Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 going to confession? Do they have to be so far into the church, or could they just go, even if they aren't full Catholic yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 You cannot receive the sacrament until you are a Catholic. You are, however, as far as I know, welcome to go into the confessional and get things off your chest, but the priest cannot grant you absolution. If you do this, be sure not to be holding up a long line and be sure that you tell him that you are in RCIA and just wanted to get stuff off your chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 So...I have to wait until Easter Vigil 2005 to be able to partake in the sacrament of confession? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Yes, sorry. Think of it as all the more to anticipate. In the meantime, you are in RCIA, live it! Look to St. Martin of Tours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 I'd, actually, rather not go to RCIA and just become reconciled to the church... I've already read the material that they've given us, and they don't teach anything! ARgh! Now I'm beginning to not want to wait to get reconciled! I wanna be reconciled now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 lol Anticipation is good. If they're not teaching you anything, perhaps you could delve into some other areas of interest in your free time. You would still go to RCIA, but you could read the Lives of the Saints, or study Catholic Culture, etc. www.internetpadre.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 Couldn't I just skip the inquiry part of RCIA? Make it half the time? Please?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 [i]Well[/i]...since you asked so [i]politely[/i]... No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil bull 04 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 i had sort of a similar question and well she saved me from asking it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 [quote name='Raphael' date='May 24 2004, 01:04 PM'] You cannot receive the sacrament until you are a Catholic. You are, however, as far as I know, welcome to go into the confessional and get things off your chest, but the priest cannot grant you absolution. If you do this, be sure not to be holding up a long line and be sure that you tell him that you are in RCIA and just wanted to get stuff off your chest. [/quote] Actually, Raphael, my understanding is that baptized Christians (a category Mrs. Bro. Adam would fall into, I believe) are to receive the sacrament of confession before confirmation and the Eucharist. According to [url="http://www.catholic.com/library/How_to_Become_a_Catholic.asp"]How to Become a Catholic[/url] on Catholic Answers: [quote]The sacrament of baptism removes all sins committed prior to it, but since Christians have already been baptized, it is necessary for them to confess mortal sins committed since baptism before receiving confirmation and the Eucharist. In some cases, this can be difficult due to a large number of years between the Christian’s baptism and reception into the Catholic Church. In such cases, the candidate should confess the mortal sins he can remember by kind and, to the extent possible, indicate how often such sins were committed. As always with the sacrament of reconciliation, the absolution covers any mortal sins that could not be remembered, so long as the recipient intended to repent of all mortal sins. Christians coming into the Church should receive the sacrament of reconciliation before their reception into the Church (there is no established point for when they should do this) to ensure that they are in a state of grace when they are received and confirmed. Their formation in the faith should stress that frequent confession is part of Catholic life: "The celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation with candidates for reception into full communion is to be carried out at a time prior to and distinct from the celebration of the rite of reception. As part of the formation of such candidates, they should be encouraged in the frequent celebration of this sacrament" (NSC 36). [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foundsheep Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I believe you have to go to confession before you recieve communion at the Easter Vigil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Hmmm...well, all I know is that my theology teachers at seminary taught me what I said... bah! Conception isn't known as being 100% Orthodox anyway...which is why I learned more theology off of Phatmass...I want to be 100% loyal to the magisterium... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 Ok...now I'm confused! Who am I supposed to listen to?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Raphael, I believe that what you said would be true for an unbaptized person who entered the church ... they would have no need for confession because Baptism would remove all sins committed beforehand. In terms of timing, though, I was encouraged to wait until a week or two before confirmation before confessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foundsheep Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Your RCIA instructors will send you at the right time. And you will recieve absolution. You need it to recieve Christ body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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