Reconciliation


The Sacrament of Reconciliation:
God’s Forgiveness for the Contrite Spirit

Over and over again I hear from Catholics about how they no longer feel the need to attend the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The fall off in attendance bears witness to changed attitudes and understandings of sin within our society. Many simply deny the reality of sin, others prefer to speak of sin in terms of personal brokenness and failure without any reference to how it impacts on our relationship with God and others, and still others attempt to argue that they can admit their failures to God directly without the need for God’s ordained priest... [click here to see the entire document].

Reconciliation is always available here at St. Mary Parish: every Saturday before our Vigil Mass and on Thursdays (at 2pm and 7pm) before First Fridays. You can also call the pastor and arrange an appointment to meet with him to celebrate this important sacrament. During Advent and Lent we add additional times to our weekly calendar to celebrate this sacrament. As we seek to grow in holiness and become truly the people of God our greatest act of preparation is clearly a “clean heart and a contrite spirit” (Ps 51: 10-12) a heart where the Christ can come to dwell and shed his divine life into our world. Do not let this opportunity pass!

Fr. James Conlon
Pastor




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