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"The Sacrament of Reconciliation calls us back to God and embraces us with his infinite mercy & joy." - Pope Francis

The Season of Lent is a time of penance and spiritual renewal, which helps us prepare for the celebrating of Christ's paschal mystery. The sacrament of reconciliation opens our hearts to receive him, which is why it is such a wonderful gift to experience as Holy Week approaches. Through the sacrament, we experience God's mercy, our sins are forgiven, and we are healed.

Before participating in the sacrament of reconciliation, it may be useful to reflect upon your thoughts and actions. To assist you, the U.S. bishops put together “A Brief Examination of Conscience Based on the Ten Commandments."

During the fifth week of Lent, from Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, parishes across our diocese will offer additional confession times to allow more people to experience the grace of the sacrament. Times are listed by county below. Click here to view a listing by county.

All Saints Parish, Brunswick

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 82 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor - Tuesday, March 28, and Thursday, March 30, prior to noon Mass.

St. Ambrose Church, 29 Kimball Street, Richmond - Thursday, March 30, before and after the 10 a.m. Mass

St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen Street, Brunswick - Thursday, March 30, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant Street, Brunswick - Tuesday, March 28, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Mary Church, 144 Lincoln Street, Bath - Monday, March 27, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street, Portland - Monday - Thursday, March 27-30, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Christ the Divine Mercy Parish, East Millinocket

St. Martin of Tours Church, 19 Colby Street, Millinocket - Wednesday, March 29, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Peter Church, 58 Cedar Street, East Millinocket - Monday, March 27, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Christ the King Parish, Skowhegan

Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, 273 Water Street, Skowhegan - Tuesday, March 28, at noon and Friday, March 31, at 6 p.m.

St. Peter Church, 27 Owens Street, Bingham - Thursday, March 30, at 2:30 p.m.

St. Sebastian Church, 161 Main Street, Madison - Monday, March 27, at 6 p.m.

Corpus Christi Parish, Waterville

Notre Dame du Perpetual Secours Church, 116 Silver Street, Waterville - Monday, March 27, 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. and Wednesday, March 29, 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

St. John the Baptist Church, 26 Monument Street, Winslow - Tuesday, March 28, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Good Shepherd Parish, Saco

Most Holy Trinity Church, 271 Main Street, Saco - Thursday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

St. Joseph Church, 178 Elm Street, Biddeford -- Wednesday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

St. Margaret Church, 6 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach - Monday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

St. Philip Church, 404 Goodwins Mills Road, Lyman - Tuesday, March 28, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Holy Family Parish, Greenville

Holy Family Church, 145 Pritham Avenue, Greenville - Wednesday, March 29, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and Saturday, April 1, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Holy Spirit Parish, Wells

St. Martha Church, 30 Portland Road, Kennebunk - Thursday, March 30, at 6 p.m.

St. Mary Church, 236 Eldridge Road, Wells - Tuesday, March 28, at 6 p.m.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Auburn

Sacred Heart Church, 8 Sacred Heart Place, Auburn - Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, at 6 p.m.

St. Philip Church, 2365 Turner Road, Auburn - Monday, March 27, at 6 p.m.

Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Parish, Madawaska

St. David Church, 774 Main Street, Madawaska - Sunday, March 26, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday, March 31, 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (Followed by Mass at 6 p.m)

St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 337 St. Thomas Street, Madawaska - Tuesday, March 28, 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (Followed by Mass at 6 p.m.)

Our Lady of Hope Parish, Portland

St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue, Portland - Monday-Wednesday, March 27-29, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 30, following the 9 a.m. Mass.

Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Lincoln

St. Leo the Great Church, 16 River Road, Howland - Wednesday, March 22, at 6 p.m.

St. Mary of Lourdes Church, 142 Main Street, Lincoln - Friday, March 24, at 6 p.m.

Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, Oquossoc

Our Lady of the Lakes Church, 43 Rangeley Avenue, Oquossoc - Thursday, March 23, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

St. John Church, 76 Main Street, Stratton - Wednesday, March 22, 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Luke Church, 19 Lake Street, Rangeley - Friday, March 24, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Our Lady of the Snows Parish, Dexter

St. Anne Church, 64 Free Street, Dexter - Reconciliation Service on Sunday, March 19, at 1 p.m.

Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Saint Agatha

St. Agatha Church, 379 Main Street, Saint Agatha - Monday, March 27, 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (Followed by Mass at 6 p.m.)

St. Luce Church, 441 U.S. Route One, Frenchville - Thursday, March 30, 5 p.m to 5:45 p.m. (Followed by Mass at 6 p.m.)

Parish of the Ascension of the Lord, Kittery

Our Lady of the Angels Church, 162 Agamenticus Road, South Berwick - Tuesday, March 28, at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, March 29, at 7 p.m.

St. Christopher Church, 4 Barrell Lane, York - Monday, March 27, at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, March 29, at 1 p.m.

St. Raphael Church, 6 Whipple Road, Kittery - Monday, March 27, at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m.

Parish of the Holy Eucharist, Falmouth

Holy Martyrs of North America Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth - Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main Street, Yarmouth - Thursday, March 30, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Gregory Church, 24 North Raymond Road, Gray - Monday, March 27, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Jude Church, 134 Main Street, Freeport - Wednesday, March 29, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Parish of the Holy Savior, Rumford

Our Lady of the Snows, 265 Walker’s Mills Road, Bethel- Thursday, March 30, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue, Rumford - Monday, March 27, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Parish of the Precious Blood, Caribou

Holy Rosary Church, 34 Vaughn Street, Caribou - Monday, March 27, and Wednesday, March 29, at 6 p.m.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 333 Main Street, Presque Isle - Sunday, March 26, at 2 p.m.; Tuesday March 28, and Thursday, March 30, at 6 p.m.

Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord, Old Town

Holy Family Church, 429 Main Street, Old Town - Tuesday, March 28, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, March 29, 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Thursday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; and Friday, March 31, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

St. Ann Church, 84 Main Street, Bradley - Monday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Parish of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Bar Harbor

Holy Redeemer Church, 56 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor - Friday, March 31, at 6 p.m.

Prince of Peace Parish, Lewiston

Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus Street, Lewiston - Monday, March 27 to Thursday, March 30, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Agnes Parish, Island Falls

St. Agnes Church, 76 Sewall Street, Island Falls - Saturday, March 25, 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.; Friday, March 31, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and Saturday, April 1, 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Jackman

St. Faustina Church, 370 Main Street, Jackman - Monday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and Tuesday, March 28, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Westbrook

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham - Friday, March 31, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

St. Anne Church, 299 Main Street, Gorham - Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, April 1, at 8:30 a.m.

St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown Street, Westbrook - Tuesday, March 28, and Thursday, March 30, Noon to 1 p.m.

St. Benedict Parish, Benedicta

St. Benedict Church, 1063 Benedicta Road, Benedicta - Friday, March 31, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Following 5 p.m. Mass)

St. Brendan the Navigator Parish, Camden

Our Lady of Good Hope Church, 7 Union Street, Camden - Monday, March 27, 5:30 p.m. (adoration will be offered from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m.). The church will also hold a penitential service on Tuesday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m.

St. Bernard Church, 150 Broadway, Rockland - Thursday, March 30, 5:30 p.m. (adoration will be offered from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m.).

St. Francis of Assisi Church, 81 Court Street, Belfast - Wednesday, March 29, 5:30 p.m. (adoration will be offered from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m.).

