St. Jude Catholic Church, Tequesta recently issued the following announcement.

Even with his newfound wealth, the forgiven servant says to his fellow servant, “Pay back what you owe.” In doing so he refuses “mercy to another like himself.” However, “the vengeful will suffer the Lord’s vengeance, for he remembers their sins in detail.” The “Logic” of mercy is very simple: “Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then your own sins will be forgiven.” Thus, “none of us” is to “live for oneself”; rather, “we live for the Lord” and by the Lord. The “Lord of both the dead and the living” will endow us with the power to forgive others as he himself does. The desire to forgive others ~ even if pain and wounds remain with us ~ is already the indication that God’s mercy is present in our hearts. United to Jesus, we dare to “expect healing from the Lord.” 

~ Magnificat

Original source can be found here.