“Confess what you have done in word or deed by night or day. Confess in an acceptable time, and in the day of salvation receive the heavenly treasure.

                                    ~St. Cyril of Jerusalem

For Reflection:

How does this quote speak to me specifically today?

Experience Grace In Abundance: Ten Strategies for Your Spiritual Life NEW! by Johnnette Benkovic Pb 304 pages Click Here For More Information:                            STRATEGY 3 Make Use Of The Sacraments

... Catechism of the Catholic Church says, "The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to  us" (CCC 1131). The sacrament's grace is not dependent on the minister's virtue or merit, nor is it dependent on the one who receives the sacrament. The grace is given "by the very fact of the action's being performed" (CCC1128).