confession

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

if i blasphemied the virgin Mary, would i tell the priest how i did it?

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

I think telling the priest some background info on what happened can help him to help you to try to avoid it in the future.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Apr 11 2006, 02:46 PM']I think telling the priest some background info on what happened can help him to help you to try to avoid it in the future.
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it wasn't really something i did, i just allowed it to happen. and then laughed about it.


should i still tell him. its kind of a long story. i could just say. "I praticipated in slander of the BVM" right?

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Yes. That should suffice... (and you might want to tell the # of times its happened... it looks like it is a mortal sin according to the examen I posted above...)

If you have more questions, I would suggest that you approach a priest and ask him to see if he would help you through the examen.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Apr 11 2006, 02:53 PM']Yes.  That should suffice... (and you might want to tell the # of times its happened...  it looks like it is a mortal sin according to the examen I posted above...)

If you have more questions, I would suggest that you approach a priest and ask him to see if he would help you through the examen. 
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Thanks!

[cappie]

The steps are really very simple.

a) Examination of conscience. This is never supposed to be a torture session. Actually, our consciences will bring to mind any serious sins we have committed. Even people who have been away from the confessional for many years, even decades, find it doesn’t take long to recall the sins that are truly serious. Keep in mind that God knows the whole past in every detail anyway. We make an honest effort to know ourselves and our failings. But, again, it’s God’s mercy that is most important.

b) Sorrow for sin. If we are serious about going to Confession, sorrow comes almost automatically. After all, we are admitting we are sinners right up front. That truthful admission brings sorrow. But please don’t confuse sorrow with emotions or feelings. You may still struggle with feelings of resentment and yet tell God you are sorry for the time you were angry with another person. Sorrow is in the heart (not feelings) and in the will.

c) Confession of sin. Confess your sins as simply and as honestly as you can. It is easy to link sin with a commandment: missing Mass (3rd), anger (5th), impurity (6th/9th). There is no need for great details, nor is the priest interested in detail. If you need help, don’t hesitate to ask the priest for assistance.

d) Listen to the words of the priest as he tries to guide you and remind you of God’s love for you. Receive the penance he gives you.

e) Make an act of contrition. It can be very short: “O, God, I am sorry for all my sins, now and in the past, and I will try with all my heart not to sin again.”

f) Leave the confessional and thank God for his forgiveness and pray the prayers the priest gave you for a penance.

Now, a very important point. When God forgives sin through the absolution of the priest, he forgives ALL our sins, including those we cannot remember. After all, we are sincerely sorry for all our sins. Otherwise, why go to the Lord for forgiveness? If you later remember something you forgot, dismiss it from your mind. It is gone forever and the Lord wants you to trust his mercy, put the past aside and the live each new day in his love, one day at a time. What happens when we spend too much time on the past, making sure we got it all, is that we become self-centered. And let’s face it: We will never get it all. Confession is much more about trust than exact numbers and detail.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

i just went.

[Fidei Defensor]

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[Resurrexi]

Deo Gratias! was it a general Conefssion or not?

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Apr 11 2006, 06:55 PM']i just went.
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Seriously? Me too!

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

i think i may have confessed a sin too quickly, because im embaressed. i feel bad now

[Resurrexi]

Don't feel bad if it wasnt mortal. If it was mortal, though, I'm not sure what to tell you, because I don't know.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

[quote name='StThomasMore' date='Apr 11 2006, 07:03 PM']Don't feel bad if it wasnt mortal. If it was mortal, though, I'm not sure what to tell you, because I don't know.
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i do not think its mortal, but i do not know.

[Resurrexi]

you probably shouldnt worry.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

You confessed it, you were absolved. Like cappie said, trust in His mercy and just trust Him!