CXVI. Sui occisor totum se sine consolatione extinguit

CXVI. Sui occisor totum se sine consolatione extinguit

But whoever throws himself into death has cut himself off from the memory of good things, since the consolation of repentance has not preceded the end of his soul. For when he dies, he extinguishes himself entirely without consolation, since he should have purified himself through repentance. In repentance, the possibility must be considered. In every act of judicial repentance, one must consider both the possibilities and the natural weaknesses of human condition. Blessed is the one who carries the repentance of their sins with them and presents it to the judge of both lives. For the repentance that begins in this life through contrition is reserved for eternal life with glory.