“Confession is a way for man to come to God. It is the offering of the love of God to man. Nothing and no one is able to deprive man of this love.”

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“We should feel that Christ’s our friend. He Himself confirms this when He says: ‘You’re my friends…’ (Jn. 15,14). We should look on Him and approach Him as a friend. Have we fallen? Have we sinned? We should run to Him with love, familiarity and confidence. Not with fear that He’ll punish us, but with the courage that comes from feeling of being His friend.”

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“God loves us very much; He has us in mind in each and every moment and He protects us. We should know this and not be afraid of anything.”

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“Complete trust in God, that is what holy humility is.”

“God gives us His Grace when we are humble”

“Let us be humble, but not pretend to be humble. Pretension to humility is a trap of the devil, which brings despair and inertia. While true humility brings hope and the fulfilling of the Commandments of Christ.”