Jeremiah 3:22 (WEB)
Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding. “Behold, we have come to you; for you are the LORD our God.
Catechism · 1
The symbol of the heavens refers us back to the mystery of the covenant we are living when we pray to our Father. He is in heaven, his dwelling place; the Father's house is our homeland.
Fathers and councils · 1
“Again they close the doors of the Church to almost every fault, whilst we read daily, “I desire the repentance of a sinner rather than his death,” and “Shall they fall and not arise, saith the Lord,” and once more “Return ye backsliding children and I will heal your backslidings.”” — editor's note: Jer. iii. 22.
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