Bad memory, Possible Mortal sin, and Holy Communion

[Average_Joe17]

A few weeks ago, well actually a few months ago, I’ve been getting this scenario being played in my head. It was between when I was the ages of 11-13 ( I am 16 as of right now). As Holy Communion was drawing near, my mind began racing about the day before. I was still trying to figure out if the sin I have commited was mortal or venial. Now here is the funky part, my mind tells me that the sin i DID commit was VENIAL, and that I DID receive the Eucharist. However, there is another part of my mind that says the sin I did was MORTAL, and that I STILL received the Eucharist. I am afraid that i could have been living my whole life as a sacrilege and offending God at every mass. As the title says, I have a bad memory. I forget what i recently have done (like “what did i eat for breakfast today?”).

What best advice can offer you me?

Is it possible I can be held accountable when I pass from this life?

 

[JosephDColeman]

Hello my friend.

Have you been to confession since then? If so it was covered by that confession…unless you willfully withheld it knowing it’s a mortal sin. Also, since you don’t even know if it’s a mortal sin you couldn’t have willingly done it knowing it’s a mortal sin.

I struggle with thoughts like this constantly and I go to confession. I’m always blown away at how merciful the priest’s words are toward my sinning. If the priest is that way, I can’t imagine how merciful the one who died for us is!

Christ loves you so much. If you are this worried about being displeasing to him you must be one of his children. I often get a warped view of Christ as a strict judge but I think at the end we are going to find he’s even more merciful than we can imagine.

If you are really that worried just go tell the priest and your burden will be made lighter.

 

[Average_Joe17]

Hello! Yes I did go to confession on the same day this all happened! I remember this because it was Friday, and after mass, the priest comes down and sits in the pews to hear confessions. I had my confession with him

 

[TheLittleLady]

Talk to your priest.

 

[phil3]

It has always been my understanding that if I go to confession and I confess to the best of my knowledge all my sins both mortal and venial then those sins are forgiven. Even if later I remember one that I didnt confess. At my next confession I do need, if I remember to, confess that sin. But had something happened to me between confessions I would be in danger due to a bad or misunderstanding of that sin.