Reconciliation
Sacrament of reconciliation
• 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays in the church
• 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays in the church
Confession at St. Bernard
At St. Bernard’s, we have two main
reconciliation services every week offered by our parish priests.
In addition, our church holds special
reconcilliation services outside the normally scheduled times,
especially preceding Easter and Christmas and during Lent.
What is confession?
Penance is a sacrament in which forgiveness of
sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest's absolution
to those who, with true sorrow, confess their sins and promise to
satisfy for the same.
During confession
After examining your conscience and telling God of
your sorrow, go into the confessional. You may kneel at the screen or
sit to talk face-to-face with the priest.
Begin your confession with the sign of the cross,
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. My last confession was _________ weeks (months, years)
ago."
The priest may read a passage from holy scripture.
Say the sins that you remember. Start with the
one(s) that is/are most difficult to say. (In order to make a good
confession the faithful must confess all mortal sins, according to kind
and number.) After confessing all the sins you remember since your last
good confession, you may conclude by saying, "I am sorry for these
and all the sins of my past life."
Listen to the words of the priest. He will assign
you some penance. Doing the penance will diminish the temporal
punishment due to sins already forgiven.
For more information
For further guidance, feel free to come to our
church office or make an appointment with one of our parish priests.
