Today was a very special day because my eight year old daughter received the sacrament of reconciliation for the very first time. In May she will make her first communion.
As the children lined up to go to confession, I looked at the other parents sitting in the pews waiting anxiously. I wondered how many of the parents went to confession on a regular basis? Both my wife and I go at least once a month, I more frequently since I am the greater sinner. My wife and I definitely try to make the sacrament of reconciliation a priority in our spiritual lives.
I had a thought... In order to encourage more parents to go to confession regularly why not require them to go to confession prior to their children. Not only would it open the door for parents to receive God's mercy and love in a special way, but it would allow them to stand out as witnesses to the importance and relevance of this beautiful sacrament.
God bless!
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