Diocesan News

Churches Throughout New York City are Open for Reconciliation Monday

December 20, 2021
A confessional as seen at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn. Priests are available to hear confessions for Reconciliation Monday, Dec.20, throughout New York City.

The Tablet Staff

Bishop of Brooklyn, Robert Brennan, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York, are inviting Catholics to confession on Reconciliation Monday.

Reconciliation Monday is happening on Dec. 20, the Monday before Christmas.

The goal of Reconciliation Monday is to encourage Catholics to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for Christmas.

All parishes will have a priest available to hear confessions from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

“Reconciliation Monday is an opportunity to experience the healing power of our Lord. As we prepare our hearts for Christmas, let us turn to our all-loving and merciful God and ask him to forgive us of our sins,” said Bishop Brennan.

To find a parish in Brooklyn and Queens, go to dioceseofbrooklyn.org/parishes/locator.

Visit archny.org/parish-finder/ for churches throughout Staten Island, Manhattan, and the Bronx. The Archdiocese of New York also includes the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.