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sckcd
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When I have my first confession, do I have to confess every sin ever?
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PhilotheaZ
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You have to confess all serious (mortal) sins committed since your baptism, as best you can remember them.
It is good (but not required) that you also confess some of your venial sins, especially those that give you the most trouble. The Sacrament gives you specific graces to avoid the sins you confess.
It is good (but not required) that you also confess some of your venial sins, especially those that give you the most trouble. The Sacrament gives you specific graces to avoid the sins you confess.
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srferdave
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Just don’t purposely omit any sins. All your sins will be forgiven even if you forget to mention something.
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sckcd
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Ok, I am new to all of this so bear with me 
So, what exactly qualifies as a mortal sin?
(We aren’t that far in RCIA yet)
So, what exactly qualifies as a mortal sin?(We aren’t that far in RCIA yet)
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puzzleannie
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yes every mortal sin committed since your baptism, or since you attained the age of reason (before that you do not have the capacity to give full consent to temptation). just list your sins in kind and number, insofar as you can remember them. If you are not sure, confess it anyway. Just use nouns and verbs, and don’t give the backstory. If the priest needs more detail just ask.
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katiebelle08
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I would definitly say the same things as the others have said on here but I would like to add that sometimes if you feel your list is not long enough or you just truely can’t remember all of your sins it is safe to say that “you are sorry for all of your past sins” including those you can’t remember and those you can and have already confessed (for the future).
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PhilotheaZ
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Mortal sin is a grave (serious) violation of God’s law. It completely breaks us off from friendship with God and destroys the life of grace in our soul. For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must be present:Ok, I am new to all of this so bear with me
(We aren’t that far in RCIA yet)
- First, there must be grave matter, that is, the sin must be of a serious nature.
- Second, there must be full knowledge. If a person genuinely does not know that an action is sinful, it is not considered a mortal sin.
- Third, there must be complete consent, that is, the person freely chooses to commit the sin.
Venial sin is a violation of God’s law in a less serious matter. It wounds our relationship with God, but does not completely destroy it. Deliberate venial sin without repentance can, little by little, lead us to mortal sin. The sacrament of Reconciliation helps us overcome small sins before they grow more serious.
Some examples of serious matter (mortal sin if done with full knowledge and consent): Involvement in witchcraft, the occult; denying your faith; sacrilege, which is profanation of the sacraments or holy things, such as receiving Eucharist, Confirmation, or Matrimony when in the state of mortal sin; lying under oath; missing Mass on a Sunday or holy day of obligation without a serious reason such as sickness (this law does not bind you until you have become Catholic); serious disrespect for parents, or failure to care for them in their old age; sins against life, such as killing, abortion, euthanasia (or advising or cooperating in abortion or euthanasia); use of illegal drugs, getting drunk to the point of losing control of decision-making; adultery, fornication, masturbation, use of pornography, any activity (by oneself or with others) aimed at sexual gratification outside the bond of marriage between one man and one woman; any means of contraception (IUD, birth control pill, withdrawal, etc.); stealing or cheating in a significant amount or matter; serious lying.
Some examples of venial sin: Small acts of impatience or unkindness; “white lies”; stealing something of very small value; disobeying parents or superiors in a small matter.
It is impossible to make an exhaustive list of mortal and venial sins. If you are not sure whether something is a mortal or venial sin, ask the priest to whom you are confessing; he can help you in this aspect of forming your conscience.
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christianlove
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a great book for all catholics to have; so, welcome to our faith, and get one! Even as a “cradle catholic” it took me 34 years to find out about this book, and it has helped me a lot lately. It is the catholic church’s stance on all matters. About mortal sin, it says:Ok, I am new to all of this so bear with me
(We aren’t that far in RCIA yet)
1857 For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must together be met: “Mortal sin is sin whose object is grave matter and which is also committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent.”
1858 Grave matter is specified by the Ten Commandments, corresponding to the answer of Jesus to the rich young man: "Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and your mother."The gravity of sins is more or less great: murder is graver than theft. One must also take into account who is wronged: violence against parents is in itself graver than violence against a stranger.
1859 Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God’s law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.
1860 Unintentional ignorance can diminish or even remove the imputability of a grave offense. But no one is deemed to be ignorant of the principles of the moral law, which are written in the conscience of every man. The promptings of feelings and passions can also diminish the voluntary and free character of the offense, as can external pressures or pathological disorders. Sin committed through malice, by deliberate choice of evil, is the gravest.
I hope this helps. Here is a link to the CCC online that is searchable, Great site!
scborromeo.org/ccc.htm
Christian Love,
A servant in Christ.
To be fruitful, a tree needs the rain as much as sunshine!
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sckcd
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Thank you, I was not clear on what constituted a mortal sin.
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Party_Priest
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Well, I go to confession plus minus weekly - obsessive compulsive disorder - but this weekend I made a confession that might have been sacrilegious and I was not satisfied. So I decided to do a general confession of all the sins of my life. I went through a couple of examinations of conscience that I found on google and I also read the “Ten commandments” section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Guess how many sins were on my list?? more than 70 sins hahahaha grave and venial. i typed most of it and then wrote down sins on the paper that I remembered later that needed to be confessed. So tonight on the feast of my Archangel Raphael I went to my priest and read the list, it was quite heavy, my confession would make any priest blush hahaha but he was so merciful and said that the Holy Ghost inspired me to do this and he gave me the absolution and now I feel as free as a bird - as free as a white dove.
Scripture is so true…whom the Son sets free is free indeed…confess your sins to one another so that you may be healed…if you confess your sins God is faithful to cleanse you of all iniquity! YAY
Confess everything that bothers your conscience…I received a miracle of grace in confession…not when I was vague but when I was specific with my confessions God bless
Scripture is so true…whom the Son sets free is free indeed…confess your sins to one another so that you may be healed…if you confess your sins God is faithful to cleanse you of all iniquity! YAY
Confess everything that bothers your conscience…I received a miracle of grace in confession…not when I was vague but when I was specific with my confessions God bless- Status