“Why can’t I just confess my sins to God?” One of the strangest truths about God is that He shares what is properly His with human beings. He worked through Moses to liberate Israel from slavery. He used the prophets to proclaim His word, and in confession, He works through priests to forgive our sins. Saint Paul considers himself to be a steward of the mysteries of God (1 Corinthians 4:1); and even goes so far as to say that God gave to him and others the “ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18). In other words, God works through people, He reaches us through others, and He gives authority to certain ministers in the church – namely priests. Jesus gave the apostles (the first priests) the authority to forgive sins (John 20:21-23) and that gift has been alive in the Church ever since.
Confessing our sins out loud to another human being is good for us. The chief sin of mankind is pride, and confession is humbling – which is a good thing. There is also such a grace and joy to hearing a priest pray the words of mercy: “May God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you of your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
Confessions are available in the Church -
Monday - Friday from 7:00 am - 8:15 am Saturday from 7:00 am - 8:15 am.
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Palm Sunday Masses
Saturday, April 1st: 5pm
Sunday, April 2nd: 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am, 12n
Mercy (Reconciliation) Monday - April 3rd
Confession Times: 7:30-8:15am, 3pm-9pm
Tuesday and Wednesday - April 4th and 5th
Confession: 7:30-8:15am
Mass: 8:30am
Holy Thursday - April 6th
Morning Prayer: 9am
Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Supper: 7pm
Adoration in Convent Chapel: After Mass - 11pm
Night Prayer in Convent Chapel: 11pm
Good Friday - April 7th
Morning Prayer: 9am
Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Passion: 3pm