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In the name of the glorious 
Trinity, Father and Son and Holy

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Spirit, forever Amen. 
Glory be to the. 

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Everlasting mercies which? 
Sent you to us, O Christ, the 

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light of the world and the life 
of all. 

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Give us wisdom. 
By your law and enlighten our 

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impulses. 
By your knowledge sanctify our 

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souls. 
By your truth and grant that we 

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may be obedient to your words 
and may fulfil your commandments

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at every hour. 
O you who? 

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Enlightens the rational with the
knowledge of Your greatness. 

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Do enlight, O my Lord, our 
thoughts, that we may meditate 

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upon Your holy and divine 
Scriptures at all times, O Lord 

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of all, Father and Son and Holy 
Spirit. 

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Forever Amen. 
Nowadays, forgiveness of sins is

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at times seen to be understood, 
perceived and proclaimed in many

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different ways, and the one most
disappointing yet factual reason

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for the various views on this 
topic is that there are more 

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than 45,000 denominations of. 
Christianity worldwide did. 

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That knock you off your chair. 
That's the truth. 45,000 

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denominations of. 
Christianity worldwide all. 

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Claiming that the Holy Spirit 
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Revealing to them. 
And the Holy Spirit is working 

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through them. 
Now these denominations are 

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divided into 6 main groups, that
is Eastern and Western theology,

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the Church of the East, the 
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Orthodoxy, the Roman 
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Restorationism. 
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mystery of the forgiveness of 
sins is understood to be common 

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and equal amongst two of the six
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Catholicism, that is, the 
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But let's take a look at the 
Holy Scriptures and ascertain 

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who alone can forgive sins. 
I can already hear, I can feel, 

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I can sense the answer and the 
obviously remarks that who is 

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able to forgive sins except God 
alone. 

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You know that's what some of the
Pharisees and scribes thought in

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their hearts and in their minds 
in Mark chapter 2 verse seven, 

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when Jesus said to the paralytic
who was lowered from the rooftop

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by his friends, he said, my son,
your sins are forgiven. 

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You see, they should have 
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not, you know, be poised and 
ready to argue and to attack my 

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son. 
You know, they turn around and 

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say who can forgive sins except 
God? 

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But they didn't pay any 
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Jesus is calling this paralytic 
boy son. 

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Notice he says my son, but hang 
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Jesus is not the Father, is he? 
And also in Daniel Chapter 9 

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verse nine, we read that mercies
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the Lord God, for we have 
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That is God the Father. 
So what is Jesus doing? 

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Forgiving sins? 
Rightly so beloved, rightly so. 

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Praise me to His name, because 
He is the Lord God who came down

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from heaven and was Incarnate, 
that is taking on our flesh of 

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the Holy Spirit. 
He, God the Son, possessed the 

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same Omni characteristics as did
God the Father. 

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By the power of God the Holy 
Spirit, He knew what was in man.

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The scriptures say Jesus knew 
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mind, the heart and the thoughts
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Hence He did not entrust Himself
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men. 
Listen to this. 

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These words have not been said 
to any other person on earth. 

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Jesus Christ is the only true 
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God. 
The scriptures tell us that He 

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did not entrust himself to any 
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he did not need a man to testify
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Himself knew what was in a man. 
John chapter 2, verse 24 to 25. 

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This is the Gospel reading for 
the sacrament of baptism. 

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Jesus had power over nature 
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Luke chapter 8 verse 24 rebuked 
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Seas. 
He rebuked them and they were 

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still. 
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Because everything was in His 
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one thing existed of the things 
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John chapter one verse 3 He will
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According to Matthew 25, He will
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He will judge mankind according 
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evil. 
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3 verse 17, the righteous and 
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He is God praise His name in 
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because the Lord God is the 
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So Jesus Christ being the Lord 
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Lord God, Jesus Christ is Lord 
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You see, he that is Jesus may 
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Jesus is not the Father, the Son
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certainly and assuredly is what 
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by nature, and we become divine 
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He is our Lord, our King, our 
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forgiver of our sins. 
Now this Jesus, praise be to His

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name, the Forgiver of sins, is 
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He's no longer with us on earth,
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So how do we receive this 
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forgiveness of sins? 
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By whom? 
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physically, but He has left us 
His gracious gifts and 

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provisions readily available 
with His apostles within the 

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Apostolic Church. 
Let us not forget that on the 

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eve of the day of His 
resurrection, beloved, He 

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visited his disciples in the 
upper room where the doors and 

