Could having frequent confession make you spoiled?

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It has been a second time I heard that one should not go weekly confession. An advice is given to take extra week to reflect on our sins. I am bringing this discussion up regarding venial sins, not mortal sins; therefore, those who have committed mortal sins should go to confession as soon as possible.

What do you think if a priest advices you that you could take extra week to reflect on your life, your action, and this might help you more. He is not saying that you must not go weekly; he just gives you advice, and if you think going to confession weekly helps you, then go.

I’ve been thinking about this and what came to my mind is this example: When I was younger, I would do many things wrong, and each time my mom would give me some sort of punishments but then she could forgive me so quickly. Because of this, even after I felt sorry for what I had done wrong, I quickly forget the consequences/the punishment I had to pay.

Is the example above can be compared to our spiritual life and confession? When we commit a venial sins and go to confession right away, could we quickly forget to reflect on it? and as a result, we can easily commit the same sin on the next day?

Could holding back another week for confession can be pleasing to God or we might just end up hurting Him more for Him wanting to heal us and eagerly showing His mercy to us?

Am I confusing you?

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water said:
It has been a second time I heard that one should not go weekly confession. An advice is given to take extra week to reflect on our sins. I am bringing this discussion up regarding venial sins, not mortal sins; therefore, those who have committed mortal sins should go to confession as soon as possible.

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I would listen to your priest, and to the advice he gives you directly in confession, not to anyone else, and I would not discuss that advice with 3rd parties, except your spiritual director.
 
puzzleannie said:
I would listen to your priest, and to the advice he gives you directly in confession, not to anyone else, and I would not discuss that advice with 3rd parties, except your spiritual director.
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Thank you, puzzleannie! I was trying to avoid to say anything about me and my priest, but I guess you could tell. 🙂 I do take his advice and I want to trust his advice.

At this point, priests whom I confess to are, to me, considered as Spiritual Directors. I don’t know about how to have one. I should ask my parish.

Thank you for your advice as well! - you wrote only few lines but it helps me a lot.
 
For myself (and only myself), I usually need two weeks between confessions in order to be certain I’m really contrite. There are plenty of weeks where something happens that I want to confess right away (not mortal sins - there’s no question about going right away for those), and so I don’t wait the extra week. But other times, at the end of one week, I’m still in pretty good shape.

I have a schedule imposed on me by my work, however. I am the cantor at 4:00 Mass on Saturday at one parish, every other month. The priest I prefer for confession hears confessions at 4:00 on Saturday, several miles away. So one month, I can go every week if I wish, and the next month, not at all without making a special arrangement or going to a different priest. We are lucky here - one can always hit the downtown parishes for daily confession in an emergency.

Betsy
 
yes, I work nearby the Cathedral, and we have daily confession there.
 
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