Confession

Refer to the Confession poem for more about this Sacrament. Let the clear beads be a reminder that in the confessional we need to be transparent and make a thorough examination of conscience. And when we do this our soul is washed whiter than snow.  Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,    says the Lord:though your sins are like scarlet,    they shall be as white as snow;though they are red like crimson,    they shall become like wool.   Psalm 51. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love;    according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,    and cleanse me from my sin! 3 For I know my transgressions,    and my sin is ever before me.4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,    and done that which is evil in thy sight,so that thou art justified in thy sentence    and blameless in thy judgment.5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,    and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in t