triumph of the Cross - Totus2us

Dominic, from Poland: "Just two years ago I started to look closer to God. God appeared in my life stronger than He did in the past. It was more that I started to see Him and He started to show me that the life I'm living (I always knew that I wasn't happy) but He emphasised changes in me and He gave me some faith, he gave me faith to be thankful for the change that appeared in me, and it was really strong. … Just before we got married, I went to confession and I felt much, much better and I felt that God had taken everything from me. I felt stronger to get on with my life, I felt stronger to say no to my addictions, I felt stronger not to do the things that Satan is giving us. Yes, I felt much stronger and then it was just better and better, and I started going to Communion, and my life is much, much easier now than it was before the wedding. It is now 1 year and 3 months and it's really good, even though I'm still a sinner, I'm still going on my knees because of my sins, but I know I have to come up, I have to feel sorry, but I can't allow myself feel down for too long, as I used to do before - I was very miserable and felt sorry for myself. But I'm trying not to do that anymore, and I feel strong inside me and I feel God in me and in the people around me. .. And God is healing me every day since that day, and even before, and I'm thankful to God." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -8- with Dominic - on Confession -on Feast of Blessed Mother Teresa - Totus2us

Jack, from America: "One of the beautiful things that I remember about it that I will never forget is as I was leaving, I told Father Mahoney 'That's why I came into your office last night and this morning was for this confession.' That was the only time that he got angry, was he said 'Never again put off confession.' He just knows the power and showed me the power that is the forgiveness of sins that is granted to a priest through the Holy Spirit and through the Church. It's not always easy, it didn't make me perfect (far from it) but it did in a real way introduce me to Christ's love and his compassion for all of us. So thanks be to God for that." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -7- with Jack - on Confession -on vigil of WYD / JMJ Rio 2013 - Totus2us

Emma, from America: "My biggest struggle was just vulnerability in confession but a passage in Scripture that really has helped me slowly overcome this struggle to be vulnerable is the passage of Mary Magdalen, where she goes into Simon’s house whilst he’s having dinner with Jesus, and she comes and she pours this expensive oil over Jesus’ feet, she cracks open this alabaster jar. And the vulnerability of this act is amazing and she says nothing but lets the Lord defend her. Simon gets up and says ‘If you knew this woman, you would not let her do this Jesus.' But Jesus stops him and says 'Those who are forgiven little, love little, but those who are forgiven much, love much.' And I had a hard time knowing my desire for forgiveness but I've always known my desire for love. This passage has shown me that my desire for forgiveness, the more I am forgiven, the more I can love, the more my heart is broken open to love more people. And so I've slowly been able to be vulnerable in confession by just knowing that the more vulnerable I am, the more my heart is broken open to love others. So I just encourage you to not be afraid in confession because your heart is made to just love more than you can imagine, and this Sacrament is where you go and meet the love of your life and he breaks open your heart." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -6- with Emma - on Confession -on Good Friday - Totus2us

Kevin, from Australia: "There’s real truth in this saying that if everyone went to confession there’d be hardly any need for psychologists any more because I really find that only do I find that I’m spiritually cleansed but this process of examining my conscience helps me to see what is true in my life and what is false, and where I am living according to what is good, even according to the standards of the world. Basic things like, Am I living well in my relationships with other people? Am I being honest in my dealings with people? Am I working as I should? Am I examining my daily life for where I can be better? These things are very human things, not just Catholic things. So for me the Sacrament of confession is not just a source of grace and spiritual nourishment but it's a real way to live my life in truth. Praise the Lord." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -5- with Kevin - on Confession -on Palm Sunday, 28th World Youth Day - Totus2us

Stephen, from the United States: "Just as we’re really human and whenever we say we’re sorry, it’s part of the process of making that better is hearing someone else say ‘I forgive you’. And the fact that Christ handed the keys onto Peter and those keys have been handed on through papal succession through the bishops to the priests they've all delegated. So whenever I go to confession and tell the Lord I'm sorry, it's truly Christ that I hear say 'I forgive you and I love you.'" Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -4- with Stephen - on Confession -on Feast of St Joseph and inauguration of Pope Francis - Totus2us

Peter, from Virginia in the US: "Confession is fantastic because I feel, given our human state of imperfection, it’s an invitation from Christ for us to come back and reconcile with Him and to his will." Matthew, from Wales: "What I’d emphasize about confession is really the freedom that it gives us. Sometimes a feeling of peace, sometimes no feelings, but it’s just that knowledge that those things that we struggle with all the time are never too big for God, they are never a lasting obstacle between us and Him. But the obstacles that we put in place, we need to remove, those hurdles or for those bigger sins, the walls that we build between us and Him and the shadow they create onto us. And confession just gives us the chance to knock down that wall and to say ‘God, I want to be back with you, face to face, with no obstacles in between us.’ So really I’d emphasise the love that God has for us, the peace that that gives us and the freedom to live as children of God." Brian, from Washington DC: "I really like the Sacrament of confession. I think it’s an amazing Sacrament coz it really makes you feel a lot better afterwards, you know, and it’s crazy how like God’s mercy and how He really does truly forgive you of everything, it just blows my mind." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. Visit Totus2us.com for much more, which is inspired by Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

Go in Peace -3- with Peter, Matthew and Brian - on Confession - Totus2us

Young people give their testimonies about confession, the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. Pope Francis said at his first Angelus: "Brothers and Sisters, God's face is the face of a merciful father who is always patient .. He always has patience, patience with us, he understand us, he waits for us, he does not tire of forgiving us if we are able to return to him with a contrite heart .. He is the loving Father who always pardons, who has that heart of mercy for us all." JPII: "When we go to confession, when we bring our sins to Christ in the Sacrament of Penance, we meet our Saviour in one of the most personal encounters available to us on earth. He receives us with gentleness and mercy and grants us the pardon we seek. He grants us the grace of conversion and renews our minds and hearts with his light and peace. In this way, he prepares us to be peacemakers in the world." Track: 'Fighting the Lukewarm Cold' by Joe Zambon. For much more visit the Totus2us website - inspired by St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, and dedicated to our Mother Mary. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's motto to Our Lady.

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