After high participation in 2013, the diocesanwide Day of Penance returned this year on March 25. Parishes all over the diocese offered opportunities for individual confession between 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with one or more priests stationed at each parish.
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Carrie Guererro, who is part of the RCIA program at The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brockport, makes her first confession March 25. (Courier photo by Mike Crupi)
Carrie Guererro prays after making her first confession March 25. (Courier photo by Mike Crupi)
Nancy Symonds prays after having her confession heard at The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brockport. (Courier photo by Mike Crupi)
A sign welcomes those who have come to have their confession heard at The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brockport. (Courier photo by Mike Crupi)
Nancy Symonds makes the sign of the cross before confessing to Father Scott Caton at The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brockport. (Courier photo by Mike Crupi)
Donna Erickson prays after having her confession heard at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Greece. (Courier photo by Sam Oldenburg)
Greece’s Our Mother of Sorrows Church had a large hospitality area set up for visitors. Above, Nick Piscotti serves a wrap to Suzanne Eddy. (Courier photo by Sam Oldenburg)
Penitents wait in line to receive the sacrament of reconciliation at St. Jude Church in Gates during the diocesanwide Day of Penance March 25. (Courier photo by Sam Oldenburg)
