Confession Emeergency

[Speed7it]

Ok, I know this is sorta late but I need to go to confession today or tomorrow. All the parishes around me have no confession service today or tomorrow. They were all on Tuesday and Wednesday. I am a member of the Chaldean Easter Church but I have been going to a private Roman Catholic school ever since kindergarten. My Chaldean parish does offer confession today but I am really scared as I have never had a confession in the Chaldean rite and I am very worried about me screwing up. Are the customs and prayer the same? I really want to receive absolution and be free before Easter mass please help

 

[mfrances]

If you don’t know the words, the Priest (from any Rite) will always help you through it!

 

[Stuart_Sexton]

Be not afraid. mfrances is right. Tell the priest your situation beforehand, and he will guide you through it. And God knows your heart, and won’t hold it against you if you “screw up.” Just do the best you can, based on the priest’s guidance, and make a good Confession, be contrite, and trust that Christ, through His priest, will do His part. .

 

[anon1234567]

If you want to prepare a bit beforehand you can look up the form of confession online.

 

[Kathrin]

You could also try to ask a priest you have been to confession wit before if he can just hear your confession without scheduled confessions?

(But to be safe, if you want to try that, just on case you can’t catch one who has time, ask before the scheduled confessions in the other rite, so you could still go there )