All Catholics are required to receive Holy Communion at least once during the Easter season, and to go to Confession once a year at the very least. Those who wish to become more perfect go to Confession often to humble themselves, find forgiveness, and gain strength to amend their lives.

Little Jacinta Marto, one of the children who saw Our Lady of Fatima 100 years ago, said:

"Confession is a sacrament of mercy, 

and we must confess with joy and trust."

 

This humble little church is where St. Jean-Marie Vianney, the Cure d'Ars, heard Confessions for hours on end for the people who came from all over Europe. Years ago, I read somewhere this thought: imagine if there was only one place in the world that a person could go to confess their sins and be forgiven -- wouldn't we all flock there? How blessed we are to have multiple locations at which to receive God's Mercy!