Did This Invalidate My Confession? (Scrupulous Person Asking)

[Christbearer03]

Okay, this happened about four weeks ago, but this worry only entered my mind yesterday evening while I was in church.

When I went to confession last, I had a list of sins I was confessing, and then some clarifications I had to make about a couple things that happened and that I confessed before. However, I had thoughts of throwing this clarification or sin ( I cannot remember exactly what it was now) in the middle, to sort of mask it. Now let me be clear that I DID confess whatever I needed to. Now I am nervous that that thought and what I did invalidated my confession. Did it? I almost want to cry now. My scrupulosity is making me worry about this.

 

[JimG]

No. Your confession was valid and effective.

 

[Antegin]

Unless you deliberately, willfully withhold a sin, once you receive absolution, let it go. The only thing that can stand between you and Divine Mercy is your pride and the choice to judge yourself rather than trusting that Jesus’ capacity to love and forgive is greater than your ability to sin.

 

[ocdnms]

I know your pain. I have had the same level of scrupulosity. I have responded to your previous posts, and it saddens me to hear your pain because I have been through it. And because I have been through it, and still struggle with scrupulously to some degree, I am aware that little advise Will bring you true peace. I had to ABANDON MYSELF to divine providence, before I could find the peace that only our LORD can provide. Acknowledge that you are a mortal and sinfull person, just like the rest of us. Remember that God knows our every thought, that He knew us before we were formed in the womb. He KNOWS your desire to please him, and He will give you the grace to trust in him, with time. Your scrupulously, like mine, is a cross that God gave us. And although we may not understand, we must place our comlete trust in Him who knows everything, and is omnipotent. Again, You must see your cross as a grace from God who will draw you nearer to him through your suffering. In all things, trust in HIM who will not abandon those who love him. You must acknowledge that His will, not ours, be done. Through your redemptive suffering, and unwaivering trust in Him you will be drawn nearer to Him, and will be blessed through your perseverance.

 

[InNomineDomini]

The only thing that can stand between you and Divine Mercy is your pride …

That’s an interesting point I heard Fr. Mitch Pacwa make the other day: scrupulosity is often rooted in pride, and holding one’s self to an incredibly high standard that’s almost never achievable.

It’s food for thought, even if I’m not quite sure how wide-spread pride is amongst the scrupulous. (I assume Father knows at least 500 times better than I do, however.)