"Sanctification must precede both evangelisation and renewal, for it forms the precondition for every apostolic effort, as well as for the reform of the Clergy". This document from the Congregation for the Clergy is a call to rediscover the indispensable value of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and of Spiritual direction, as the vital tools needed for all Christians to answer the call to holiness. Offering practical advice, as well as a measured overview of these two weapons in the battle for a life modelled on Christ, the bearer of God’s mercy, reconciliation is treated with great urgency, as a ministry of mercy and a journey of conversion, while spiritual direction is shown to be walking alongside all vocations, to help in ongoing discernment of what God wants from us. Confessors and penitents are exhorted to "let Christ be formed in you".