Going to Confession This Evening

[Holly3278]

Hi everyone. I am going to confession this evening. I am pretty sure that I am not in a state of mortal sin but I do want to confess my venial sins. I confessed one sin to my priest yesterday but I feel as though I need the grace from the Sacrament of Reconciliation again. Could you all please pray that I make a good general confession? Also, should I mention all the sins of the past year since this is a general confession instead of a regular confession?

 

[Gladys]

 

[Prayerjohn]

Praying…God bless

 

[Mary_ann_R]

Praying…

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen.

 

[Holly3278]

Thanks everyone. My confession went well. I confessed all the venial sins that I could think of as I didn’t have any mortal sins on my conscience. My pastor is afraid that I might be getting scrupulous though and he asked me to not go to confession again for a week so I am going to obey him as I should.

 

[Tim_c]

Your confessor gave you good advice. I have heard that it isn’t advisable to make a general confession unless you are told to by your confessor. Praying for you.

 

[Holly3278]

Your confessor gave you good advice. I have heard that it isn’t advisable to make a general confession unless you are told to by your confessor. Praying for you.

Oh okay. Thanks Tim.

 

[jnnywren]

Praying

 

[Holly3278]

Praying

Thanks jnnywren.

 

[BarbaraTherese]

May The Holy Spirit ever be with you to inspire, guide and strengthen in all your Confessions…in a General Confession one usually mentions all the serious sin from one’s whole past life and venial sins as well if desired…

 

[stove]

J†M†J
I will pray for your intentions in my rosary tonight.

God Bless
In Jesus through Mary
Steve

 

[Holly3278]

May The Holy Spirit ever be with you to inspire, guide and strengthen in all your Confessions…in a General Confession one usually mentions all the serious sin from one’s whole past life and venial sins as well if desired…

J†M†J
I will pray for your intentions in my rosary tonight.

God Bless
In Jesus through Mary
Steve

Thanks to both of you.

 

[Nancyannheath]

I understand how you feel. Yesterday, I wrote down everything I could think of that I did in the past 30 years and went to confession. Let me explain that even though I had confessed all of these already, I just didnt have that “forgiven” feeling; which is the BIG sin, to reject that you are forgiven. And when I explained to the priest I felt I needed to “clean house again” even though I had already confessed some major ones from the past, I still needed to confess all over again.

He explained that many feel this way near Easter and although you have been forgiven, perhaps you have NOT FORGIVEN YOURSELF and that is what brings many of us to “over-confess” He very patiently and kindly absolved me again, and I felt much better.

For my pennance he suggested the prayer to Free the Souls in Purgatory ten times, not only for my sins, but those that can no longer help themselves. It’s always a good idea to help them out.

Here is a prayer for you, too.

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Eternal Father,
I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,
for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,
for sinners everywhere,
for sinners in the Universal Church,
those in my own home and within my family.

Amen.

 

[Holly3278]

I understand how you feel. Yesterday, I wrote down everything I could think of that I did in the past 30 years and went to confession. Let me explain that even though I had confessed all of these already, I just didnt have that “forgiven” feeling; which is the BIG sin, to reject that you are forgiven. And when I explained to the priest I felt I needed to “clean house again” even though I had already confessed some major ones from the past, I still needed to confess all over again.

He explained that many feel this way near Easter and although you have been forgiven, perhaps you have NOT FORGIVEN YOURSELF and that is what brings many of us to “over-confess” He very patiently and kindly absolved me again, and I felt much better.

For my pennance he suggested the prayer to Free the Souls in Purgatory ten times, not only for my sins, but those that can no longer help themselves. It’s always a good idea to help them out.

Here is a prayer for you, too.

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Eternal Father,
I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,
for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,
for sinners everywhere,
for sinners in the Universal Church,
those in my own home and within my family.

Amen.

Ah okay. Thank you for that prayer and for your post. Anyway, I was being scrupulous when I confessed so the priest took it easy on me and gave me a penance of 1 Our Father. I did my penance yesterday at church before I left.

God bless you,
Holly

 

[Diana_Lynn]

…he suggested the prayer to Free the Souls in Purgatory ten times, not only for my sins, but those that can no longer help themselves. It’s always a good idea to help them out.

Here is a prayer for you, too.

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Eternal Father,
I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,
for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,
for sinners everywhere,
for sinners in the Universal Church,
those in my own home and within my family.

Amen.

 

[Holly3278]

It’s a Good prayer isn’t it Diana Lynn? I will be trying to memorize this prayer for future use. Another prayer I am wanting to memorize is the one that you use when you can’t go to communion. I also need to memorize the Apostle’s Creed. I have it almost memorized. I have the Nicene Creed memorized plus I have memorized a bunch of other prayers though.