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I arrived in the United States on June 1976, at age 21, and sought regularly the sacrament of Penance, but wondered if I was the only sinner in the parish, because I was often the only penitent.  Then I sought irregularly the sacrament.

On May 27, 2012, Holy Spirit Sunday, the blind, seasoned Father Patrick Martin visited our parish to announce a mission in a sister parish.  The Heavenly Father then gave me a clear, unequivocal message: “confess your sins to Father Patrick because I want to forgive and bless you.”

I participated in the mission and Father Patrick absolved me of my life sins.

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