Auckland NZ is probably small compared to most US cities as we only have a population of just over 1 million.
Every year on the weekend after Easter we hold a Eucharistic Convention with local and international speakers. This year my PP is one of the speakers and I imagine he will spend hours hearing Confessions along with several other priests.
It’s an awesome experience. One year I lost my voice, and I hadn’t even been talking or singing much, but for three days I couldn’t speak so I had to hug my kids instead of growling at them when they did something wrong or quarrelled. I think God chose that to be my acts of mercy.
When I got my voice back I was still literally ‘glowing’ whenever I talked to someone about the weekend. It was like falling in love. With Jesus.