This sacrament is powerful in two ways. First, it is like "spiritual garbage dump" where we take our sins and leave them forever. Second, it is a kind of "filling station" where our Lord Jesus Christ pours his grace into us, to recharge us, so we can overcome sin and live as the children of God.
Confessions:
| Friday | 6:00-6:45 pm | St. Boniface |
| Saturday | 9:00 - 9:45 am | St. Mary |
If you haven't been to confession in a while...welcome back! Here are a few helpful links to refresh your memory on the rite:
This Sacrament of Healing is readily offered anytime on request. It is for anyone above the age of reason who is seriously ill, facing surgery, or advanced in age. This includes expectant mothers.
If scheduled for surgery or to deliver your baby: because the local hospitals do not a Catholic priest assigned to them full time, why not plan ahead? Arrange to have the priest pray with you, in church or at home, with family and friends; this can be very powerful and provides great peace of mind.
About hospital visits: because of federal privacy laws, hospitals are now very leery of advising parishes you are there, unless you give very specific permission. Unfortunately, this is not explained well when patients are admitted and as a result, many times one of our parishioners is in--and out--of the hospital without any visits from a priest or extraordinary minister bringing holy communion!
Given this situation, you have to be insistent and persistent with the hospital pastoral care department to ensure you are on "the list" of Catholic patients. This is important, since priests from other parishes in the area also visit, and they rely on the hospital's list of Catholic patients to know who to call on.