The priest guided Eisen into one of the confessional rooms, and said, "Please sir, later, I will ask another priest to help you out, this is our rule, please understand. ”Eisen nodded, then closed the door to the confessional chamber himself, removed his top hat, and waited for another priest to come to the opposite compartment.This was designed to protect the individual, but also to conceal the identity of the priest.The person who came to confession had a different identity, maybe just an ordinary student, maybe a housewife, or maybe a serial murderer.So confession is a very private matter, but in the church, everyone is equal, all are children of the Light: this is how the Church treats believers.It doesn't matter what kind of identity or sin the person who comes and goes, because confession is for confession and repentance.But that's not necessarily the case for others.In 1393 the priest John, who belonged to the diocese of the Kingdom of Bohemia, died as a martyr; When the king learned that the princess had an unknown lover, King Wazerafu first seduced him with wealth and honor, hoping that he would be able to name the lover, but he refused.Enraged, King Vazrafu ordered the torture of John Scholar, but John kept it a secret for the princess as a penitent.Eventually, John was drowned in the Fultava River in Blago.The Order of the Light was shocked and grieved by this, but the clergy regarded John as having died defending the majesty and autonomy of the Light Society, and so they posthumously made John a saint.1 At the same time, the design of the confessional room was changed from an open face-to-face design to two separate rooms separated by black screens; This allows for the confidentiality of the identities of both parties.The full name of confession is the Sacrament of Confession, which can also be called the Sacrament of Repentance, which belongs to one of the seven sacraments of the Holy Light Society.2 Believers need to confide their sins to the legitimate clergy, make a vow of repentance for their sins that will improve, and receive inner salvation and forgiveness of light after the cleric forgives their sins.People have seven emotions and six desires, and after indulging themselves, they will inevitably sin, some people may just commit sins unintentionally, and some may be intentional, but only those who can repent will be able to do good deeds in the future, this is the admonition from the Holy Son Yesu.The Sacrament of Confession should be a sacrament that symbolizes peace, joy and comfort, which is baptism in another way.Ordinary baptism is just a simple initiation ceremony for infants or believers, but baptism of the sacrament of confession is for the spiritual baptism of believers.This baptism symbolizes the overcoming of mercy and forgiveness of sins in the heart and soul.For Eisen, he was an atheist, but he also knew that he was not a good person.I came to church not only for dreams, but also to relieve some of my guilt with the help of the priest's words of comfort.Sometimes Eisen thinks of himself as a beast dominated by the lower body, and does not hesitate to seduce the empty ladies; Sometimes Eisen felt that he was a treacherous businessman, and he would water the animals in order to sell his meat at a higher price.All kinds of emotions and negative thoughts have actually been suppressed in Eisen's heart, so at this time he actually has an expectation of confession.Hearing that the door to the opposite compartment was closed, Eisen saw through the dim black screen that a priest had sat down.He couldn't wait to communicate with the priest opposite him about his dreams, but the priest on the other side opened his mouth first."
Sir, do you believe in the Light?"
Eisen's sudden questioning stunned Eisen, who saw that Eisen did not answer immediately and learned that Eisen was not a believer in the Light.Eisen smiled awkwardly, he was too embarrassed to tell the priest that he was an atheist.After a brief silence, the priest on the other side said, "As long as you come here, it already means that you have the Holy Light in your heart.I hope that after relieving your worries today, you will come and sing hymns and celebrate Mass with us in the future, and praise the Light and the Son. ”Eisen was a little tempted when he heard this, but he remembered why he had come here in the first place, and said, "Father, if I have the chance, I will come back to see it."
But I have a question that I hope you can answer for me.I had a very horrible dream last night that still creeps back when I think about it.I don't know if you've heard anything like this?
”The priest listened quietly, and then replied, "Dreams are the interpretation of the heart, are you guilty or not?"
”Eisen sighed and said, "Father, I am a butcher, and I need to slaughter lives every day to make a profit, but in order to sell them for a higher price, I have used some means, and those livestock died miserably.In addition, for my own selfish desires, I interfered in other people's families, and maybe this is my sin. ”The priest waited for Eisen to finish and responded, "Does the gentleman eat blood products?"
”Eisen, who was unfamiliar with the Holy Light Sutra, had a blank expression, he didn't think that his dreams had anything to do with his diet, so he replied briefly, "Eat occasionally." ”Lemothy 17:11-12: For the life of the living creature is in the blood.I give you this blood to make atonement for your life on the altar; Because there is life in the blood, it is able to make atonement for sins. ”The priest paused for a moment and continued, "In the Holy Son Nosu brings salvation to all the people of the world, and his blood cleanses the sins of the world.So, you shouldn't eat blood. ”3 Eisen, as if he understood, asked, "What does this have to do with dreams?"
”"Because you eat blood, sins cannot be washed away, so they come in the form of nightmares."
The priest explained.However, this explanation was not satisfactory to Eisen, and he thought that he did not seem to have explained the circumstances of the dream, so he told the priest everything that happened in the dream without reservation.The priest did not respond immediately after hearing this, as if he was thinking about how to answer Eisen, which is rare, and after thinking for a while, the priest said to Eisen, "Sir, please wait a moment, I will be back at once." ”Eisen had never heard of such a situation, so how could anyone leave halfway through confession?
At this time, the priest in charge of the conversation with Eisen walked to the main hall, and there was an elderly priest on the podium who was lecturing to the believers in the main hall.It was a kind old man, with gray hair, but still with a ruddy complexion, and he looked quite energetic.The old priest saw the confession priest standing on the side of the main hall waiting with an anxious face, and then he raised his voice and said to the believers present, "The content of the Ten Commandments will be mentioned here today, and then I will ask Pastor Paul to continue to talk to you, may the Holy Light bless you." ”