All Year long: Saturdays 11:30am to 12:30pm and 5pm to 6pm. Other Days by appointment with the priest. stjosephparis@orange.fr
It is called the sacrament of conversion because it makes sacramentally present Jesus’ call to conversion, the first step in returning to the Father from whom one has strayed by sin. It is called the sacrament of Penance, since it consecrates the Christian sinner’s personal and ecclesial steps of conversion, penance, and satisfaction. It is called the sacrament of confession, since the disclosure or confession of sins to a priest is an essential element of this sacrament. In a profound sense it is also a “confession” – acknowledgment and praise – of the holiness of God and of his mercy toward sinful people. It is called the sacrament of forgiveness, since by the priest’s sacramental absolution God grants the penitent pardon.