The Sacrament of Mercy

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | April 6, 2024 12:05 am

Divine Mercy Sunday or the Octave of Easter presents us with one of the most famous of gospel stories — the story of Doubting Thomas. But it shows us how and when the sacrament of penance and reconciliation, aka “confession,” was instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ — and why. 


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Endnotes:
  1. Acts 4:32-35; | Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; | First John 5:1-6; | John 20:19-31: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040724.cfm

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