Prayer is at the center of our love for God. Receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation restores our relationship with God our Father, through Jesus Christ. We cannot fully love the God we are in conflict with. That conflict needs to be healed. Just when we are at odds with our parents, we need reconciliation.
Mutual forgiveness restores our relationship with our parents.
Our Father in heaven always forgives us when there is contrition on our part. Reconciliation has been at the center of this final year of Archdiocesan renewal process. I am most pleased that the sacrament of Reconciliation is being offered throughout your day today. We come together on Sundays as a parish family and give praise to God. As Catholics, the Eucharist is central to who we are and how we live our identity in Jesus Christ.