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Psalm 51 was recently given to me as my penance after a confession heard by a young visiting priest to our church. “What is Psalm 51?” I asked.
He said, simply, “It is beautiful.” He shared with me that he always adds Psalm 51 to whatever penance he is given after his own confessions.
He explained that it allows us to acknowledge that we are sinners, “Wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sins cleanse me.” It teaches us that by denying sin, we separate ourselves from God’s many graces which we need to become closer to Him. But by recognizing our sins and being truly sorry for them, “with a heart contrite and humbled,” He will never reject us. It gives us the opportunity to ask Him to stay close to us, despite our faults, “Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me.”
During this upcoming Lenten fasting and praying, we are really reaching into Psalm 51 and asking God to purify us, “A clean heart create for me, O God.” When we ask for His forgiveness, we exchange our weakness for strength, “A steadfast spirit renew within me” and we exchange our remorse for the greatest of His graces, true peace and joy.
'Let us always go to confession with sincerity, and take this as our rule - Never out of human respect to conceal anything from our confessor, however inconsiderable it may be.' - St. Philip Neri
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Tichvon is a Catholic writer and Consecrated Marian Catechist under the Direction of His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke. Always faithful to the Magisterium, she spreads and defends the Catholic faith as a true witness of Christ, confessing the name of Jesus boldly, never ashamed of the Cross.
Elizabeth became aware of the need for the New Evangelization while in the two years of her formation as a Marian Catechist and wrote over 200 published meditations on Sacred Scripture from the daily Liturgy of the Word for various Catholic websites, and following Jesus' example, now teaches through her own parables so that by sharing her stories through social media, might bring others closer to the heart of Christ. She is currently a regular columnist at Catholic365 and as a Marian Catechist, her spiritual life is the foundation of her writing.
She completed UCLA's Graduate Program With Honors and worked as a Paralegal for 32 years before retiring from Chrysler's Office of the General Counsel in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Elizabeth's website may be found at elizabethtichvon.net
