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- I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me. -Do I give God time every day in prayer? -Do I seek to love Him with my whole heart?
- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. -Have I used God´s name in vain: lightly or carelessly? -Have I been angry with God? -Have I wished evil upon any other person?
- Remember to keep holy the Lord´s Day. -Have I deliberately missed Mass on Sundays or Holy Days of Obligation? -Have I tried to observe Sunday as a family day and a day of rest?
- Honor your father and your mother. -Do I honor and obey my parents? -Have I neglected my duties to my spouse and children? -Have I given my family good religious example?
- Sin in My Life
- The Differences in Sins
- Remember
- Before Confession
- Examination of Conscience
- During Confession
- At The End of Confession
- After Confession
Modern society has lost a sense of sin. As a Catholic follower of Christ, I must make an effort to recognize sin in my daily actions, words and omissions. The Gospels show how important is the forgiveness of our sins. Lives of saints prove that the person who grows in holiness has a stronger sense of sin, sorrow for sins, and a need for the Sacrame...
As a result of Original Sin, human nature is weakened. Baptism, by imparting the life of Christ's grace, takes away Original Sin, and turns us back toward God. The consequences of this weakness and the inclination to evil persist, and we often commit personal or actual sin. Actual sin is sin which people commit. There are two kinds of actual sin, m...
If you need help-especially if you have been away for some time-simply ask the priest and he will help you by "walking" you through the steps to make a good confession.
Be truly sorry for your sins. The essential act of Penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again, out of the love one has for God and which is reborn with repentance. The resolution to avoid committing these sins in the future (amendment) i...
Before going to Confession you should make a review of mortal and venial sins since your last sacramental confession, and should express sorrow for sins, hatred for sins and a firm resolution not to sin again. A helpful pattern for examination of conscience is to review the Commandments of God and the Precepts of the Church: 1. Have God and the pur...
After examining your conscience and telling God of your sorrow, go into the confessional. You may kneel at the screen or sit to talk face-to-face with the priest. Begin your confession with the sign of the cross, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. My last confession was _______ weeks (months, years) ago." The priest...
Listen to the words of absolution, the sacramental forgiveness of the Church through the ordained priest. As you listen to the words of forgiveness you may make the sign of the cross with the priest. If he closes by saying, "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good," answer, "For His mercy endures forever."
Give thanks to God for forgiving you again. If you recall some serious sin you forgot to tell, rest assured that it has been forgiven with the others, but be sure to confess it in your next Confession. Do your assigned Penance. Resolve to return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation often. We Catholics are fortunate to have the Sacrament of Reconcilia...
Learn the meaning of confession as a noun, with synonyms, examples, word history, and legal implications. Find out how to use confession in a sentence and explore related phrases and entries.
Learn the meaning of confession as an act of admitting wrongdoing or as a Christian ritual of telling sins. See how to use confession in sentences and collocations with other words.
- Pray for Guidance. While many people think the first step to confession is to speak with your priest, it begins before visiting your church. One of the first steps is praying before confession and asking the Holy Spirit to guide you and help you understand the sins you have committed.
- Examine Your Conscience. Once you have looked inward and determined you want to change and grow as a person, you should examine your conscience. Examining your conscience begins by acknowledging you are strong in God’s loving embrace and you trust God will take care of and provide for you.
- Express Sorrow. The only way to truly grow from your sins is to express genuine sorrow. While we are all human and make mistakes, it is important to show sorrow for these actions as a way to grow.
- Go to Your Church Confessional. Once you have examined your conscience, prayed and expressed genuine remorse and sorrow for your sins, you can go to confession.
Confession. You give an account of your sins. For a fruitful Confession, you can prepare by making an Examination of Conscience, reflecting on what sins you have committed and why. Absolution. Say the Act of Contrition. Through the ministry of the Church, the priest absolves you of your sins. Penance.
Pilgrims queueing to confess at Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Confession, in many religions, is the acknowledgment of sinful thoughts and actions. This may occur directly to a deity or to fellow people. It is often seen as a required action of repentance and a necessary precursor to penance and atonement.
