Sacrament of Reconciliation

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Confession times at St. Patrick's:

Wednesdays: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Saturdays: 8:00 am - 8:45 am

What is the Sacrament of Confession?

Reconciliation, also known as Confession, is the sacrament through which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven. It restores the grace lost through sin and reconciles the individual with God and the Church. “The sacrament of Penance is necessary for salvation for those who have fallen after Baptism" (CCC 980). This sacrament emphasizes God's mercy and the importance of contrition, confession, and penance, (see James 5:16, which encourages believers to confess their sins to one another.)

“Daughter, when you go to confession, to this fountain of My mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flows down upon your soul and ennobles it. Every time you go to confession, immerse yourself in My mercy, with great trust, so that I may pour the bounty of My grace upon your soul. When you approach the confessional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest, but I Myself act in your soul. Here the misery of the soul meets the God of mercy. Tell souls that from this fount of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to My generosity.”

(Jesus to St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul)