Let us entrust our community of faith to the loving care of Mary, our Blessed Mother.
"The Sacrament of Penance is one of the Church's precious treasures, since authentic world renewal is accomplished only through forgiveness. Nothing can improve the world if evil is not overcome. Evil can be overcome only by forgiveness. Certainly, it must be an effective forgiveness; but only the Lord can give us this forgiveness, a forgiveness that drives away evil not only with words but truly destroys it." — Pope Benedict XVI, Homily at Pentecost Mass for Priestly Ordination, May 15, 2005.