About Confesson by Saint Faustina

I recently found this little text from St. Faustina, with words of Jesus spoken to her, on confession with a priest in a handout that included an examination of conscience. I thought I'd share.

"When yo ugo to confession, to this fountain of mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flow down upon your soul...In the Tribunal of Mercy [the sacrament of Reconciliation]...the greaters miracles take place and are incessantly repeated...Here the misery of the soul meets the God of Mercy...

Come with faith to the feet of My representative...I myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest...I Myself act in your soul...Make your confession before Me. The person of the priest is, for Me, only a screen. Never analyse what sort of a priest it is that I am making use of; open your soul in confession as you would to Me, and I will fill it with My light...

Were a soul like a decaying corpse, so that from a human standpoint, there would be no hope of restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full...From this fount of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to My generosity.

Our Lord has emphasised the need for us to go to confession and to receive Him in the Holy Eucharist in order to obtain the greatest gifts of His Mercy.

We as Catholics have the source of Mercy in the confessional and in the Precious Blood of the Eucharist. Let us proclaim this message."