PENANCE
Through Penance we receive God's forgiveness. Forgiveness requires being sorry for our sins. In Penance we receive Jesus' healing grace through absolution by the priest. The signs of this sacrament are our conversion of sins and the words of absolution.Reconciliation is a beautiful way in which we celebrate God’s forgiving love for each of us and our reconciliation with our community of faith.
We also celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation communally twice a year, once during Advent and once during Lent.