“forgiving one’s neighbour is a condition for receiving the Holy Eucharist
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“forgiving others is essential for experiencing God’s mercy and becoming more like Him
“The Church calls us to forgive all the faults of our fellow human beings. In this way, we free our souls from the painful bonds of selfishness and revenge so that we may receive the Holy Eucharist.
“The Gospel shows us that forgiving our neighbour makes us merciful like God
“Christians must forgive others from the heart, describing this as the place where God’s love and mercy are revealed
“Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbours, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness or unforgiveness of your sins, then, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself.
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
“If I cannot make room in my heart to forgive my neighbor such a small debt – if I cannot forgive 100 denarii – then I cannot make room for the great forgiveness that God grants me for 10,000 talents