Confession Schedule at Holy Family Parish 

• Monday - Friday: 8:00-8:30 AM
• 1st Saturday of the Month: 8:00-8:30 AM
• Saturday: 3:30-4:30 PM

Confessions can be heard by appointment, please email Fr. Bryan directly at frbryan@hfkparish.org to arrange Confession outside of Confession schedule.

Confessions take place in the Library/Common Room on the east side of the church. 

Prepare for Reconciliation:  USCCB Examinations of Conscience

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance or Confession) actually has three elements: conversion, confession and celebration. In it we find God’s unconditional forgiveness, and as a result we are called to forgive others. The rite is called “reconciliation” because it reconciles us not only with God but with the Church community. Both these aspects of reconciliation are important.

Helpful Resources:

• Forgiveness in Four Easy Steps by Rev. Msgr. Richard B. Hilgartner
• Why Should I Confess My Sins to a Priest? by Rev. Ian M. Bozant
• Reconciled to Right Relationship, Called to Heal and Restore

• Confession: It puts you straight with everyone

• USCCB Rediscovering the Sacrament of Penance

This is the Sacrament in which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven. It results in reconciliation with God and the Church. (US Catholic Catechism for Adults, Glossary)

The Spiritual effects of the Sacraments of Reconciliation include:

• reconciliation with God by which the penitent recovers grace
• reconciliation with the Church
• remission of the eternal punishment incurred by mortal sins
• remission, at least in part, of temporal punishments resulting from sin
• peace and serenity of conscience, and spiritual consolation
• an increase of spiritual strength for the Christian battle (CCC 1496)

Individual confession with a priest is the principal means of absolution and reconciliation of grave sins within the Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation frees us from sinful patterns of behavior and calls us to complete conversion to Christ. Reconciliation heals our sins and repairs our relationships.