Confession


"While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion."
- Luke 15:20

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What is the Sacrament of Confession?

Welcome to God's Mercy

Not only does it [the Sacrament of Penance] free us from our sins but it also challenges us to have the same kind of compassion and forgiveness for those who sin against us. We are liberated to be forgivers. We obtain new insight into the words of the Prayer of St. Francis: "It is in pardoning that we are pardoned."


Jesus entrusted the ministry of reconciliation to the Church. The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven. In confession we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God. It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins, especially mortal sins. With absolution, we are reconciled to God and the Church. The Sacrament helps us stay close to the truth that we cannot live without God. "In him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28).


-from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

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Confession TIMES

Monday-Friday | After 8am Mass

Tuesday & Thursday | 30 minutes before 12pm Mass

Wednesday | 5pm

Saturday | Before 8am Mass & 2:30pm

Making a Good Confession

Making a good confession requires preparation. Below are some resources to help. A penitent making a good confession has prepared by making an examination of conscience since their last confession and resolving to sin no more.

Once you are in the Confessional The Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation) involves four steps:


  • Contrition: A sincere sorrow for having offended God, and the most important act of the person confessing. There can be no forgiveness of sin if we do not have sorrow and a firm resolve not to repeat our sin.


  • Confession: Naming our sins—aloud—to the priest, who represents Christ and the Church.


  • Penance: The prayers—or sometimes, the good deeds—the priest gives, for our healing and the healing of those we have hurt by our sins.


  • Absolution: The words the priest speaks by which “God, the Father of mercies” reconciles us to himself through his death and resurrection, called the Prayer of Absolution: “God the father of mercies through the death and resurrection of his Son as reconciled the world to himself and the sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”


Haven't been to Confession in a long time?

If you haven't been to confession in a while Here are some resources to help you feel more comfortable.