Diocesan Day of Penance and Mercy

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The Mercy That Prepares Us for the Mercy of the Eucharist.

The Sacrament of Penance is an integral part of the National Eucharistic Revival.  As a witness of solidarity among our parishes, Bishop Salvatore Matano has designated Wednesday, April 2, 2025 as a Diocesan Day of Penance and Mercy. The following parishes will offer extended opportunities for the Sacrament of Penance on that date. Please know these opportunities will continue to be updated, so check back often!

Cayuga County

  • Sacred Heart | 90 Melrose Rd.
    -6:00-8:00 PM
  • Ss. Mary & Martha Parish- St. Francis of Assisi | 303 Clark St.
    -4:00-6:00 PM
  • St. Alphonsus | 85 E. Genesee St.
    -3:00-5:00 PM
  • St. Mary’s | 299 Clark St.
    -12:00-2:00 PM

Chemung County

Livingston County

  • St. Agnes Church | 96 Prospect St.
    -10:00-11:30 AM

  • St. Rose | 1985 Lake Ave.
    –3:00-4:00 PM

Monroe County

  • Our Lady Queen of Peace | 601 Edgewood Ave.
    –12:00-7:00 PM
  • St. Thomas More | 2617 East Ave.
    –12:00-7:00 PM
  • Holy Cross Church | 4492 Lake Ave.
    -1:00-6:00 PM
  • St. Pius | 3010 Chili Ave.
    -8:15-10:15 AM & 5:30-7:00 PM
  • Church of St. Jerome | 207 S. Garfield St.
    -7:00-7:30 AM, 8:00-8:30 AM, 12:00-1:00 PM, & 6:00-7:00 PM
  • St. John of Rochester | 8 Wickford Way
    -Confession in the Chapel (10:00 AM-8:00 PM or Until All Confessions are Heard)
  • Parish of the Holy Family | 4100 Lyell Rd.
    -12:00-6:00 PM
  • St. Theodore’s Church | 168 Spencerport Rd.
    -See Parish of the Holy Family (Gates)
  • Our Mother of Sorrows | 5000 Mount Read Blvd.
    -See Holy Cross (Charlotte)
  • St. Lawrence Church | 1000 N. Greece Rd.
    -9:00-11:00 AM,12:00-2:00 PM, & 5:00-7:00 PM
    -Daily Mass (8:30 AM)
    -Exposition (9:00 AM-7:00 PM)
  • St. Mark’s Church | 54 Kuhn Rd.
    -12:00-3:00 PM & 4:00-7:00 PM
  • St. Marianne Cope Parish | 2061 E. Henrietta Rd.
    -12:30-2:00 PM & 5:30-7:00 PM
    -Tuesday, April 1 (8:30-9:30 AM)
    -Every Saturday Confessions (3:00-4:00 PM)

  • St. Paul of the Cross | 31 Monroe St.
    -12:30-2:00 PM

  • St. Catherine of Siena | 26 Mendon Ionia Rd.
    -1:00-3:00 PM
  • Church of the Transfiguration | 50 W. Bloomfield Rd.
    -3:30-5:30 PM
    -Confessions are always available at 3pm on Saturdays or by appointment.
  • Peace of Christ Parish- St. Ambrose | 25 Empire Blvd.
    –See Peace of Christ- St. John the Evangelist (Rochester)
  • Peace of Christ Parish- St. John the Evangelist | 553 Humboldt St.
    –11:00-11:45 AM (prior to 12:10 PM Mass)
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral | 296 Flower City Park
    -10:00 AM-12:00 PM & 2:00-5:00 PM
  • St. John the Evangelist | 58 Amity St.
    -11:00 AM-1:00 PM & 4:00-6:00 PM (Mass at 6:30 PM)
  • Holy Trinity | 1460 Ridge Rd.
    -9:00-11:00 AM, 1:00-4:00 PM & 5:00-7:00 PM

Ontario County

Schuyler County

  • St. Benedict’s | 304 Speedway
    -See St. Mary’s of the Lake (Watkins Glen)
  • St. Mary’s of the Lake | 905 N. Decatur St.
    -12:30-7:30 PM

Seneca County

Steuben County

  • Ss. Isidore & Maria Torribia Parish- St. Catherine of Siena | 51 Maple St.
    -9:00-11:00 AM
  • Ss. Isidore & Maria Torribia Parish- St. Stanislaus | 7646 Whitehead Hill Rd.
    -3:00-5:00 PM
  • Ss. Isidore & Maria Torribia Parish- St. Joseph | 8508 Main St.
    -12:00-2:00 PM
  • Our Lady of the Valley Parish- St. Ann’s | 31 Erie Ave.
    -11:00 AM-12:00 PM
    & 2:00-4:00 PM
    -Daily Mass at 12:10 PM
  • Our Lady of the Valley Parish- St. Mary’s | Church St.
    -5:30-6:30 PM

Tioga County

Tompkins County

  • Immaculate Conception | 113 N. Geneva St.
    -1:00-3:00 PM & 6:30-8:00 PM

Wayne County

Yates County

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