If you are in or near the Archdiocese of Boston (Counties of Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Plymouth - so basically in the Boston area, the North Shore, the Merrimack Valley, the Nashoba Valley, the Metrowest, or the suburbs south of Boston including the South Shore all the way down to Plymouth), then there is an opportunity for Confession every Wednesday during Lent, including today, at every parish between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. This is in addition to the regular Confession schedule that is offered at each individual parish.
If you have not experienced the Sacrament of Reconciliation in a while, why not give it a go now, during this final week of Lent before Easter Sunday? If you're not sure how to approach it, what to do, or what to say, the
priest will help you along. As a matter of fact, this is the time of
year when priests expect to encounter an unusually high number of people coming out of the woodwork to
go to Confession so he will be patient with you. You are not alone.
If there is such a thing as an unforgivable sin, I am not yet aware of it. Even relatively new priests have heard everything under the Sun, including many things you would never come up with even in your wildest imagination. You will NOT shock the priest and he will NOT be easily scandalized. He has heard much worse things. Besides, it is pretty well documented that there have been some absolutely heinous crimes that have been forgiven by the Lord's Divine Mercy. You need not look much further than Saint Paul back when he was called Saul to understand. No matter how bad you think you have been and no matter how ashamed you are, you can be redeemed as long as you give it a chance. Woe to that man who decides that his fate is sealed because he has given up hope. (This applies to the ladies as well.)
Matthew 26: 14-25
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