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Nelka

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I had to go to confession this evening before Mass but when I got there the confession had ended early. This meant I could not receive Communion and the two weeks prior we had to leave early due to our children going wild means I haven’t had Communion for weeks. It also means I have to wait another week for confession so what happens if I were to die tomorrow? Am I still in mortal sin?

I am very sad. There are quite a few priests in my church so there is no excuse especially as the priest in the confessional isn’t the one that says the evening Mass.

Thanks.

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Nelka Missed the Boat.

First, are you SURE that you committed a Mortal Sin?
Because if you just committed 472 venial sins, then you are all right.

Second, If you arrived too late for Confession, do not worry.
Show up 45 minutes early for a Sunday Mass.
Go to the Sacristy and tell the priest about your Problem.

He will either: Take a couple minutes to hear your Confession, or, contact one of the other priests at the parish to take your Confession.

And, if this ever happens again, you can stay after the Saturday Vigil Mass, and Confess then.
(Or, 45 minutes before the Vigil Mass, go to the Sacristy …)
 
Nelka,
you can make a perfect act of contrition in the form of a prayer in which you express your sorrow for offending the goodness and love of God, then have the intention of going to confession at your first opportunity .This allows you to recieve Holy Communion before the next confession. The very fact that you tried to go to confession shows the Lord your desire for forgiveness.
God bless!
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If you have committed a mortal sin, you are deprived of sanctifying grace and could not enter heaven if you died. The Church has taught that someone could receive the grace of confession if they died on their way to confession, though. I don’t know about your situation, but if it’s at all possible to make it to a priest this week, I would try to arrange a time with a priest. Also be aware that during the Lenten season there might be extra times offered for confession in various parishes. Maybe you have work on weekday mornings, but if there’s a mass in the morning offered early enough, you might try asking the priest if he could give you a short confession beforehand.

If it’s truly impossible for you to get to confession before next Sunday, then that’s that. Be certain to make acts of contrition and God will have mercy. God keep you.
 
rickielambert said:
Nelka,
you can make a perfect act of contrition in the form of a prayer in which you express your sorrow for offending the goodness and love of God, then have the intention of going to confession at your first opportunity .This allows you to recieve Holy Communion before the next confession. The very fact that you tried to go to confession shows the Lord your desire for forgiveness.
God bless!
www.divinemercypopes.com
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Simply saying a prayer is not going to do it. It is not so easy to make an act of perfect contrition - if it is born from fear of hell it is not perfect - and, addition, you would have to have a grave reason not to confess before receiving Communion, such as lying on your deathbed and being physically and morally impeded from going to confession.
 
If you feel God calling you to receive Holy Communion, do so.

Augustine’s conditions for mortal sin are a guideline and not infallible.

Receive Him who forgives all sin, and go to Confession to be reconciled to the Church, as soon as you can.

God Bless

Jim
 
rickielambert said:
Nelka,
you can make a perfect act of contrition in the form of a prayer in which you express your sorrow for offending the goodness and love of God, then have the intention of going to confession at your first opportunity .This allows you to recieve Holy Communion before the next confession. The very fact that you tried to go to confession shows the Lord your desire for forgiveness.
God bless!
www.divinemercypopes.com
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I am not sure that this would allow someone to rceive Communion if they were objectively in a state of mortal sin.
 
JimR-OCDS said:
If you feel God calling you to receive Holy Communion, do so.

Augustine’s conditions for mortal sin are a guideline and not infallible.
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But the Code of Canon Law binds all Catholics.

“A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible. (CIC 916)”

I understand when there is a grave reason such as danger of death, but in the absence of a grave reason, I don’t see how “feeling the calling of God” constitutes reason enough. God calls us to obey the directives of His Church; that much we can know for certain.
 
steymard said:
But the Code of Canon Law binds all Catholics.

“A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible. (CIC 916)”

I understand when there is a grave reason such as danger of death, but in the absence of a grave reason, I don’t see how “feeling the calling of God” constitutes reason enough. God calls us to obey the directives of His Church; that much we can know for certain.
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Yeah well no opportunity is the key in the OP’'s case.

