Before I was done with confession my priest interrupted me and assumed I was done

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^ I could be wrong but I think when absolution is given is considered the “end” of the sacrament anyway.
 
whatistrue said:
the omission was not deliberate on his part and therefore should be considered to be included. It could, and possibly should, be brought up at the next confession, if only for the penitent’s peace of mind.
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I see where you and Father are going with the “not deliberate” part:
[ 1456 ] Confession to a priest is an essential part of the sacrament of Penance: "All mortal sins of which penitents after a diligent self-examination are conscious must be recounted by them in confession…"54 … When Christ’s faithful strive to confess all the sins that they can remember, they undoubtedly place all of them before the divine mercy for pardon. But those who fail to do so and knowingly withhold some , place nothing before the divine goodness for remission through the mediation of the priest…"55
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(emphasis mine). So obviously the OP did not withhold confessing his sins (and we are just assuming ‘worst case scenario’ that they are grave and therefore relevant). The issue I am having is I just am not aware of any ‘implied sacramental absolution,’ if we are unable (for whatever reason) to confess to the priest all of our grave sins, of which we are conscious after an examination of conscience.

Again, the only exception I can find for receiving communion without first confessing any and all grave sins, of which we are conscious, is when there is a “ grave reason… and no possibility of going to confession .” There may be others; but I don’t see any other exception specified: those are the criteria that I can find that must be met; otherwise, we “must ” confess all grave sins to a priest and be sacramentally absolved “before going to communion ”:
1385 To respond to this invitation we must prepare ourselves … Anyone conscious of a grave sin must receive the sacrament of Reconciliation before coming to communion.
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1493 One who desires to obtain reconciliation with God and with the Church, must confess to a priest all the unconfessed grave sins he remembers after having carefully examined his conscience.
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Arwing said:
According to canon law those forgotten mortal sins are supposed to be mentioned at the next confession, but not necessarily before receiving communion.
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Sounds reasonable enough, but can you provide any citations outlining that?
 
SeraficLeo said:
we “ must ” confess all grave sins to a priest and be sacramentally absolved “ before going to communion ”:
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Even one you forgot? I keep hearing that forgotten sins are still absolved and the only penalty I have heard of is for omitting one on purpose.

Again, I am no expert, but that is my understanding. @edward_george1?
 
No. You went to confession with the intention to confess your sins. You are not responsible for what the priest does or does not do. Unless he specifically stated he was withholding absolution it is not a problem - you’re not confessing to him after all; you’re confessing to God.
 
edward_george1 said:
If what you had left to confess was venial, then don’t worry about it at all. If what you had left to confess was mortal, you still didn’t deliberately choose not to confess it, you were just not given the opportunity to do so.
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Father, shouldn’t it be you priests to dsicern that? We confess what troubles us. We come with open heart.
Anything I didn’t get a chance to confess at my last confession I take as a sign as to confess it later, so come again to confess it.
Why is it the pressure, at least here on CAF, on the penitent? Maybe they confess too much or too little? I’m usually a clericalist and a fatalist. But when someone is troubled why not just listen to them?
 
And another reason to

Be brief
Be bold
Be gone

The more concise one’s confession, the better. Father very rarely wants or needs details. Kind and number

I broke the X commandment X times really is going to do the trick 99.999999999999999999999% of the time
 
Father already gave the correct answer.

Basically, the one thing you don’t want to do is intentionally fail to mention a mortal sin.
 
I’m more than happy to just listen. And if someone needs a little more help within confession, I’ll offer it as best I can, but I usually tell them to make an appointment, since it’s easier to give them the time they need outside of confession. During confession time though, particularly if there’s a long line, it’s better if people are succinct. Confession is for confessing sins. Details aren’t necessary (and can be a hindrance to growth in the spiritual life), and it’s much better to try to handle bigger issues outside of the context of confession. This isn’t just a time thing, it’s also one of the seal. Once you walk out of the box, I can’t really follow up with you, and if it’s an ongoing issue then follow-up might be warranted.
 
I’m sorry that my answer is not sufficient for you. I’m not sure what better I can offer.
 
No i mentioned something about my career (because my career is known as a stressful one) which got him thinking about a mutual friend who shares my career path and the priest went on about the guy and told me to tell the man that he’s thinking about him and praying for his mom. Then he just gave me absolution and I wasn’t done with my sins. Anyway I rectified it and went to another priest today so it’s all okay
 
No.

Mass was already over.

I am not scrupulous. I think many here are but I pretty much go to confession whenever I commit a mortal sin so I’m good for Sunday.

I only posted this because I wanted to be okay for communion on Sunday.
 
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Yeah. I went in with the intention to confess all my sins. He just interrupted me and started talking about a person we both know then gave m absolution. I was thinking while he was talking that I need an opportunity to say the rest but there wasn’t an opportunity so I just left and later on went to another priest.

Looking back I don’t think I had to but oh well.
 
This happened to me at my very first confession before I entered the Church. I was 60 years old and I began by saying something like “there are so many” and “where do I begin.” The priest told me to mention one or two and that would be good. I’ve questioned this with other priests and they’ve told me if there is anything particular on my mind to mention it, but otherwise I’m okay.
 
All of your venial sins were forgiven. If you had more mortal sins tell the priest before you say the Act of Contrition.
 
Good. Have you confessed to this particular priest before? If so, is this normal behavior for him? If not, he pronounced the absolution. It is not conditional.

Go in peace.
 
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