Diocesan Day of Penance and Mercy

reconciliation
reconciliation

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 Thursday, February 22, 2024, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, to whom Jesus Christ gave the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 16:19).  The following parishes will offer extended opportunities for the Sacrament of Penance on or near that date.

Cayuga County

  • Sacred Heart | 90 Melrose Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (6:00-8:00 PM)
  • Ss. Mary & Martha Parish- St. Francis of Assisi | 303 Clark St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (4:00-6:00 PM)
  • St. Alphonsus | 85 E. Genesee St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (3:00-5:00 PM)
  • St. Mary’s | 299 Clark St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (12:00-2:00 PM)
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Community- St. Patrick Church | 303 Main St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (6:30-7:30 PM)
  • Our Lady of the Snow Parish- St. Patrick | 2576 E. Mechanic St.
    -Wednesday, February 21
    Confessions (8:30-9:00 AM)

  • Good Shepherd Catholic Community- Our Lady of the Lake | 8695 State Rte. 90
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (2:30-3:30 PM)
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Community- St. Patrick Church | 51 Grove St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (12:30-2:00 PM)
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Community- St. Michael | 162 Cayuga St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (4:30-6:00 PM)

Chemung County

  • St. Mary Our Mother | 816 West Broad St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (11:30 AM-5:00 PM)

Livingston County

  • St. Agnes Church | 96 Prospect St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (12:00-2:00 PM)
    -Saturdays of Lent
    Confessions (2:00-3:45 PM)

  • St. Martin de Porres Parish- St. Columba | 198 North St.
    -Wednesday, February 21
    (6:30-7:30 PM)

    Daily Mass at 6:00 PM
  • St. Rose | 1985 Lake Ave.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (4:00-6:00 PM)
    -Wednesdays, March 6 & 20
    Adoration & Confession (3:00-4:30 PM)

Monroe County

  • Our Lady Queen of Peace | 601 Edgewood Ave.
    -Thursday, February 22 (12:30-7:00 PM)
  • St. Thomas More | 2617 East Ave.
    -Thursday, February 22 (12:30-7:00 PM)
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 152 Main St.
    -Monday, March 4 (9:00 AM-5:00 PM)
  • Holy Cross Church |
    4492 Lake Ave.

    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (1:00-6:00 PM)
  • St. Martin de Porres Parish- St. Vincent DePaul | 11 N. Main St.
    -Wednesday, February 21
    (2:30-4:30 PM)
  • Church of St. Jerome | 207 S. Garfield St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (3:30-5:30 PM)

  • Church of the Assumption | 20 East Ave.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (4:00-7:00 PM)
  • Church of the Resurrection | 63 Mason Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (4:00-7:00 PM)
  • St. John of Rochester | 8 Wickford Way
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession in the Chapel (10:00 AM-8:00 PM)
  • Our Mother of Sorrows | 5000 Mount Read Blvd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (1:00-6:00 PM)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Church | 3003 Dewey Ave.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (9:00 AM-12:00 PM & 2:00-5:00 PM)
  • St. John the Evangelist Church | 2400 W. Ridge Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (10:00-11:00 AM, 2:00-3:00 PM, & 5:00-6:00 PM)
  • St. Lawrence Church | 1000 N. Greece Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confession (12:00-2:00 PM & 5:00-7:00 PM)
    Adoration (9:00 AM-7:00 PM)
  • St. Mark’s Church | 54 Kuhn Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (1:00-3:00 PM & 4:00-7:00 PM)
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
    3747 Brick Schoolhouse Rd.

    -Tuesday, March 5 (10:00 AM-5:00 PM)
  • St. Marianne Cope Parish | 2061 E. Henrietta Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Mass at 8:00 AM
    Confessions (8:30-10:30 AM & 11:30 AM-1:30 PM)
    -Wednesday, February 28
    Confessions (5:00-7:00 PM)

    -Saturday, March 16
    Penance service (10:00 AM) begins with prayer followed by individual confessions (until noon).
    -Every Saturday
    Confessions (3:00-4:00 PM)
  • St. Paul of the Cross | 31 Monroe St.
    -Wednesdays, Feb. 28 & Mar. 13
    Adoration and Confession (12:30-2:00 PM)

  • St. Catherine of Siena | 26 Mendon Ionia Rd.
    -Friday, February 23 (1:30-4:00 PM)
  • St. Christopher | 3350 Union St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (10:00 AM-12:00 PM & 2:00-5:00 PM)
  • Church of the Transfiguration | 50 W. Bloomfield Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22 (2:30-4:30 PM)
    -Friday, February 23 (9:00-11:30 AM)

  • St. Louis | 64 S. Main St.
    -Wednesday, February 21(4:00-7:00 PM)

    -Thursday, February 22 (10:15-10:45 AM & 11:30 AM-12:00 PM)
    -Friday, February 23 (10:15-10:45 AM, 11:30 AM-12:00 PM, & 5:00-5:30 PM)
    -Before and after 11:00 AM Daily Mass
    -By appointment (contact 585-586-5675 or pstlouis@dor.org)
  • Our Lady of Victory Church |
    210 Pleasant St.

