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The practice of confession is not a tradition that originated in Roman Catholicism. It came from the heart of [[Gautama Buddha]] who took it from the heart of the Lord [[Sanat Kumara]]. It came through the heart of [[Jesus]] to the apostles and has been the means for the protection of the saints, for thereby they have received [[Holy Communion]] and absorbed the Body and Blood, the Alpha and Omega of God. It has given them a continuous walk and a tie to those upon whom they call such as [[Mother Mary]], Jesus and the various saints. | [[File:100061M-medres.jpg|thumb]] | ||
The practice of '''confession''' is not a tradition that originated in Roman Catholicism. It came from the heart of [[Gautama Buddha]] who took it from the heart of the Lord [[Sanat Kumara]]. It came through the heart of [[Jesus]] to the apostles and has been the means for the protection of the saints, for thereby they have received [[Holy Communion]] and absorbed the Body and Blood, the Alpha and Omega of God. It has given them a continuous walk and a tie to those upon whom they call such as [[Mother Mary]], Jesus and the various saints. | |||
The mystics of Buddhism, of Christianity, of all true religions of East and West of all time have come to the awareness of the inner Light, the all-engulfing Light, the presence of that Light. And by that Light they have seen the inadequacy of the human condition and they desire to confess it, thereby to cast it into the sacred fire. | The mystics of Buddhism, of Christianity, of all true religions of East and West of all time have come to the awareness of the inner Light, the all-engulfing Light, the presence of that Light. And by that Light they have seen the inadequacy of the human condition and they desire to confess it, thereby to cast it into the sacred fire. | ||
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In practice, Catholics are encouraged to go to confession and receive the sacrament of penance frequently in preparation for receiving the communion sacrament weekly or daily. | In practice, Catholics are encouraged to go to confession and receive the sacrament of penance frequently in preparation for receiving the communion sacrament weekly or daily. | ||
[[File:700091.jpg|thumb|upright|''St. Francis'', Nicholas Roerich (1932)]] | |||
== Saint Francis on penance == | == Saint Francis on penance == | ||
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<blockquote>So sinners who conceal their practices and retain them within their own bosoms feel in themselves an inward disquietude and are almost choked with the malignity which they thus suppress. But by confession and self-accusation they discharge themselves of their burden and digest, as it were, the crudity which was so oppressive.<ref>Origen, ''Homilies on Leviticus''.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>So sinners who conceal their practices and retain them within their own bosoms feel in themselves an inward disquietude and are almost choked with the malignity which they thus suppress. But by confession and self-accusation they discharge themselves of their burden and digest, as it were, the crudity which was so oppressive.<ref>Origen, ''Homilies on Leviticus''.</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Padre Pio during Mass.jpg|thumb|upright|Padre Pio celebrating Mass]] | |||
== Padre Pio == | == Padre Pio == | ||