Nothing can keep us from God’s loving mercy and forgiveness.

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I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy which spurs us on to do our best. A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties. Everyone needs to be touched by the comfort and attraction of God’s saving love, which is mysteriously at work in each person, above and beyond their faults and failings.—Pope Francis (Evangelii Gaudium, 44)

 

About individual reconciliation, Pope Francis encouraged us in his prayer intention for March 2021:

 

When I go to confession, it is in order to be healed, to heal my soul. To leave with greater spiritual health. To pass from misery to mercy. The centre of confession is not the sins we declare, but the divine love we receive, of which we are always in need. The centre of confession is Jesus who waits for us, who listens to us and forgives us. Remember this: In the heart of God, we come before our mistakes. And let us pray that we may experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the forgiveness and infinite mercy of God. And let us pray that God may give his Church merciful priests and not torturers.

 

This information sheet will assist when you come to celebrate the Sacrament in the parish church.

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If you would like to learn more about the Sacrament of Reconciliation, click here.

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The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated before the Saturday evening Eucharist, from 5:00pm - 5.30pm or anytime on request.