SPX Reconciliation

  • I am the Lord Your God. You Shall Not Have Strange gods Before Me.

    • Do I give God time every day in prayer?

    • Do I seek to love Him with my whole heart?

    • Have I denied the existence of God?

    • Do I seek to surrender myself to God’s Word as taught by the Church?

    • Have I received Communion in the state of mortal sin?

    • Have I rejected any Church teaching?

    • Do I allow anything to influence my decisions more than God?

    • Do I faithfully contribute to the Church and the poor?

  • You Shall Not Take the Name of the Lord Your God in Vain.

    • Have I used God’s name lightly, carelessly, or in anger?

    • Have I broken the vows/promises I have made to God?

    • Have I wished evil upon any person?

    • Have I spoken about the Church, the saints, or sacred thing with irreverence, hatred, or defiance?

    • Have I desecrated in speech or action Sacred things?

    • Have I been disrespectful in my behavior in Church?

  • Remember to Keep Holy the Lord’s Day.

    • Have I missed Mass on Sundays or Holy Days?

    • Am I late to or leave early from Mass without good reason?

    • Have I received a sacrament in the state of mortal sin?

    • Have I not kept Sunday as a family day of rest?

    • Do I make others work on Sunday?

    • Do I try to be reverent and pay attention during Mass?

    • Do I observe the days of Penance and Abstinence?

  • Honor Your Father and Your Mother.

    • Do I honor and obey my parents?

    • Did I obey all that they reasonably asked of me?

    • Have I neglected the needs of my parents?

    • Do I try to get along with my brothers and sisters?

    • Have I neglected my duties to my spouse and children?

    • Have I given my family good religious example?

    • Do I try to bring peace into my home life?

    • Do I respect my elders?

    • Do I respect my pastor, bishop, and the Pope?

    • Have I broken the law?

  • You Shall Not Kill.

    • Have I physically harmed anyone?

    • Have I verbally or emotional abused anyone?

    • Have I seriously considered or attempted suicide?

    • Have I intentionally killed a human being?

    • Have I abused drugs or alcohol?

    • Did I lead others into sin?

    • Have I harbored hatred, anger, or resentment?

    • Have I failed to try to forgive?

    • Am I prejudiced or have I unjustly discriminated against others because of their race, color, nationality, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender or religion?

    • Did my actions, needlessly or recklessly endanger my life or health, or that of another person’s?

    • Do I endanger my health by not eating right or exercising?

  • You Shall Not Commit Adultery.

    • Have I been faithful to my marriage in thought and deed?

    • Have I committed adultery, having sexual relations with someone who is married?

    • Have I engaged in any sexual activity before marriage or outside of marriage?

    • Have I thought of other people as objects?

    • Do I seek to be pure in my thoughts, words and actions?

    • Have I set out to seduce someone, or allowed myself to be seduced?

    • Have I made uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances?

    • Am I living in a valid and licit marriage according to the laws of the Catholic Church?

  • You Shall Not Steal.

    • Have I stolen what is not mine?

    • Have I made restitution for what I have stolen?

    • Do I waste time?

    • Do I gamble excessively?

    • Do I pay my debts promptly?

    • Do I seek to share what I have with the poor?

    • Did I cheat on a test, on my taxes, or in business?

    • Have I destroyed or misused another person’s property?

  • You Shall Not Bear False Witness.

    • Have I lied?

    • Have I gossiped?

    • Have I harmed someone’s reputation?

    • Have I spoken behind someone's back?

    • Am I critical, negative, or uncharitable?

    • Did I perjure myself under oath?

    • Do I keep secret what should be kept confidential?

    • Am I guilty of libel, writing lies about another person in order to destroy their reputation?

    • Am I guilty of rash judgment, assuming the worst of another person based on circumstantial evidence?

  • You Shall Not Desire Your Neighbor’s Wife.

    • Have I entertained impure thoughts?

    • Do I listen to, or engage in, impure conversations or jokes?

    • Have I held custody of my eyes or looked lustfully on another?

  • You Shall Not Desire Your Neighbor’s Goods.

    • Am I jealous of what other people have?

    • Do I envy what others have?

    • Am I greedy or selfish?

    • Are possessions the purpose of my life?

    • Do I trust that God will care for all of my material and spiritual needs?

    • Did I deface, destroy, or lose another’s property without making restitution?

Examination of Conscience

Confession Times

Tuesday

6:00 - 6:25 AM

6:45 - 7:10 AM

Wednesday-Friday

Saturday

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Sunday

7:00 - 7:40 AM

Fourth Sunday

9:30 - 10:15 AM

Confession Appointment