Reconciliation

Confession Times

SATURDAY:   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM - English & Spanish

SUNDAY:        8:00 AM to 8:20 AM, 9:30 AM to 9:50 AM, 7:00 PM to 7:20PM - English
                        3:15PM to 3:40 PM - Vietnamese

MON - FRI:     11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

HOW TO GO TO CONFESSION
1. Examine your conscience. You can use the Ten Commandments as a guide or the “Beatitudes” (Matthew Ch. 5).
2. After the priest greets you with the Sign of the Cross make the Sign of the Cross and say: “Bless me Father for I have sinned. It has been (state how long) since my last confession. These are my sins.”
3. Tell your sins simply and honestly to the priest. You might even want to discuss the circumstances and the root causes of your sins and ask the priest for advice or direction. You have to confess mortal sins and give a sense of how often. Don’t be embarrassed.
4. Listen to the advice the priest gives you and accept the penance from him. Then make an Act of Contrition for your sins.

AN ACT OF CONTRITION
MY GOD, I AM SORRY FOR MY SINS WITH ALL MY HEART. IN CHOOSING TO DO WRONG AND FAILING TO DO GOOD, I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU WHOM I SHOULD LOVE ABOVE ALL THINGS. I FIRMLY INTEND, WITH YOUR HELP, TO DO PENANCE, TO SIN NO MORE, AND TO AVOID WHATEVER LEADS ME TO SIN. OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED AND DIED FOR US. IN HIS NAME, MY GOD, HAVE MERCY. AMEN.

5. The priest will then conclude with the words: “Go in Peace”. You respond: “Thanks be to God.”
6. Spend some time with Our Lord thanking and praising Him for the gift of His mercy. Try to perform your penance as soon as possible.