I googled and have it book marked. It will definitely help.
Yes, you should confess everything you can remember, in both number and kind, and during the confession you also say, “For all these and for all the sins of my past life, I am heartily sorry.” So that sort of covers any you forget, but in case you remember some from there on out, you can then confess them as well. Technically I believe they are absolved, but I am one who does retroactive confession when I remember, because I believe the Holy Spirit has put them in my mind for a reason.My first confession is coming soon, the rcia team says to write down what i remember. My question is do i include all the sins i’ve done as a kid and teenage years as well?. I have to admit it’s a bit nerve racking and people keep telling me i’ll feel a while lot better afterwards!
Same here. I was in my 30’s for my first confession and I was not a good boy. I was unbelievably nervous. I will say this, the feeling I had after my first confession is not a feeling I have ever had since. I am now immensely grateful for that experience.I was terrified before my first confession (I was in my 30’s when I entered the Church). It’s true, you’ll feel wonderful afterward.
I lived through it, and you will, too.
One that’s for a “General Confession” is best. It’s more comprehensive, but in a general confession way.
Yes, I never mention how many times, I just mention the particular sin. I have never been corrected on this so I’d always assumed I was doing the right thing.
Please start another thread for this, so as not to derail this one.topdesk said:Can I just direct you to the scripture “Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
When Jesus died on the cross the last thing he uttered was “It is finished.” What is finished? The sacrifice once and for all. When Jesus died He became the sacrifice and took ALL our sins to the grave and then rose again on the third day glorious! All He asks from us is that we enter into a relationship with Him and accept His death (where He took our sins away) and His new life (where we are made righteous). When we are born again, which is accepting His death and life we are born into His new life and our sins in the past, present and the future are forgiven. This is called ‘grace’. This is the reason Christ died so He could take our sins away and clothe us with His righteousness so that when the Father looks on us, He actually sees Christ, glorious and resurrected. There is no need to ‘think back’ and remember all our sins to confess. We can go to God now, in our car, or at the park or in our study and just pray and ask God to forgive us for any sin we have committed and He will forgive us. He says so in 1 JOHN 2:12 “I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake” Your sins are in fact already forgiven. They have been since Christ died. All we have to do is accept that and live by faith. “The just shall live by faith”
If you don’t remember, you don’t have to say. God (and the Church!) never requires you to do anything that you can’t do. But you probably want to give some general idea, like:
Have you been baptized yet?My first confession is coming soon, the rcia team says to write down what i remember. My question is do i include all the sins i’ve done as a kid and teenage years as well?. I have to admit it’s a bit nerve racking and people keep telling me i’ll feel a while lot better afterwards!