A young man stepped into a confessional in Saint Augustine‘s Church in Paris, leaned towards the priest, and said, «Father, I do not have faith. Please teach me.» The priest fixed his eyes on him... «Kneel down and confess to God, you will believe!»—«But, I didn‘t come for that...»—«Confess!» The man who came for faith understood that it was forgiveness that would bring him light. He knelt down and confessed his entire life. When the penitent had received absolution for his sins, the priest went on, «Are you fasting?»—«Yes.»—«Go to communion!» At once the young man approached the holy table—this was his «second first Communion»... It was late October 1886. This priest, well known for his spiritual direction, was Father Huvelin. The young man, 28 years old, was Charles de Foucauld.

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