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the windows were closed, and he 
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gave them the Peace of Mind. 
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He gave them a Peace of Mind and
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But look at what He did next. 
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Spirit, not in its fullness, no.
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no, though He said something 
interesting and encouraging to 

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His disciples. 
In John chapter 20, verse 23, 

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we're talking about forgiveness 
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If you, O disciples and 
apostles, will forgive a man's 

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sins, they will be forgiven him.
And if you hold a man's sins, 

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they will be held. 
You know, this coincides, 

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coincides with what he said 
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Again, peace be with you. 
Just as my Father has sent me, I

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also, with the same exact power 
and authority and intention and 

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plan, am sending you. 
The Father sent me for the 

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forgiveness of sins. 
I have the same authority as the

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Father, because I am God by my 
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I now send you, O Apostles, who 
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Church. 
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to the Thessalonians, we have 
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of the apostles. 
You will do the exact same work,

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plan, signs, powers as I have. 
So forgiveness of sins began 

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with God, was fulfilled through 
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the one Holy Apostolic Catholic 
with a lowercase C denoting then

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universal character of the 
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Catholic Church, no one holy 
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So what is the process of the 
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Again, let's have a look at the 
Prodigal Son as an example, as a

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model #1 finding one's self in 
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relation with God, admitting to 
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have been committed through 
foolishness and frailty and evil

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desires, admission, repentance. 
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Father, to come back to the 
Father, to come back to the 

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care, the authority, the will, 
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calling of the Father, which is 
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we all have been called to 
confessing of one's sins and 

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transgressions to the Church 
through her priesthood, which is

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the reflector of the light of 
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Now I can hear, I can hear, I 
can feel again. 

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Why do I need to confess to man 
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I can go straight to the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

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Yes, Amen. 
Amen to that. 

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Did you notice I didn't say 
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the priesthood, the light of 
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authority, the office of the 
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After all, beloved St. 
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verse 16, two, be confessing 
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another and pray one for another
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So why don't we pose the same 
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St. 
James, why do I need to confess 

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my sins to another person? 
I have the Lord Jesus Christ and

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he goes on to say that through 
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Now again, you may be saying, 
see we don't need a specific 

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priest. 
Let me read the previous verses,

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beloved James chapter 5 verses 
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And if any of you is suffering, 
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let him sing songs. 
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spiritually, let him call the 
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presbyters or the priest. 
The priest is not a bad word. 

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Priest is not a dirty word, 
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Call the elders or the 
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church and let them pray over 
him and anoint him with the oil 

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in the name of our Lord. 
And the prayer of faith heals 

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the one who is ill this healing,
and our Lord raises him up. 

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And if sins were done, listen to
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If sins were done by him, they 
are forgiven him because John 

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chapter 20 verse 23, if you 
forgive the sins of men, they 

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are forgiven and if you don't 
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Jesus Christ, not by the priest,
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priest through Jesus Christ. 
Jesus forgives sins, they are 

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forgiven him, but he can be 
confessing your offenses 1 to 

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another and pray one for another
to be healed, not forgiveness to

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be healed. 
For the power of the prayer 

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which a righteous person prays 
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One of the Church Fathers 
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Shilia O Shlao, stop everything,
stop the cooking, stop the 

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cleaning, stop the vacuuming, 
pull over to one side. 

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Very important, he comments. 
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which is not common obviously, 
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As far as a small everyday sins 
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them to one another and believe 
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praying for each other. 
But if we have sinned in a more 

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serious way, adultery, 
fornication, homosexuality, 

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abortion, denouncing Jesus 
Christ, murder, then we ought to

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follow the principles of showing
our leprosy to the priest and do

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penance for it as much and for 
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Why? 
Why is the Church Father 

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commenting? 
Because he is going back to his 

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reference to Christ's precious 
and and gracious gift of 

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forgiveness, John chapter 20 
verse 23 to his disciples. 

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So we must keep in mind, 
beloved, forgiveness of sins 

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didn't come at the click of a 
hand and instantaneous. 

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It took for one innocent, holy, 
perfect man to be hanging on the

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cross crying out. 
Father, forgive them for they do

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not know what they are doing. 
We too must be mourning in 

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sorrow, remorse and deprivation 
when we ask, Father, forgive me 

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for what I for I have sinned, 
when we cry out, Lord, absolve 

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the sins and transgressions of 
your servant, when we beseech 

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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, 
have mercy on me, a Sinner. 

