On Wednesday, March 29th every church in the Rockford Diocese will be hosting Be Reconciled Day. St. Thomas More will have priests here to hear Confessions from 9:00am - 8:00pm. Our reconciliation rooms are set up so you can choose to make your confession anonymously behind a screen, or face to face sitting in front of the priest. In preparation for your Confession you should do the following; Set aside some time, find a quiet place, and ask God to be with you in your preparation. Ask God to reveal to you all that you need to share during confession. Find an examination of conscience. There are many you can find if you search the internet but looking at the Ten Commandments and asking yourself “how have I not followed what each of these commandments have asked of me?” is a good exercise for reflection on where you have sinned or turned away from God. If it makes you feel more comfortable you can write your sins down and bring that paper with you to Confession. Upon arriving at Confession; Make the sign of the cross. Tell the priest how long it has been since your last Confession. Begin to tell him your sins. When you are finished let him know by saying “these are my sins Father”. Then listen to Father and any advice he may want to share and also for the penance he will assign to you. Pray the Act of Contrition (a copy of this prayer is in our Reconciliation Rooms) Do the penance given to you. What a beautiful feeling of God’s love you will have upon completion.