Reconciliation

Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will give you with the utmost humility and simplicity. For God, who has an infinite love for obedience, frequently renders profitable the counsels we take from others, but especially from those who are the guides of our souls.
--St. Francis de Sales

Schedule

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 7:00 - 8:00 am
Wednesday 5:00 - 5:45 pm
Saturday 4:45 - 5:15 pm
Sunday 7:45 - 8:05 & 10:00 - 10:15 am
*Or By Appointment
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There will be a parish penance service held during Lent and Advent. Check the bulletin for dates.

How do I make a good confession?

Before you enter the confessional begin with prayer, placing yourself in the presence of God, our loving Father. Seek healing and forgiveness through repentance and a resolve to sin no more.

Then review your life since your last confession, searching your thoughts, words, and actions for where you have neglected to live Christ’s commands to “love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind,” and to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Mt 22:37, 39).

Confess all your sins to the priest. If you are unsure what to say, ask the priest for help. The priest will propose an act of penance and you will pray an Act of Contrition.

Don't worry if it has been a while since your last confession. The priest will help to guide you.

A suggested Act of Contrition

My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.

I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ
suffered and died for us.
In his name, my God, have mercy.
                                                                      (Rite of Penance, no. 45)