Reconciliation

This is the Sacrament in which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven. It results in reconciliation with God and the Church. (US Catholic Catechism for Adults, Glossary)

Confession Schedule

Monday - Saturday: 7:15AM-7:35AM

Friday: 6:00PM-7:00PM

Saturday: 3:30PM-4:30PM

Sunday (Chinese): 12:30PM-12:50PM

Our confessionals are located in the church.

About the Sacrament of Reconciliation

There are four steps in the Sacrament of Reconciliation:

We feel contrition for our sins and a conversion of heart to change our ways.
We confess our sins and human sinfulness to a priest.
We receive and accept forgiveness (absolution) and are absolved of our sins.
We celebrate God’s everlasting love for us and commit to live out a Christian life.

Sin hurts our relationship with God, ourselves and others. As the Catechism states:

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)

A mature understanding of sin includes reflecting upon our thoughts, actions and omissions as well as examining the patterns of sin that may arise in our lives. With contrite hearts, we are also called to reflect upon the effects of our sins upon the wider community and how we might participate in sinful systems.

Contrition and conversion lead us to seek a forgiveness for our sins so as to repair damaged relationships with God, self, and others. We believe that only ordained priests have the faculty of absolving sins from the authority of the Church in the name of Jesus Christ (CCC 1495). Our sins are forgiven by God, through the priest.

The Spiritual effects of the Sacraments of Reconciliation include:

reconciliation with God by which the penitent recovers grace
reconciliation with the Church
remission of the eternal punishment incurred by mortal sins
remission, at least in part, of temporal punishments resulting from sin
peace and serenity of conscience, and spiritual consolation
an increase of spiritual strength for the Christian battle (CCC 1496)

Individual confession with a priest is the principal means of absolution and reconciliation of grave sins within the Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation frees us from sinful patterns of behavior and calls us to complete conversion to Christ. Reconciliation heals our sins and repairs our relationships.

Preparation for 1st Communion & 1st Reconciliation

This is a 2-year program - The prerequisite year consists of year in Faith Forward or Catholic School (1st Grade). The second year consists of the First Communion class concluding with the First Communion Mass (2nd Grade).

Click here to learn about the Sacrament of the Eucharist

Click here to learn about the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Registration is now open for First Communion: Click here to register!

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Did you know that First Communion is a two-year process beginning in 1st grade? The Archdiocese requires a prerequisite year for all 2nd grade children seeking First Communion in the 2023-24 school year. Attending 1st grade Sunday Faith Formation classes, St. Monica’s School, or another Catholic School, will meet this requirement! The parish curriculums this year will be Alive in Christ for the prerequisite year (1^st grade), and Signs of Grace program for First Communion (2^nd grade). With these programs your child will receive the required catechesis (1^st grade) and prepare to receive the Sacrament of First Reconciliation/Confession (2^nd grade) and their First Eucharist/ Communion (2^nd grade)! (Classes begin on Sunday, October 1, at 10AM, registration closes on Friday, October 6.) If your child is in the second grade or older and hasn’t done their prerequisite, no worries we are here to help! Please call 206.232.2900 and ask for the Department of Faith Formation!