tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post2528430246492981311..comments2024-03-28T12:59:52.914-04:00Comments on southern orders: OUR HOLY FATHER, POPE FRANCIS, WENT TO CONFESSION TODAY. WILL YOU BEING GOING SOON?Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-23113553254148258452016-03-05T08:32:18.244-05:002016-03-05T08:32:18.244-05:00Decades ago when the wreckovation of churches bega...Decades ago when the wreckovation of churches began, the parishes, with few exceptions, in my diocese years ago removed confessionals from their main churches. In place of confessionals, the parishes added "Reconciliation Rooms" to their chapels. Each new church built in my diocese follows that pattern.<br /><br />The doors to the "Reconciliation Rooms" aren't even marked with signs that read "Reconcilation" or "Confession". Anybody who didn't know any better would assume that the "Reconciliation Rooms" are mere closets.<br /><br />The result is that during the past 40 or so years in my diocese, nobody who enters a church here has seen a confessional. The Holy Sacrament of Penance is literally out of sight, out of mind.<br /><br />More and more parishes in my diocese have added large coffin-shaped baptismal fonts that are placed prominently at the main entrances to churches to allow for baptism by immersion. That is fine.<br /><br />My point about that is that parishes celebrate the Eucharistic, Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, and Baptism in the main churches. However, they have consigned the Holy Sacrament of Penance to out-of-sight-out-of-mind status via chapels separated from the main churches. Why have they rendered one Sacrament, Confession, "invisible"?<br /><br />I believe that the following are two simple ways to call attention to and revive the Sacrament of Penance: <br /><br />-- Restore confessionals to the main church. <br /><br />-- From time to time, call great attention to Penance by hearing confessions during Mass.<br /><br />Pax.<br /><br />Mark ThomasMark Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-25249220320050497552016-03-05T07:42:50.310-05:002016-03-05T07:42:50.310-05:00Thank you for this post.
In my copy of the video a...Thank you for this post.<br />In my copy of the video at 47 minutes the Holy Father goes to sit in the confessional to hear a confession rather than go to make his own confession - unless he was going to make his confession to the young lady! Doodlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476313122409864359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-30706848311277201542016-03-04T15:53:46.874-05:002016-03-04T15:53:46.874-05:00This is most edifying. Thanks for the heads up.This is most edifying. Thanks for the heads up.Jusadbellumnoreply@blogger.com