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St. Thomas Aquinas taught "there are three sources of trial for the Church: (i) external persecution; (ii) undermining of the Truth from within by heresy and spreading of error; and (iii) corruption of members through sin." Under the guidance of the Holy Cure d'Ars, let us consider the third source.  St. John Vianney could be tough in the confessional, but he would also shed tears and himself perform most of the penance due to his penitents. He knew that sin ties man to his shameful bonds (enslavement) and that absolved sins are completely gone! He had such a love for God and the salvation of souls, and such a hatred for the great evil of sin, that he spent countless hours in the confessional. It is said his greatest miracle was in fact his confessional. To make a good confession we must prepare well by a serious examination of conscience, have true contrition and amendment of life. Always bear in mind that our sins crucify the good God. How glorious that the mission of every priest is to make Christ's work of salvation present and effective everywhere in the world!

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