What's wrong with this scenario?

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I really don’t get it. The Church either teaches that Confession is a necessary thing for the remission of sins, or it doesn’t. It’s almost never talked about.
 
clem456 said:
I really don’t get it. The Church either teaches that Confession is a necessary thing for the remission of sins, or it doesn’t. It’s almost never talked about.
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“Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” (John 20:21–23).

Good article:

catholic.com/tracts/confession
 
ProVobis said:
“Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” (John 20:21–23).

Good article:

catholic.com/tracts/confession
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Yea, the teaching is plain to see. I guess what I am trying to ask is, how do so many Catholics come to the conclusion that confession is very optional? Priests do not emphasize it, at least where I am.
 
larsont7 said:
It’s a shame that such a large parish has so few Confession times.
Yes it is.

It certainly doesn’t send the right message about the incredible importance of this most necessary Sacrament. *That’s something that I hope will change. We have asked our pastor to support a renewal by talking about this during homilies and in the bulletin. We are encouraging all of the parents of our CCD students to participate and take their children monthly. *

Here’s hoping and praying we see a resurgence in Catholics coming back to this most beautiful Sacrament! Amen
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Bergon said:
There is liitle point to this type of post. Will things in your parish change in ways you seem to want? No.

I would hope that if we make a concerted effort to “wake people from their slumber” that thing could change. But you are right–if nobody cares, or takes the initiative, the status quo will certainly prevail.

Are you judging the state of the souls of your fellow parishioners? If you are, why?

No judgment–I hope–just concern that so many may be so complacent or ignorant. If there are any that can be helped by a little encouragement, surely that would be a good thing?

Do know that people aren’t going to confession at other times in your parish? Do you know that people aren’t going to confession else where?

***I am aware that relatively few seek confession outside of Saturday mornings. I hope it is the case that they are going elsewhere. ***

Are you in the position to cast the first stone?
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I]Sorry, I apologize if I did😦
 
That’s a lot of parishioners for one parish. I hope your pastor has an assistant. There’s so much work to do in such a large parish, I am not surprised that confession is only available once a week. Lay people can help a great deal with administrative things, but the pastor still has a lot to do.
I am fortunate to attend a small parish where the priest is available for confession before every Mass and most of the day on First Friday. However, I can see where confession before Mass might not work very well in a large parish. If my pastor has more visitors than usual, sometimes he is unable to start the Mass on time. In a very large parish, how could the pastor estimate how much time to allow before Mass for confessions?
 
Sunbreak said:
That’s a lot of parishioners for one parish. I hope your pastor has an assistant. There’s so much work to do in such a large parish, I am not surprised that confession is only available once a week. Lay people can help a great deal with administrative things, but the pastor still has a lot to do.
I am fortunate to attend a small parish where the priest is available for confession before every Mass and most of the day on First Friday. However, I can see where confession before Mass might not work very well in a large parish. If my pastor has more visitors than usual, sometimes he is unable to start the Mass on time. In a very large parish, how could the pastor estimate how much time to allow before Mass for confessions?
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We have our Pastor and our retired Pastor, plus five residents for a total of seven priests. 🙂
 
fastenatingguy said:
I live in a large urban parish with approximately 12,000 parishoners. We celebrate six masses each Sunday. The neighborhood is middle upper class and easily accessible. The parish is 75 years old, well established.

If the Pew Research stats hold up, and maybe ours is a little better than average, one third or 4000 attendance on Sundays. Most (95%) receive holy communion.

We have confession available on Saturday morning only, from 8:45 to 9:15 with one priest.
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“What’s wrong with this scenario?”? Probably the fact you are writing about it rather than focusing on yourself and your family.
 
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