The Sacrament of Penance

“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”(John 20:23) Jesus, before ascending to heaven, left to His Church the power to forgive so that she could continue His mission of helping sinners to return to the Father’s home. Sin separates us from God… but through the Sacrament of Penance (or Confession) we can reunite ourselves with God and with His Church because we obtain pardon of our sins.