Jesus instituted this sacrament when He said to His apostles: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." To the eyes of faith no evil is graver than sin, nothing has worse consequences for sinners themselves and for the Church. However, through the mercy of God, no sin is too great that it can't be forgiven. It is by the process of Confession, by confession our sins to the priest, that we are able to gain forgiveness for sins committed after Baptism and be reconciled with God and the Church.

God forgives, the priest being His representative and conduit. The Sacrament will not be valid and efficacious unless the penitent is totally honest with the intention of avoiding in the future what sins have just been confessed.

Confession is available at Immaculate Conception on:
Thursdays at 9am
Fridays at 8am
Saturdays at 4pm