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Confessions are heard Saturday
from 4:15 to 4:45pm or by appointment. |
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| Penance is
the sacrament by which we receive God's healing forgiveness for sins
committed after baptism. The rite is called reconciliation because
it reconciles us not only with God but with the church community.
Both these aspects of reconciliation are important. |
| As
members of Christ's Body, everything we do affects the whole Body.
Sin wounds and weakens the Body of Christ; the healing we receive in
penance restores health and strength ot the Church, as well as to
ourselves. |
| When a
person turns aside or away from God's love, the harm is to the
sinner. Venial sin strains one's relationship with God. Mortal
sin ruptures the relationship. |
| Sin is
a tragic reality. but the sacrament of penance is a joyful reunion. |
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