Quote by Joseph Pohle

“devoutly and reverently, he obtains the grace of charity, which will perfect his [imperfect] contrition, and bring forgiveness of sin.”

— Joseph Pohle

“Contrition means finding the courage to let your heart break over sin. Willfully letting your heart break and then offering the pieces to God…

— Ellen F. Davis

“If the desire for Baptism is accompanied by perfect con trition, we have the so-called baptismus ftaminis, which forthwith justifies the sinner, provided, of…

— Joseph Pohle

O how unspeakable is this Sacrament which sets our affections ablaze with charity. ... It is the fulfillment of Christ's Mystical Body.

— Thomas Aquinas

“If his contrition is not perfect, the unworthily received Sacrament of Baptism can re cover its effects only in connection with Penance, which blots…

— Joseph Pohle

“A sacrament gives a dramatic sign that points beyond itself to some truth of redemption that is crucial to the life of the people…

— R.C. Sproul

“Since, however, God has ordained Baptism as a necessary means of salva tion, 26 perfect contrition, in order to obtain forgiveness of sins, must…

— Joseph Pohle

“The effect of this Sacrament [Baptism] is the remission of every sin, original and ac tual.”

— Joseph Pohle

Virgin Immaculate, perfect lover of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, we ask you to obtain for us the graces we need to become…

— Peter Julian Eymard

This perfection is the restoration of man to the state of holiness from which he fell, by creating him anew in Christ Jesus, and…

— Adam Clarke

“All the Sacraments, as acts of their invis ible author and chief minister, Jesus Christ, by vir tue of their immanent dignity, move God…

— Joseph Pohle

“We depend upon other creatures and survive by their deaths. To live, we must daily break the body and shed the blood of Creation.…

— Wendell Berry