No matter if you go to confession regularly, or haven't been in years, the Father is longing to run to you and welcome you home.
"Confession cathches the sinner in his fall away from God. It makes visible the act that the Church turns to all sinners... I have been baptized, but I do not live according to the rule of baptism. I have been confirmed, but I am no apostle of Christ. I do attend Mass, but it remains incompehensible to me... Saints ae shown to me, but I am simply not one... But if I am told that the confessional is reserved for sinners, then I know that here finally is the place for me, it is precisely I who am meant. The pew there was especially made for me." (Adrienne Von Speyr, Confession, 93-94)
"Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God."
- St. John Paul II
Children who are at least 7 years old may prepare to celebrate the Sacrament of Confession for the first time. Formation begins before first reception of the Eucharist. To learn more contact Jacquie Lackaff