All day confessions on April 9th, across our entire diocese. St. Joseph and St. Mary are participating.

Join us at St. Joseph between 7-9am or 4-5:30pm

Join us at St. Mary between 11am-1pm or 6-8pm

What is Be Reconciled Day?

Be Reconciled Day is an initiative of the Diocese of Rockford held each year on the Wednesday before Holy Week to make the Sacrament of Reconciliation more readily available and accessible to Catholics as they prepare their souls for Easter.

This year, “Be Reconciled Day” will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. 

Bishop David J. Malloy initiated the “Be Reconciled Day” of confession soon after becoming bishop of the 11-county Rockford Diocese. Recognizing the need for God’s grace and forgiveness in the lives of Catholics, Bishop Malloy asked all 105 parishes in the diocese to set aside the Wednesday before Holy Week and, where possible, offer confessions on that day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The goal of Be Reconciled Day is to make the Sacrament of Reconciliation widely available, especially for people who have been away or hesitant about going to confession for many months or many years. “Be Reconciled Day” is a way to provide Catholics convenient and ample opportunities to obtain the grace of the sacrament to prepare their souls for Easter.

During this Jubilee Year of Hope, Bishop Malloy asks Catholics “Are you looking for hope” as he issues his annual invitation to confession through a multi-media campaign that now includes electronic outdoor billboards in Rockford, Freeport, Lena and McHenry.

 “The Lenten Season is always an important time for us to take stock of our spiritual lives. In the Church’s tradition of prayer, fasting and charity, we draw closer to Christ and to the Church. Our souls are laid open to be strengthened by Christ’s love, grace and forgiveness so it is a real privilege, as priests, for us to focus on the opportunity to offer that forgiveness especially to those who have been away from confession for a long time for whatever reason,” Bishop Malloy said. The bishop added that “ the act of reflecting on our lives and  confessing our transgressions is the perfect way to receive the hope and grace promised through Jesus’ death and resurrection.”

Bishop Malloy also suggests that Catholics extend a friendly invitation to someone they might know who has been away from the Sacrament of Reconciliation, to also take part in Be Reconciled Day. Parishes everywhere in the diocese are ready to make all welcome.

Taken from the Rockford Diocese;

Be Reconciled