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Lenten Prayer & Reconciliation Service at St. Mary's Church

“Come back to me with all your heart.”- April 14, 7PM

Especially during the season of Lent, God sends us a deeply personal invitation:  “Come back to me with all your heart.” On Monday, April 14 at 7PM, our Parish will hold a Lenten Communal Prayer and Reconciliation Service in our magnificent Church.


Some people question the need for a
communal reconciliation service. Why not just go to private confession?
It’s important to keep in mind that we live in community.  Whatever we
do, whether good or bad affects everyone, not just ourselves. All of our
actions have communal consequences. Because of this, it is important to
somehow involve the community in our efforts at reconciliation.
Attending a communal prayer and reconciliation service provides us with
an opportunity to pray and to acknowledge our mistakes before our good
and loving God together as a people of faith. Then, in private
confession, which is offered as part of the service, we are able to have
a personal encounter with Jesus and share our struggles with the priest
who serves as an instrument of God’s healing forgiveness and
reconciliation. We invite all members of our Parish Community to come
together for prayer, community reconciliation and the opportunity for
private confession. Priests will be available to hear confessions for
both Spanish and English speaking parishioners.


Come, let us return to our God with all of our hearts.

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