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Just want to preface - I don’t have scrupulous tendencies. I’ve just never had this happen before, I tried a few searches on the forum and can’t seem to find anything related. I’m feeling unsure and would appreciate (name removed by moderator)ut on this?
I try to make it to confession every 3-4 weeks - I struggle with certain things and have been advised by our diocesan priests to simply keep coming back to reconciliation as often as possible. Today I confessed a few sins that were mortal - the main reason I was there. I had not finished my list of sins that were grave, though, and my confessor interrupted (literally) to advise on my struggles and then to give absolution. I tried to gently interrupt but he redirected the “conversation” to absolution and I felt really awkward about interrupting again. I REALLY wanted to finish my confession, considering there were still grave sins I wanted to list, but it would have seemed rude the way he was leading. So he finished absolution, and I walked out feeling really conflicted.
I stayed after confession for mass and received communion - I know God knows how badly I wanted to list what was on my mind and how upset I was that I didn’t somehow regain the situation and finish my confession. But I can’t help wondering if I’m still not in a state of grace, or if I should have waited until I’m able to make it back to confession. I know this seems overly scrupulous, but my sins are grave in matter.
I’m flying across the country on Monday for a grueling workweek, so next Saturday is the soonest I’ll make it and it’s weighing on me. Just wondering what anyone else might have done.
I try to make it to confession every 3-4 weeks - I struggle with certain things and have been advised by our diocesan priests to simply keep coming back to reconciliation as often as possible. Today I confessed a few sins that were mortal - the main reason I was there. I had not finished my list of sins that were grave, though, and my confessor interrupted (literally) to advise on my struggles and then to give absolution. I tried to gently interrupt but he redirected the “conversation” to absolution and I felt really awkward about interrupting again. I REALLY wanted to finish my confession, considering there were still grave sins I wanted to list, but it would have seemed rude the way he was leading. So he finished absolution, and I walked out feeling really conflicted.
I stayed after confession for mass and received communion - I know God knows how badly I wanted to list what was on my mind and how upset I was that I didn’t somehow regain the situation and finish my confession. But I can’t help wondering if I’m still not in a state of grace, or if I should have waited until I’m able to make it back to confession. I know this seems overly scrupulous, but my sins are grave in matter.
I’m flying across the country on Monday for a grueling workweek, so next Saturday is the soonest I’ll make it and it’s weighing on me. Just wondering what anyone else might have done.