Conversion of Heart

72. As prayer and self-discipline develop, they free our hearts from whatever holds us back from being entirely given to God.

Each evening we take time to look back over the day¹, thanking the Father for the ways in which His love has manifested itself, asking pardon for our failings and renewing our desire to be faithful by giving ourselves to Him as His sons.

This review of the day, as well as our community penitential celebrations, helps us to understand better the purpose of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We frequently receive this sacrament in faith, and make this encounter with Christ an experience of conversion².

72.1 Penitential celebrations, made from time to time in community, are moments when we acknowledge our sinfulness. Together, we express our yearning to be reconciled to the Lord and to our Brothers.