“I ENTREAT YOU, beloved brethren, that each one should confess his own sin, while he who has sinned is still in this world, while his confession may be received, while the satisfaction and remission made by the priests are pleasing to the Lord. Let us turn to the Lord with our whole heart, and expressing our repentance for our sin with true grief, let us entreat God’s mercy.”~St. Cyprian of Carthage: On the Lapsed, 29. (c. 200 – Sept. 14, 258)
