I quamquam inter se sentire quasi hora est iam accepto fert. Quod ego vocor ad conversionem radicitus. Est arcanum est, et tamen admodum delectentur in lætitia. Christus pro nobis parat quod res ... incredibili.
Yes, repentance is more than penitence. It is not remorse. It is not just admitting our mistakes. It is not self-condemnation: "What a fool I've been!" Who of us has not recited such a dismal litany? No, repentance is a moral and spiritual revolution. To repent is one of the hardest things in the world, yet it is basic to all spiritual progress. It demands the breaking down of pride, self-assurance, and the innermost citadel of self-will.(Cornelius de Hueck Doherty, Osculum Christi)
