The purpose of this time is to allow Catholics to recognize the need for, and availability of, the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Advent. This season will see vast opportunities throughout the archdiocese for people to get to Confession.
Examination of Conscience
To help prepare our hearts for the Sacrament of Confession, the following questions may serve as an examination of conscience. Though not all these points indicate “mortal sins,” they do help us see the real spiritual wounds and problems that can emerge in these times. They can encourage us to pause and reflect on our own lives during these months.
Click here to download the examination of conscience
Resources
- What is the Sacrament of Confession?
- A Guided Examination of Conscience – Fr. Mark Mary
- Making a Good Confession – Fr. Mike Schmitz
Advent Penitential Services
Updated Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
For regular Confession times, please visit your parish’s website.
Blessed Sacrament (Vancouver)
Tuesday, December 12, 7 p.m.
Holy Name of Jesus Parish (Vancouver)
Thursday, December 14, 7 p.m.
With Holy Hour
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (Vancouver)
Wednesday, December 6, 7 p.m.
Saint Anthony of Padua Parish (Vancouver)
Sunday, December 17, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Saint Augustine’s Parish (Vancouver)
Wednesday, December 13, 7 p.m.
Saint Mark’s Parish (Vancouver)
Thursday, December 14, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Corpus Christi Parish (Vancouver)
Tuesday, December 19, 7 p.m.
Holy Cross Parish (Burnaby)
Wednesday, December 13, 7-9 p.m.
Holy Family Parish (Vancouver)
Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (Vancouver)
Thursday, December 14, 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish (Vancouver)
Monday, December 18, 7 pm
Sacred Heart Parish (Vancouver)
Saturdays, 4 - 4:30 p.m.
Sundays, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Saint Jude’s Parish (Vancouver)
Friday, December 12, 7 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Parish (Vancouver)
Tuesday, December 19, 7-9 p.m.
6 priests available
Saint Theresa’s Parish (Burnaby)
Tuesday, December 19, 7 p.m.
Guardian Angels Parish (Vancouver)
Thursday, December 14, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Vancouver)
Friday, December 15, at 7 p.m.
Weekdays before Masses and Saturdays during Advent
Saint Andrew’s Parish (Vancouver)
Thursday, December 14, 7 p.m.
Saint Casimir’s Parish (Vancouver)
Monday, December 11, 7 p.m.
Saint Joseph’s Parish (Vancouver)
Wednesday, December 13
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. (English & Vietnamese)
Thursday, December 14
8 - 9 p.m. (Vietnamese & English)
Friday, December 15
8 - 9 p.m. (Vietnamese & English)
Saint Patrick’s Parish (Vancouver)
Tuesday, December 12 at 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Mercy Parish (Burnaby)
Thursday, December 21, 7 - 9 p.m.
Saint Francis de Sales Parish (Burnaby)
Wednesday, December 20, 7 p.m.
Saint Michael’s Parish (Burnaby)
Monday, December 18, 7 p.m.
Saints Cyril & Methodius Parish (New Westminster)
Thursday, December 14, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Canadian Martyrs Parish (Richmond)
Friday, December 22, 7 - 9 p.m.
Saturday, December 23, 10 - 12 p.m.
Sacred Heart Parish (Delta)
Saturdays, 10 - 11 a.m.
Chapel
Saint Monica’s Parish (Richmond)
Tuesday, December 19, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Saint Paul’s Parish (Richmond)
Monday, December 11, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 20, 6:30 p.m.
All Saints Parish (Coquitlam)
Friday, December 15, 7 p.m. - onwards
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish (Port Coquitlam)
Wednesday, December 13, 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Coquitlam)
Monday, December 18, 7 - 9 p.m.
Saint Joseph’s Parish (Port Moody)
Wednesday, December 20, 7 p.m.
Saint Luke’s Parish (Maple Ridge)
Tuesday, December 19
Prayer: 6:45 p.m.
Service: 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 23
Confessions
8:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
3 p.m. - 4:20 pm
Saint Patrick’s Parish (Maple Ridge)
Friday, December 22, 7 - 9:30 p.m.
Saint Bernadette’s Parish (Surrey)
Thursday, December 21, 6 - 7 p.m.
Saint Matthew’s Parish (Surrey)
Wednesday, December 13, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Star of the Sea Parish (Surrey)
Wednesday, December 20, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Church
Saint Ann’s Parish (Abbotsford)
Monday, December 11, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Saint James’ Parish (Abbotsford)
Wednesday, December 20, 7 - 8 p.m.
Saint Joseph’s Parish (Langley)
Thursday, December 14, 7 - 9 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Parish (Chilliwack)
Thursday, December 7, 7 - 9 p.m.
Saint Nicholas’ Parish (Langley)
Tuesday, December 19, 6:30 p.m.
Saints Joachim & Ann Parish (Aldergrove)
Wednesday, December 13, 7 p.m.
Westminster Abbey, Mission
Holy Family Parish (Sechelt)
Tuesday, December 12, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Saint Anthony’s Parish (West Vancouver)
Saturday, December 16, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Saturday, December 23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Saint Joseph’s Parish (Squamish)
Monday, December 11, 6.30 - 8 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Parish (Gibsons)
Tuesday, December 12, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Saint Pius X Parish (North Vancouver)
Tuesday, December 12, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, December 13, 10:30 a.m.
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