Saint Augustine Quotes About Confession

Quotes about: Confession

• The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

  Saint Augustine

  Philosophical, Evil, Saint

  "Tractates on the Gospel of John" by Saint Augustine, tractate XII on John 3:6-21, § 13,

• For whenever unbaptized persons die confessing Christ, this confession is of the same efficacy for the remission of sins as if they were washed in the sacred font of baptism.

  Saint Augustine

  Baptized In, Baptism, Fonts

• In failing to confess, Lord, I would only hide You from myself, not myself from You.

  Saint Augustine

  Catholic, Failing, Lord

• Every day my conscience makes confession relying on the hope of Your mercy as more to be trusted than its own innocence.

  Saint Augustine

  Innocence, Mercy, Confession

  Saint Augustine (1998). “The Confessions”, p.181, OUP Oxford

• If you excuse yourself in confession, you shut up sin within your soul, and
  shut out pardon.

  Saint Augustine

  Soul, Shut Up, Sin

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