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“As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus<\/a>” (Romans 6:10-11).\u00a0<\/p>\n

This verse comes from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans, the longest of Paul’s epistles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The book is the “most systematic unfolding of the apostle\u2019s thought, expounding the gospel of God\u2019s righteousness that saves all who believe; it reflects a universal outlook, with special implications for Israel\u2019s relation to the church,” said the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).\u00a0<\/p>\n

ALABAMA PASTOR SAYS CARING ABOUT THE WORLD MEANS LETTING GOD USE US ‘AS WE MARCH FORWARD’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This verse carries special meaning for Fr. Andrew Jaspers, a priest within the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He is also a hospital chaplain at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“As a Catholic priest who has worked for the past three years in inner city hospitals, I see daily the life that God brings to those who are physically and often spiritually dying,” he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

During the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, Jaspers was part of a cohort of priests known as the “Anointing Corps.”<\/p>\n

They were specially trained to administer the sacraments safely to those who were dying.<\/p>\n

“I was able to visit people who could not even see their family in their final hours,” he said. “But through Confession and Holy Communion<\/a>, they were able to see the Lord in their last days.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of those patients was a man in his 80s that Fr. Jaspers referred to as “Jim.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

WE CAN ‘TRUST GOD’S HEART’ ON FATHER’S DAY AND EVERY DAY, SAYS WASHINGTON FAITH LEADER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Among Jim\u2019s ailments was suicidal ideation<\/a>,” said Jaspers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I visited his room and saw his elderly wife tending to him,” he went on. “She left the room and he said, \u2018You should be here for her rather than me, because she\u2019s the one into religion. I only go along with it.\u2019”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jim, explained Jaspers, “was very depressed and swore that his wife was about to leave him.”<\/p>\n

“This defied reason in my mind, as a devoted wife does not abandon her husband in time of need,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jaspers said he led Jim through the Catholic sacrament<\/a> of Confession “of a more general sort, not touching on details.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said, “And though it barely passed sacramental muster, I thought it might help him.”<\/p>\n

THE EUCHARIST IS A ‘MIRACLE OF LOVE, HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT,’ SAYS RHODE ISLAND PRIEST<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In Catholic, Orthodox and other faith traditions, adherents believe that the priest acts “in persona Christi” \u2014 a Latin term meaning “in the person of Christ” \u2014 and can absolve sins in the Sacrament of Confession, which is also referred to as Reconciliation or Penance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jesus Christ, in his abundant love and mercy, established the Sacrament of Confession, so that we as sinners can obtain forgiveness for our sins and reconcile with God and the Church,” says the website Catholics Come Home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The sacrament \u2018washes us clean\u2019 and renews us in Christ<\/a>,” said the website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Fr. Jaspers visited Jim the day after he heard his confession, “he was like a new man,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I was amazed,” Jaspers told Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He told me of how he hadn’t felt like this in years. He said that he cannot imagine taking his life and that this is the furthest thing from his mind now.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jim also revealed another detail of his story: He had previously been unfaithful to his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He confessed this to her, and she forgave him,” said Jaspers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jim said that it was like a heavy weight of many years that had been lifted from his shoulders.”<\/p>\n

Even Jim himself was confused as to how he was able to reveal such an intense secret to his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I said, \u2018You made a confession, Jim.\u2019 He said, \u2018I don\u2019t have a cubicle for that’ \u2014 meaning that he had no category for that.” <\/p>\n

And while this was, in one sense, the “most simple and un-extraordinary exchange,” said Fr. Jaspers, he said it was also something more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It “was a glimpse at the extraordinary and omnipotent mercy of God \u2014 which stands ready to pour into a sinner’s life when they open the door only a little.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/god-extraordinary-omnipotent-mercy-penitent-sinners-minnesota-priest <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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