" Penance is the salt with which we mortify vice and bring all virtues to life within us. It strengthens our spirit marvelously and procures for us heavenly consolations. Penance is the wall around chastity and the citadel of sanctity. Penance makes us invincible."-Bd Theresa
Matthew 18:21-19:1
Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times.
“It is not enough not to hate, it is necessary to forgive,” he said. “It is not enough not to have a grudge, we must pray for [our] enemies… it is not enough to not speak badly about others, we must stop when we hear someone talking badly.” (POPE FRANCIS)
Mt. 5:27-32 Jicho lako la kuume likikukosesha ling'oe... Na mkono wako wa kuume ukikukosesha, ukate uutupe mbali nawe; kwa maana yakufaa kiungo chako kimoja kipotee, wala mwili wako mzima usitupwe katika jehanum.
Mt. 5:20-26 Basi ukileta sadaka yako madhabahuni, na huku ukikumbuka ya kuwa ndugu yako ana neno juu yako, iache sadaka yako mbele ya madhabahu, uende zako, upatane kwanza na ndugu yako, kisha urudi uitoe sadaka yako.
Mt. 5:17-19 Yesu aliwaambia wanafunzi wake: Msidhani ya kuwa nalikuja kuitangua torati au manabii; la, sikuja kutangua, bali kutimiliza. Kwa maana, amin, nawaambia, mpaka mbingu na nchi zitakapoondoka, yodi moja wala nukta moja ya torati haitaondoka, hata yote yatimie.
Mt. 5:13-16 Yesu akasema: Ninyi ni chumvi ya dunia... Ninyi ni nuru ya ulimwengu... nuru yenu na iangaze mbele ya watu, wapate kuyaona matendo yenu mema, wamtukuze Baba yenu aliye mbinguni.
Mk. 12:28-34 Yesu akamjibu, mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, na kwa roho yako yote, na kwa akili zako zote, na kwa nguvu zako zote. Mpende jirani yako kama nafsi yako.
Mk. 11:11-26 ...sameheni ...ili na Baba yenu aliye mbinguni awasamehe na ninyi makosa yenu. Lakini msiposamehe, wala Baba yenu aliye mbinguni hatawasamehe ninyi makosa yenu.