“Forgiveness is not something that can be bought; those to whom it is offered are bankrupts. It is capital advanced to them, which they are to repay with an interest of tears.”

                             -Father Ronald Knox

For Reflection:

To what extent have I shown myself to be a “bankrupt?” How has God’s mercy been extended to me (think in concrete terms)? What do I think it means to “repay with an interest of tears?” Have I exhibited this disposition of heart? When, how, and why?

Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel on Prayer.
Fr. Thomas Dubay, SM  Pb 358 pgs

Chapter One Page 1  In our day the divine fire has not been extinguished.  The consuming conflagration has not been contained….As the experience of the centuries attests, true transformations in the world and in the Church continue to come about only through the interventions of men and women on fire–that is, through saints….The burning ones are the unflickering light of the world, the savory salt of the earth, the lively leaven in the mass.