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  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Directions
    • Mass Times
    • Parish Bulletin
    • Registering in the Parish
    • Parish History
    • Father Rivers Legacy
    • Forms and Resources
      • Registering in the Parish
      • Event Form
      • Baptism
      • Marriage
      • Prayer Requests
  • Parish
    • Faith
      • Becoming a Saint
        • The Road to Sainthood
    • Liturgy
      • Liturgical Ministries
    • The Seven Sacraments
      • What is a sacrament?
      • Confirmation
      • Baptism
      • The Eucharist
        • First Holy Communion
      • Reconcilation
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Marriage
      • Holy Orders/Prayer for Vocations
    • Prayer Requests
    • Funeral Requests
    • Requesting a Mass Intention
    • Volunteering at St. Joseph
    • Gallery of Photos
  • School
    • SJCS Alumni Group
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    • Parish News of the Day
    • Calendar of the Week
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Penance and Reconciliation

The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation is the first of two sacraments of healing, and in The Catechism of the Catholic Church it is called by words such as the sacrament of conversion, penance, confession, forgiveness and reconciliation. It is the sacrament of spiritual healing of a person who has been distanced from God resulting from sins committed.

The sacrament involves four parts:

  • Conversion (the penitent’s sincere remorse for wrongdoing or sin, repentance, without which the rite has no effect);
  • Confession to a priest who has the faculty to hear confessions (While it may be helpful to confess to another, only a priest has the power to administer the sacrament.);
  • Absolution by the priest; and
  • Satisfaction or penance.

Here is some information about the examination of conscience and making a good confession:

https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/sacraments/reconciliation

http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/examinations-of-conscience.cfm

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