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Jesus said to [His disciples] again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has
sent me, so I send you." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to
them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are
forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
~ John 20:21-23
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Sacrament of Healing -
RECONCILIATION
(Penance, Confession)
The
Sacrament of Reconciliation offers us the opportunity to reflect on the areas in
our lives where we have failed to be the people God has created us to be and to
bring these failures to God in humility and confidence that God loves us. At St.
John's, we hold two communal celebrations of reconciliation during the
penitential seasons of Advent and Lent.
These celebrations consist of a liturgy of the word and service of
reconciliation followed by individual confession. Numerous priests are available
for confession at these services.
Sometimes people wish to receive this sacrament during other times of the year
and so confessors are available in the church on a weekly basis for the
Sacrament of Reconciliation every Saturday morning at 9:30 AM and by
appointment.
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Sacrament of
Reconciliation
Saturday mornings
9:30 in the church
and by appointment
see the
Mass Schedule page |
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Lent Reconciliation
Service
at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish
Tuesday, March 19, 7 PM
As part of our
preparation for Easter, we will be hosting a joint Parish
Reconciliation Service with St. Elizabeth Seton parish at St.
Elizabeth's on Tuesday, March 19 at 7 pm.
The service consists
of:
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Service
of the Word
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Examination of Conscience
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for those who wish to
receive the sacrament, there are
8 priests for individual confessions
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The Canadian Bishops have published the PDF flyer
Celebrating Reconciliation,
a Resource for Going to Confession
you can
download it
HERE |
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The parish offers this outline of a typical
communal celebration of confession with instructions for individual confession
at St. John's Parish. Click the link below.
Celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation
A Guide for Adults at St. John Chrysostom Parish
revised May 2012
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First Reconciliation
In order to have a strong sense of God's merciful love as adults,
we must begin to develop this understanding as children. To find out more on
preparing your child for their first reconciliation at St. John's please click
below for the next page.
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