    -Wednesday, February 21 (11:00 AM-12:00 PM)
  • Peace of Christ Parish- St. Ambrose | 25 Empire Blvd.
    -Thursday, February 22 (12:00-1:00 PM)
  • Peace of Christ Parish- St. John the Evangelist | 553 Humboldt St.
    -Thursday, February 22 (6:30-7:00 AM)
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral |
    296 Flower City Park

    -Thursday, February 22 (7:00-8:00 AM, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, & 6:30-8:00 PM)
  • St. Martin de Porres Parish- St. Mary of the Assumption | 99 Main St.
    -Wednesday, February 21
    (12:00-2:00 PM)
  • St. Paul’s | 783 Hard Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22 (9:00-11:00 AM, 12:00-4:00 PM & 6:00-8:00 PM)

  • St. Rita’s | 1008 Maple Dr.
    -Thursday, February 22 (6:00-10:00 AM & 2:00-5:30 PM)

Ontario County

  • St. Benedict Parish- St. Bridget | 15 Church St.
    -Wednesday, February 21
    5:30 PM (Stations of the Cross followed by Confessions)
    -Wednesday, March 6
    5:00 PM (Penance Service followed by Confessions)
  • St. Benedict Parish- St. Mary’s | 95 N. Main St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    6:00-8:00 PM (Confession)
    -Wednesday, March 6
    5:00 PM (Penance Service followed by Confessions)
  • Our Lady of Peace Parish- St. Francis DeSales | 130 Exchange St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (12:00-6:00 PM)
    Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the time Confession is offered.

Schuyler County

  • St. Benedict’s | 304 Speedway
    -Thursday, February 22
    Why Should I Go to Confession? presentation (1:30 PM)
    -Thursday, March 14 (4:00-6:00 PM)
    -Every Saturday afternoon with the exception of March 30 (3:30-4:30 PM)
  • St. Mary’s of the Lake | 905 N. Decatur St.
    -Wednesday, February 21 (4:00-6:00 PM)
    -Thursday, February 29 (8:30-10:00 AM)
    -Wednesday, March 20 (4:00-6:00 PM)
    -Wednesday, March 27 (8:30-10:00 AM)

Seneca County

  • St. Francis & St. Clare Parish- St. Patrick | 97 W. Bayard St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (9:00-11:00 AM)
  • St. Francis & St. Clare Parish- St. Mary’s | 35 Center St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (3:30-5:30 PM)

Steuben County

  • Our Lady of the Valley Parish- St. Ann’s | 31 Erie Ave.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (10:00 AM-12:00 PM
    & 2:00-4:00 PM)
    Daily Mass at 12:10 PM
  • Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Community- St. Patrick | 47 N. Main St.
    -Every Saturday (Feb. 17-Mar. 23)
    Confessions (2:45-3:15 PM)
  • Our Lady of the Valley Parish- St. Mary’s | Church St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (6:00-7:30 PM)

Tioga County

  • Blessed Trinity Parish- St. Margaret Mary | 1110 Pennsylvania Ave.
    -Daily (6:30-6:50 AM) prior to 7:00 AM Mass
  • St. Patrick | 300 Main St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Brief penance service (5:00 PM) followed by individual confessions (until 6:00 PM or as long as needed)
    -Daily (11:30-11:50 AM) prior to noon Mass
  • Blessed Trinity Parish- St. James | 503 Clark St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (5:00 PM), Confession (5:00-6:00 PM or as long as needed), and Benediction (
    6:00 PM)

Tompkins County

  • Holy Cross | 375 George Rd.
    -Tuesday, February 20
    Confessions (7:00-8:00 PM)
    -Wednesday, February 21
    Confessions (9:30-10:30 AM)
  • St. Anthony | 312 Locke Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (9:30-10:30 AM)
  • Cornell Catholic Community |
    757 Warren Rd.

    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (3:00-7:00 PM)
  • Immaculate Conception Church | 113 N. Geneva St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (11:00 AM-12:00 PM & 4:00-7:00 PM)
  • St. Catherine of Siena Church |
    309 Siena Dr.

    -Thursday, February 22
    Confessions (3:00-5:00 PM)

  • All Saints | 347 Ridge Rd.
    -Wednesday, February 21
    Confessions (7:00-8:00 PM)

Wayne County

  • St. Katharine Drexel Parish- St. Patrick | 52 Main St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (4:00-6:00 PM)
  • St. Maximillian Kolbe Parish- St. Mary’s of the Lake | 5823 Walworth Rd.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (4:00-6:00 PM)
  • St. Katharine Drexel Parish- St. Anne | 130 Church St.
    -Thursday, February 22
    (12:00-2:00 PM)

Yates County

  • Our Lady of the Valley Parish- St. Michael’s | 312 Liberty St.
    -Saturday, March 30
    (1:00-2:00 PM)
    -Every Saturday (5:00-5:20 PM) prior to 5:30 PM Vigil Mass