Confession in the Extraordinary Form

[Miles_Christi]

Does anyone know if there are certain prayers in Latin one should know for receiving confession from a Latin Mass priest? Lol, let me rephrase that; confession from a FSSP priest? I serve so I obviously know the Confiteor, but what about saying in Latin the beginning, “Father forgive me for I have sinned…it has been [x] days since my last confession” and that stuff. Is that something that can or should be said in Latin?

Gratias tibi dicens,

Miles_Christi

 

[palmas85]

Does anyone know if there are certain prayers in Latin one should know for receiving confession from a Latin Mass priest? Lol, let me rephrase that; confession from a FSSP priest? I serve so I obviously know the Confiteor, but what about saying in Latin the beginning, “Father forgive me for I have sinned…it has been [x] days since my last confession” and that stuff. Is that something that can or should be said in Latin?

Gratias tibi dicens,

Miles_Christi

No. You make the confession in your language. The Priest will counsel you and give you your penance in the vernacular and usually then ask you for the Act of Contrition. You will say the Act of Contrition in the vernacular and at the same time the Priest will say the absolution in Latin.

 

[markadm]

No. Just do it as normal:

"Bless me Father, for I have sinned; it has been [x] since my last Confession.

I accuse myself of:
x,
y,
z

And for all these sins, and all those of my past life I humbly beg pardon of God and absolution and penance of you, my Father."

Then a good Act of Contrition.

 

[Miles_Christi]

No. You make the confession in your language. The Priest will counsel you and give you your penance in the vernacular and usually then ask you for the Act of Contrition. You will say the Act of Contrition in the vernacular and at the same time the Priest will say the absolution in Latin.

Wait a minute, say the Confiteor in ENGLISH at the SAME time the priest is giving absolution in Latin? How exactly do you get absolved of your sins and simultaneously confess them? I mean Qua? I’ve never heard this before, at least not with the FSSP; are you sure of this practice?

 

[cam100]

Wait a minute, say the Confiteor in ENGLISH at the SAME time the priest is giving absolution in Latin? How exactly do you get absolved of your sins and simultaneously confess them? I mean Qua? I’ve never heard this before, at least not with the FSSP; are you sure of this practice?

Although some priests will wait for you to finish the Confiteor before giving absolution, the most common practice is that he gives absolution while you are saying the Confiteor. You say the Confiteor AFTER you confess your sins, so he is giving you absolution while you are expressing sorrow for the sins you just confessed. All the FSSP priests that have heard my confessions do it this way.

 

[rwoehmke]

Although some priests will wait for you to finish the Confiteor before giving absolution, the most common practice is that he gives absolution while you are saying the Confiteor. You say the Confiteor AFTER you confess your sins, so he is giving you absolution while you are expressing sorrow for the sins you just confessed. All the FSSP priests that have heard my confessions do it this way.

What is this Confiteor in either latin or English when going to confession? In over 65 years of confession/penance/reconciliation I have never heard of this and went to confession weekly for many years before the “reforms.”. Act of Contrition in vernacular? Yes. Latin absolution? Yes. Both being said in an overlapping fashion? Yes. Confiteor? Never was taught and never heard of this being done before. Interesting new innovation?

 

[cam100]

What is this Confiteor in either latin or English when going to confession? In over 65 years of confession/penance/reconciliation I have never heard of this and went to confession weekly for many years before the “reforms.”. Act of Contrition in vernacular? Yes. Latin absolution? Yes. Both being said in an overlapping fashion? Yes. Confiteor? Never was taught and never heard of this being done before. Interesting new innovation?

Sorry, I meant to say “Act of Contrition”, but the mention of the “Confiteor” above somehow tripped me up. You are right, it the Act of Contition that one says in the vernacular while the priest gives absolution.