St. John Paul II Parish, Scarborough

Church of the Holy Cross, 124 Cottage Road, South Portland - Wednesday, March 29, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday, March 30, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, March 31, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.; Saturday, April 1, 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

St. Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth - Monday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday, March 29, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 1, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough - Monday, March 27, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, March 28, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Thursday, March 30, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Friday, March 31, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday, April 1, 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

St. John Vianney Parish, Fort Kent

St. Charles Borromeo Church, 912 Main Street, St. Francis - Saturday, April 1, at 7 p.m. (Following 6 p.m. Mass)

St. Louis Church, 26 East Main Street, Fort Kent - Monday, March 27, and Tuesday, March 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; and Saturday, April 1, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

St. Mary Church. 3451 Aroostook Road, Eagle Lake - Sunday, April 2, at noon (following 11 a.m. Mass)

St. Joseph Parish, Bridgton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 857 Main Street, Fryeburg - Thursday, March 30, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, Bridgton - Monday, March 27 - Penance service at 6 p.m. followed by the sacrament of reconciliation.

St. Joseph Parish, Ellsworth

St. Joseph Church, 231 Main Street, Ellsworth - Tuesday, March 28, at 6 p.m.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Calais

Immaculate Conception Church, 31 Calais Avenue, Calais - Monday, March 27, 8:15 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Before and after Daily Mass); Friday, March 31, 8:15 a.m. to 8:50 a.m., 9:40 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Ann Church, Peter Dana Point Road, Indian Township - Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. James the Greater Church, 15 Hillside Street, Baileyville - Monday, March 27, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Wednesday, March 29, 8:15 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Before and after Daily Mass)

St. Joseph Church, 51 Washington Street, Eastport -Tuesday, March 28, 8:15 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Before and after Daily Mass) and Wednesday, March 29, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Louis Parish, Portland

St. Louis Church, 279 Danforth Street, Portland - Thursday, March 30, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, Houlton

St. Mary of the Visitation Church, 76 Sewall Street, Houlton - Sunday, March 26, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Monday, March 27, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Thursday, March 20, 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

St. Matthew Parish, Limerick

St. Matthew Church, 19 Dora Lane, Limerick - Monday, March 27, Hour of adoration and confessions from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. following morning Mass; Friday, March 31, at 5:30 p.m., following Stations of the Cross.

St. Michael Parish, Augusta

Sacred Heart Church, 14 Summer Street, Hallowell - Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m.

St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue, Augusta - Friday, March 31, at 2 p.m.

St. Francis Xavier Church, 130 U.S. Route 133, Winthrop - Friday, March 31, at 5 p.m.

St. Joseph Church, 110 School Street, Gardiner - Friday, March 31, at 5 p.m.

St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 41 Western Avenue, Augusta - Tuesday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m.

St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Bangor

St. John Church, 217 York Street, Bangor - Saturday, April 1, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

St. Mary Church, 768 Ohio Street, Bangor - Sunday, March 26, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday, March 27, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, March 28, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Matthew Church, 70 Western Avenue, Hampden - Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

St. Peter Chanel Parish, Van Buren

St. Bruno-St. Remi Church, 174 Main Street, Van Buren - Monday, March 27, and Wednesday, March 29, 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (Followed by Mass at 6 p.m.)

St. Peter the Fisherman Parish, Machias

Holy Name of Jesus Church, 8 Free Street, Machias - Thursday, March 30, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Preceded by Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m.)

Sacred Heart Church, 14 Hamilton Street, Lubec - Wednesday, March 29, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Preceded by Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m.)

St. Michael Church, 51 Elm Street, Cherryfield - Friday, March 31, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Preceded by Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m.)

St. Rose of Lima Parish, Jay

St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church Street, Jay - Tuesday, March 28, and Thursday, March 30, 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Norway

Our Lady of Ransom Church, 117 Elm Street, Mechanic Falls - Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris Street, Norway - Wednesday, March 29, Penance Service at 6 p.m. followed by the sacrament of reconciliation.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Sanford

Holy Family Church, 66 North Avenue, Sanford - Tuesday, March 28, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday, March 30, 5 p.m.  and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Mass is at 6 p.m.); Friday, March 31, 6:30 a.m. and Saturday, April 1, 3 p.m.

Stella Maris Parish, Bucksport

St. Vincent de Paul Church, 60 Franklin Street, Bucksport - Thursday, March 30, at 6 p.m.