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Hours & Confessions
THE PORT IS OPEN!
The Port is currently open to the public from Noon–1PM​, Tuesday–Friday. Anyone is welcome to come in to chat with the friars. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is also available at this time. Confessions can either be face-to-face or anonymous.
Browse our books and friar-made woodwork items.
Or feel free to just sit and chat with the friars.
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Other than this, The Port is open as an event-based ministry.
MINISTERS OF MERCY
In an address to the Capuchins, Pope Francis said:​
“I speak to you as a brother and through you I would like to speak to all confessors, especially in the Year of Mercy: the confessional is for pardon – and [even] if you cannot give absolution – let me say hypothetically – please, do not beat up on the penitent; one who comes [to the confessional], comes seeking comfort, pardon, peace in his soul; let him find a father who embraces him and says, ‘God loves you,’ and makes the penitent feel that God really does.”
The Capuchin Friars have a longstanding tradition of being compassionate confessors. Two recent Capuchin saints, St. Padre Pio and St. Leopold of Mandic, were known for hearing countless hours of confessions, hearing the struggles and brokenness of those who came, and being ministers of God's boundless mercy.
You are invited to experience this outpouring of God's love for yourself. The Port provides regular opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, particularly Tues-Fri, 12-1PM in The Port and during First Friday Mass & Adoration at St. Padre Pio Parish.
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