And if your brother wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, 'I am sorry,' you should forgive him." And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." (Lk 17:1-6)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111025.cfm
Context is everything, especially when it comes to Scripture references. It is in response to the teaching about forgiveness, that the apostles ask the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The hardest thing we ever have to do is forgive others. Saint Leo the Great (391-461) served with distinction during a troubled period for the city and the church. In his sermon for Christmas Day, Leo said, “Christian, remember your dignity.” I was ordained a priest at Saint Leo Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where I had served as a deacon.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Leo the Great, pope & doctor, November 10
