In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin – and sometimes even from physical ailment. His cures were signs of the arrival of the Kingdom of God. The core message of his healing tells us of his plan to conquer sin and death by his dying and rising.
The Rite of Anointing tells us there is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament. A careful judgment about the serious nature of the illness is sufficient.
When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given, the hoped-for effect is that, if it be God's will, the person be physically healed of illness. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness or the frailty of old age.
~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
"In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Penance."-St. Thomas Aquinas
"Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from God's mercy for the offense committed against him, and are, at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example, and by prayer labors for their conversion." - From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Everyday 30 minutes before every Mass at all parish locations. If you like to make an appointment with a priest please call the parish office at 830-663-2244.
The sacrament of Reconciliation preparation for youth begins in the 2nd grade and enrollment in Faith Formation is required to prepare students for their first confession.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) offers classes for adults to bring them into full communion with the Catholic Church through the receipt of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist). The CCD Program offers a series of Saturday classes to prepare children for Reconciliation.
Confession is not difficult, but it does require preparation. We should begin with prayer, placing ourselves in the presence of God, our loving Father. We seek healing and forgiveness through repentance and a resolve to sin no more. Then we review our lives since our last confession, searching our thoughts, words and actions for that which did not conform to God’s command to love Him and one another through His laws and the laws of His Church. This is called an examination of conscience.
Begin with a prayer asking for God’s help. Review your life with the help of some questions, which are based on the 10 Commandments (see below). Tell God how truly sorry you are for your sins. Make a firm resolution not to sin again.Examination of Conscience
Recall your sins. Prayerfully ask yourself what you have done with full knowledge and full consent against God’s and the Church’s commandments.
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