Penance and Reconciliation
The sinner wounds God’s honor and love, his own human dignity…and the spiritual well-being of the Church, of which each Christian ought to be a living stone. To the eyes of faith no evil is graver than sin and nothing has worse consequences for the sinners themselves, for the Church, and for the whole world. (CCC 1487, 1488)
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Saturdays at 4:00pm or by appointment only
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There are four steps in the Sacrament of Reconciliation:
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We feel contrition for our sins and a conversion of heart to change our ways.
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We confess our sins and human sinfulness to a priest.
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We receive and accept forgiveness (absolution) and are absolved of our sins.
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We celebrate God’s everlasting love for us and commit to live out a Christian life.
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Act of Contrition
O my God,
I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins because of your just punishments, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace,
to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
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O my God,
I am sorry and repent with all my heart for all the wrong I have done and for the good I have failed to do, because by sinning I have offended you, who are all good and worthy to be loved above all things. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace,
to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid the occasions of sin. Through the merits of the Passion of our Savior Jesus Christ, Lord, have mercy.