πων. καλὸν οὖν ἐλεημοσύνη ὡς μετάνοια ἁμαρτίας: κρείσσων νηστεία προσευχῆς, ἐλεημοσύνη δὲ ἀμφοτέρων: I Pet. 4, 8 ἀγάπη δὲ καλύπτει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν, προσευχὴ δὲ ἐκ καλῆς συνειδήσεως ἐκ θανάτου ῥύεται. μακάριος πᾶς ὁ εὑρεθεὶς ἐν τούτοις πλήρης: ἐλεημοσύνη γὰρ κούφισμα ἁμαρτίας γίνε…

we were alienated from the possession of true goods, “Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” [ 1 Pet 4:8 ] And for that Christ forgives sins through the Holy Spirit, hence may be understood how, when He said to his disciples, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit,” [ Jon 20:22 ] He su…

entia, vel in charitate absconditur. Charitas quippe [Col. 1404A] cooperit multitudinem peccatorum (I Pet. IV, 8) . Et: Beati quorum remissae sunt iniquitates, et quorum tecta sunt peccata (Psal. XXXI, 1) . Et: Beatus vir, cui non imputavit Dominus peccatum (ibid. 2) . Divinae…