In this sacrament He personally touches our lives. When the priest speaks words of absolution, our faith knows that it is the Lord who now, personally, speaks mercy and does mighty and merciful deeds in our lives. He enables us to see through the deceptive images woven by the media world, to begin to realize the really important things of life. For each one of us, it is important that we seek out and find a good confessor and learn again, as the Church urges us, to confess our sins with faithful frequency. And Christ, touching us in his sacraments, is the one who heals us and givcs us his mighty Spirit to give grace and joy to our lives.
Nothing substitutes for thc sacraments.
In them the Lord personally touches our lives and heals us. The Sacrament of Penance is the sacrament of peace and of freedom. Those who receive it regularly, with faith and with reverent trust in God's saving power, experience this deeply. If we have drifted away from frequent Confession, nothing will replace coming again to the Lord in this healing sacrament. This, each one must taste and experience personally.