Easter Duty Cheat Sheet
Ever since annual Confession and Holy Communion was made obligatory on all Catholics in 1216, sinners of all stripes have willingly or otherwise dutifully lined up in front of the booths in a yearly ritual to tell the man inside their evil doings.
Penitents are supposed to make an critical and unsparing self-examination of all their sins since the last go around, and try to work up some genuine sorrow. And of course, they are to do afterwards whatever their confessor tells them to do as penance and sin no more… or at least, not until they’ve taken Holy Communion. Otherwise, they’ll be worse off than before.
It’s generally a drag, a spiritual chore like going to the dentist, only even more humiliating than when the assistant asks why you haven’t been flossing.
Well, cheer up, sinners! I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I’m happy to tell you there are a number of absolutely legal shortcuts you can use to make it less of a burden. Yes, with the magic of Roman Catholicism, you too can enjoy both this world AND the next!
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