He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
John 20: 22-23
The Sacrament of Reconciliation frees us from our sins as it also challenges us to have the same kind of compassion and forgiveness for those who sin against us. We are liberated to be forgivers. We obtain new insight into the words of the Prayer of St. Francis: "It is in pardoning that we are pardoned."
With absolution, we are reconciled to God and the Church. The Sacrament helps us stay close to the truth that we cannot live without God.
PREPARING FOR THE SACRAMENT OF FIRST RECONCILIATION
Preparation for children begins in the first grade.
Students must attend 2 consecutive years of Faith Formation prior to celebrating the Sacrament.
Click here to learn more about classes to prepare for the Sacrament of First Reconciliation.
Use this Examination of ConsciencE by BIS
Link to the Ten Commandments
in ScripturE (Exodus)
Link to the Beatitudes in Scripture (Matthew)Click here for a variety of Examinations of Conscience
How to Go to Confession (USCCB) (English)CÓMO IR A LA CONFESIÓN (USCCB) (español)