If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
And if he 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)

Most of us find forgiveness to be the hardest thing to do. Some of us have problems forgiving family much less enemies as the sad holiday non-reunions unfold this time of year, even without the pandemic to deal with. So no wonder the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” Today’s picture is of John Paul II forgiving Mehmet Ali Ağca in his prison cell in 1983. The assassination attempt took place on May 13, 1981, in Saint Peter’s Square.