Dying in Mortal Sin

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When I convert and everything, and go through RCIA. What happens to all my sins before I converted? I was baptized several years ago, and obviously I have sinned since then. I can’t be baptized again, I know. Do I go through confession after RCIA? I can’t remember all of my sins, of course. What about them? I’ve been worrying about this lately, so thank you for any help you can provide.
 
After RCIA (or before if you have the permission of your priest), you confess all the mortal sins you committed since your valid baptism (or since your last confession), in kind and number, as best you can remember them, with sorrow for those sins. This is called a “good confession”. A good confession forgives all sins, mortal and venial. After confession, you do a penance assigned by your confessor, to make up for the harm caused by your sins.
 
Ron_Conte said:
After RCIA (or before if you have the permission of your priest), you confess all the mortal sins you committed since your valid baptism (or since your last confession), in kind and number, as best you can remember them, with sorrow for those sins. This is called a “good confession”. A good confession forgives all sins, mortal and venial. After confession, you do a penance assigned by your confessor, to make up for the harm caused by your sins.
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GNM1999 said:
When I convert and everything, and go through RCIA. What happens to all my sins before I converted? I was baptized several years ago, and obviously I have sinned since then. I can’t be baptized again, I know. Do I go through confession after RCIA? I can’t remember all of my sins, of course. What about them? I’ve been worrying about this lately, so thank you for any help you can provide.
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If you’ve already been Baptized you can go to confession now. Make an appointment with your priest. Many RCIA folks do their confession the morning of Holy Saturday before the Vigil Rites.
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If you have perfect contrition for mortal sins, meaning that you are the most sorry for your mortal sins out of love of God and you plan to confess them as soon as possible than you are in Grace, though if you were a fully fledged Catholic and were going to receive Jesus in the Eucharist, you would need to confess the mortal sins first, unless you were near death.
 
Given your thread title:
Are you in danger of death?
If so, see a priest immediately.
 
I’m not in danger of dying, thankfully, but I was just worried a bit. I’ve never been batpised in a Catholic church and haven’t gone through RCIA yet, but I was just curious if all the mortal sins (I cannot remember all of my sins, I can’t remember most. But I am sorry for them). I wasn’t aware I could go to Confession without having been confirmed into the Church. So, even if I can’t remember most of my sins, and I got to Confession and confess as many as I can humanly remember, they will be forgiven? Because I am truly sorry for them (as I have offended God by committing them).
 
GNM1999 said:
When I convert and everything, and go through RCIA. What happens to all my sins before I converted? I was baptized several years ago, and obviously I have sinned since then. I can’t be baptized again, I know. Do I go through confession after RCIA? I can’t remember all of my sins, of course. What about them? I’ve been worrying about this lately, so thank you for any help you can provide.
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If something happens to you in RCIA you are covered. I can’t remember the details but you are trying. I assume, as others have said; if you have a valid baptism you can confess now. When I came through RCIA I didn’t have a valid baptism.
 
GNM1999 said:
I’m not in danger of dying, thankfully, but I was just worried a bit. I’ve never been batpised in a Catholic church and haven’t gone through RCIA yet, but I was just curious if all the mortal sins (I cannot remember all of my sins, I can’t remember most. But I am sorry for them). I wasn’t aware I could go to Confession without having been confirmed into the Church. So, even if I can’t remember most of my sins, and I got to Confession and confess as many as I can humanly remember, they will be forgiven? Because I am truly sorry for them (as I have offended God by committing them).
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Yes.
 
pianistclare said:
If you’ve already been Baptized you can go to confession now. Make an appointment with your priest. Many RCIA folks do their confession the morning of Holy Saturday before the Vigil Rites.
Welcome home.
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Actually, no he cannot go to Confession yet as he is hoping to start RCIA in the next cycle and all normally needs unfold in its proper progression.

Be at peace. The Lord knows your heart and is accompanying you in your journey. At 16, you are at the very beginning of this path. In the unlikely event that something were to happen suddenly, your already valid baptism and contrition would take care of you since you were in the process to become Catholic and the Church recognises the bond that is already there in those who desire to have full communion with her and are working toward that goal.

Also, one can be received and confirmed very quickly in the event of a truly life-threatening accident or medical emergency. It can be accomplished in a matter of brief moments.

As a priest, be assured that I will be praying that the Lord touches the hearts of your parents so that they may be open and accepting of your undertaking the journey toward Catholicism and that all can proceed well for you in that journey, with your new parish.
 
pianistclare said:
If you’ve already been Baptized you can go to confession now. Make an appointment with your priest. Many RCIA folks do their confession the morning of Holy Saturday before the Vigil Rites.
Welcome home.
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That is not correct. I was a baptised Methodist and my first Confession (the same for the whole RCIA group) was the day before I was formally accepted into the Catholic Church.
 
I want to clarify post 8 that I made. I am thinking too that you are speaking of dying while in RCIA. If you are not baptized or haven’t confessed and you die while in RCIA. You are covered. Even though one might not be baptized or confirmed. They ARE in RCIA. Their seriousness determines heaven or not.
 
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