> Catholics who confess their sins during this time receive absolution, freeing them from eternal or spiritual punishment.
Only Jesus can do that and he did.
-SB
I have not been around much for the past month, as things have not been going so great at the pony ranch.
My mom has been suffering some sort of nerve issue in her leg to the point that she cannot even walk right now and was in extraordinary pain up until about last weekend. It's not fun watching your mom cry from pain! Since Thanksgiving, we've had an ER visit, a doctor's visit, and an orthopedic urgent care visit. A CT scan and two sets of X-rays. They've had her on two different muscle relaxers, a NSAID and a round of steroids and nothing was working. Want to know what finally started to work? A red light therapy boot that I bought for my twisted ankle (the worst pain traveled from her hip down into her foot) and 5 homeopathic pellets every 4-5 hours (Rhus Tox 200c). Today was the first day she has been able to walk across the room without a walker since Thanksgiving.
I suspect it's a sciatica issue, but we couldn't get an appointment with a spine specialist until after the new year.
I have been driving an hour each way across the valley to take care of her and am exhausted, but I wanted to wish you all tidings of good cheer and a Merry Christmas!
And the members of the apostolic ministry get to remind us every time we gather.
The ancient and ordinary liturgy begins with a confession sins.
The ministers announce the work of Christ (as you mentioned) and provide absolution in the Name of Jesus Christ.