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We must be bold and courageous, 
yet in humility to admit and 

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confess our sins. 
We must be willing with a 

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contrite spirit, to confess our 
sins to the renowned physicians.

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Let me quote to you and share 
with you one of the prayers that

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the priest recites during the 
preparation of the host, the 

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Qurbana while he is cooking the 
bread. 

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And bear with me because in my 
mind I'm singing it in Aramaic 

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and trying to translate it in 
English. 

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Let me say it in an in Aramaic. 
Samadatyahwutayawa Maran. 

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The message the the medicine of 
repentance the Lord gave 

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Shamasha Alan will be singing 
this along with me. 

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Samadatyahwutayawa Maran El 
Asawata Mahira he gave to the 

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renowned physicians the Tehun 
Kahnet Ayeta, who are the priest

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of the Church. 
Aina dum hai satana prepared 

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Ola. 
He who has been stricken by the 

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wounds of Satan, let him come 
and show his wounds. 

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That is repentance, that is 
confession to the wise 

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physicians, which are the 
priest, and they will give him 

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the spiritual medicine, Samaru 
Haniah, which is the Holy 

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Eucharist. 
See, forgiveness again, beloved,

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is not at the click of the 
finger. 

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Lord God, I've seen forgive me. 
It's not repeating a prayer. 

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Let me tell you a little bit 
about the the liturgy, the 

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Divine Liturgy of Absolution 
that the faithful can request 

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that the Church will provide. 
And think about this. 

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I think we've spoken about it, 
but just a refresher, if you 

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feel that you want to be 
absolved according to the 

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liturgy, the tradition and the 
commands of the Church, you need

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to consult your spiritual 
counselor, your priest, and 

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confess. 
Yes, don't be shy. 

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You know, if Saint James is 
telling you that you can confess

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your sins to your BBF, is it BBF
or BFF? 

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Steven? 
BBF, BFF. 

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See getting old to your BFF, 
your bestest, bestest friend to 

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a childhood friend, How much 
more to your spiritual father 

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who's your priest, and confess. 
And the priest will go to the 

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grave with that confession, must
go to the grave with that 

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confession. 
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advantage of that confession, 
then he will go to the grave and

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face his Maker and has to be 
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And the priest will then, 
according to what the Father was

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commenting on, James chapter 5, 
verses 13 to 16 will then 

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examine and he will then 
prescribe that medicine, that 

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that treatment, usually it's 
fasting, refraining from 

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partaking in the Holy Eucharist 
and continuing to read your 

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scriptures, reading the lives of
the holy Saints and consulting 

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with you continuously to that 
day, that point where the priest

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will feel comfortable along with
you that you are ready to 

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receive them up the absolution. 
And you will have to come to the

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priest, to the altar at the 
altar of Christ, and kneel with 

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your hands crossed on your 
chest. 

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It denounced death. 
You know, people who die, their 

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hands are folded against their 
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And the Deacon will be standing 
behind you, and the priest will 

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be standing in front of you by 
the power vested in the priest 

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through Jesus Christ, not man 
Jesus Christ. 

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The liturgy will be said over 
you, beseeching the Lord that 

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you get forgave the Republicans,
you forgave the sinners, the 

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prostitutes, the harlest, the 
extortionists, the sinners, the 

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Republicans, the Zacchaeus. 
So to have mercy on this soul, O

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Lord Jesus Christ, while at at 
that time you are beating your 

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chest and constantly crying out,
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, 

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have mercy on me. 
And when that is concluded, you 

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stand up, the priest will kiss 
you on your forehead and he will

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say your sins are forgiven by 
Jesus Christ. 

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And then he will remit or he 
will commune you. 

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He will, he will have you 
partake in the holy body and 

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blood of Christ, the Holy 
Eucharist. 

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Qurbana, Qadisha, don't be 
afraid if you haven't heard 

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this. 
You know when I say, when I 

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speak about the, the literature 
of the absolution, people say 

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I've never heard this. 
Well, it is, it's in the, it's 

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in the liturgical books. 
We do have that. 

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We have it in English and we 
have it in Syrian as well. 

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So contemplate and think about 
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Forgiveness of sins, beloved, 
didn't come at the click of the 

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finger. 
Instantaneous. 

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There was one holy sinless man 
hanging on the cross with his 

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blood being shed. 
Cried out Father, forgive them, 

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for they do not know what they 
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And this is what we need to cry 
out to the Lord while being 

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absolved by the authority of the
Church, which is the priesthood 

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of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Praise and glory between His 

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name now and at all times and 
forever. 

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Amen. 
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