Forgiveness of Mortal Sins ... per Lighthouse Catholic Media

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From their Booklet entitled: HOW TO MAKE A GOOD CONFESSION

“If you commit a MORTAL SIN, make a sincere act of contrition RIGHT AWAY, and go to confession ASAP. If you have PERFECT CONTRITION for a mortal sin, GOD FORGIVES YOU AND FORGIVES THE SIN RIGHT AWAY, but you may not receive Holy Communion UNTIL YOU CONFESS IT IN CONFESSION.”
As I read this, we are to make PRIVATE, CONTRITE confession IMMEDIATELY, and IMMEDIATELY God forgives us. But, we are not fully rejoined to Christ via the Eucharist, until we do Penance prescribed us by the Priest, and receive the full grace of the Eucharist once again.

Is this Lighthouse Cath. Media publication on Confession … the official Catholic understanding on receiving forgiveness of our Mortals ?
 
I do not know anything of the publication you note.

One can be restored to grace via the grace of perfect contrition (if one has such). And yes one needs to go to confession before receiving Holy Communion even if one believes one has this perfect contrition.

Catechism:

Contrition

1451 Among the penitent’s acts contrition occupies first place. Contrition is "sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again."50

1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called “perfect” (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51

1453 The contrition called “imperfect” (or “attrition”) is also a gift of God, a prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is born of the consideration of sin’s ugliness or the fear of eternal damnation and the other penalties threatening the sinner (contrition of fear). Such a stirring of conscience can initiate an interior process which, under the prompting of grace, will be brought to completion by sacramental absolution. By itself however, imperfect contrition cannot obtain the forgiveness of grave sins, but it disposes one to obtain forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance.52

scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c2a4.htm#VII
Note also that venial sins can be forgiven right away …via many ways…such as prayer…contrition…etc etc (it is though recommended to confess venial sins too…one need not of course confess them…but one may and it is good to do so on a regular basis)
 
brb3 said:
From their Booklet entitled: HOW TO MAKE A GOOD CONFESSION

“If you commit a MORTAL SIN, make a sincere act of contrition RIGHT AWAY, and go to confession ASAP. If you have PERFECT CONTRITION for a mortal sin, GOD FORGIVES YOU AND FORGIVES THE SIN RIGHT AWAY, but you may not receive Holy Communion UNTIL YOU CONFESS IT IN CONFESSION.”
As I read this, we are to make PRIVATE, CONTRITE confession IMMEDIATELY, and IMMEDIATELY God forgives us. But, we are not fully rejoined to Christ via the Eucharist, until we do Penance prescribed us by the Priest, and receive the full grace of the Eucharist once again.

Is this Lighthouse Cath. Media publication on Confession … the official Catholic understanding on receiving forgiveness of our Mortals ?
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There’s one catch to your understanding of the issue: you need to have perfect contrition, which is difficult.
 
superamazingman said:
There’s one catch to your understanding of the issue: you need to have perfect contrition, which is difficult.
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Why ?

All that is needed is ---- sincere regret, determination not to repeat the sin, ability to judge ourselves rightly [which Paul presumes is possible], and personal prayer expressing our remorse to the Lord our God [which Christ teaches is expected of us].

Scripture teaching … “If we confess our sins, He will forgive our sins, and cleanse us of all unrighteousness”. 1 John 1:9
 
CCC

1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called “perfect” (contrition of charity). … it … obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51

If one has the grace of “perfect contrition” yes mortal sins can be forgiven before one receives the Sacrament of Confession. One still needs to confess them…and of course abstain from Holy Communion until one does.
 
Bookcat said:
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1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called “perfect” (contrition of charity). … it … obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51

If one has the grace of “perfect contrition” yes mortal sins can be forgiven before one receives the Sacrament of Confession. One still needs to confess them…and of course abstain from Holy Communion until one does.
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Yes, and we know the Protestants J. Henry Newman, C.S. Lewis, Charles Muggeridge, Billy Graham, etc, etc, … all had/have exhibited perfect contrition via charity and love for fellowman. And, many found their way into the Catholic Church … at later dates.

God uses both ‘ordinary’ and ‘extrodinary’ means of making Catholic, those who confess & repent [his elect], not in name alone, but by rebirth of his spirit, via the Works of Christ to those who cherish and passionately love/obey Christ as Lord. 👍
 
brb3 said:
all had/have exhibited perfect contrition via charity and love for fellowman.
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It is not “perfect contrition of love of others” but out of love of God above all …with the intention to go to confession as soon as possible.

(which we or others may or may not have the grace of…)

(which one can say for those who are not yet Catholic --that they could have an “implicit” intention to do whatever God wanted…even though they did not know of confession etc …“if they knew and could…they would”)
 
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