For some reason, the priest cut short the scheduled time when she arrived.

BTW, when Satan quote’s canon law to God in order to condemn you, look to your savior for salvation because he is all who will save you.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
Yeah well no opportunity is the key in the OP’'s case.

For some reason, the priest cut short the scheduled time when she arrived.

BTW, when Satan quote’s canon law to God in order to condemn you, look to your savior for salvation because he is all who will save you.

Jim
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I don’t dispute that she had no opportunity, but Canon law requires both lack of opportunity and a grave reason such as danger of death. There is no danger of death in this situation.

I don’t understand the purpose of your last sentence, though.
 
Nelka said:
I had to go to confession this evening before Mass but when I got there the confession had ended early. This meant I could not receive Communion and the two weeks prior we had to leave early due to our children going wild means I haven’t had Communion for weeks. It also means I have to wait another week for confession so what happens if I were to die tomorrow? Am I still in mortal sin?

I am very sad. There are quite a few priests in my church so there is no excuse especially as the priest in the confessional isn’t the one that says the evening Mass.
Thanks.

:imsorry:
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Their acting in persona christi and absolving folks should be paramount in their lives IMO. Lots of people are confused and misguided, priests are not exempt.

If you intend to go to confession, are contrite about your potentially mortal sin(s), then your salvation is not at stake. Pay no mind to the anxious, scrupulous people who see offense against God everywhere and who see God as this terrible, insatiable, capricious monster trying to get us at every turn. Unless God wanted you to grab one priest by his collar and shove him back into the confessional, you did what you reasonably could. Your salvation is not at jeopardy but wait for confession to receive communion.
 
Nelka said:
I had to go to confession this evening before Mass but when I got there the confession had ended early. This meant I could not receive Communion and the two weeks prior we had to leave early due to our children going wild means I haven’t had Communion for weeks. It also means I have to wait another week for confession so what happens if I were to die tomorrow? Am I still in mortal sin?

I am very sad. There are quite a few priests in my church so there is no excuse especially as the priest in the confessional isn’t the one that says the evening Mass.

Thanks.

:imsorry:
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Call the parish office on Monday and see if you can schedule an appointment for confession some evening this week, when your husband will be able to watch the children for a little while. Unrepentant mortal sin is what will get to the wrong place, if you die.
 
Catholic1954 said:
Call the parish office on Monday and see if you can schedule an appointment for confession some evening this week, when your husband will be able to watch the children for a little while. Unrepentant mortal sin is what will get to the wrong place, if you die.
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Let’s say the appointment is scheduled and God stops her life brutally and instantly 5 hours before the appointment, she’s eternally doomed (assuming she doesn’t have perfect contrition)? OK maybe aborted babies’ souls are in hell, then. I thought benevolent meant benevolent, maybe it means conditionally benevolent, maybe it means partially malevolent, who knows?
 
Robertanthony said:
Let’s say the appointment is scheduled and God stops her life brutally and instantly 5 hours before the appointment, she’s eternally doomed (assuming she doesn’t have perfect contrition)? OK maybe aborted babies’ souls are in hell, then. I thought benevolent meant benevolent, maybe it means conditionally benevolent, maybe it means partially malevolent, who knows?
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I think it’s good to make your best effort to confess mortal sins as soon as possible. I want to die knowing sanctifying grace is in my soul. At the same time, I am not saying that God’s looking at your contrition status bar and damning your soul to hell when you die if there’s still .1% left to go before you hit “perfect” contrition. God is merciful and if you are sorry for your sins he will have mercy. But it’s better to live in the freedom of having gone to confession, and if you are able to make an appointment in the week it’s a good thing to do so. If you are not able to make an appointment, keep in prayer and don’t worry.

In addition, and this is not speaking of the original poster at all, but many times it’s easier to stay away from sinning again, especially with mortal sin, once we have gone to confession, not least of all due to the special graces of the sacrament.
 
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