“Jesus said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive and forgiven them…'” 1 John 23 “I absolve you from sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” (From the rite of Penance)
Reconciliation
Jesus entrusted the ministry of reconciliation to the Church. The Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation) is God’s gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven. In confession, we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God. It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins. 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: “In him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
