How do i know if i commited a perfect act of contrition?

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Earlier today i found myself falling into mortal sin. I felt guilty, burdened and my heart was so heavy and i felt misreable. I couldn’t believe i let myself sin again after just having gone to confession last week for the same sin. And so i prayed. I prayed for forgiveness, for my guilt to be washed away, i prayed to the saints and our lady and prayed psalms. I still felt burdened and guilty, but i kept praying. Eventually, i found myself praying deeply, from my heart and i felt Gods grace light up within me. I told him how i felt and that I dont want this sin in my life anymore and that im sorry. I felt my burden and guilt go away, i felt so joyful and happy and i continued praying. I told him that i felt like the prodigal son, returning to the lord and i felt even more strongly Gods presence. I thought maybe all this joy and love from the Lord that im feeling might mean i have committed a perfect act of contrition, but im unsure and its unclear to me if i still need to go to confession.
 
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Earlier today i found myself falling into mortal sin. I felt guilty, burdened and my heart was so heavy and i felt misreable. I couldn’t believe i let myself sin again after just having gone to confession last week for the same sin. And so i prayed. I prayed for forgiveness, for my guilt to be washed away, i prayed to the saints and our lady and prayed psalms. I still felt burdened and guilty, but i kept praying. Eventually, i found myself praying deeply, from my heart and i felt Gods grace light up within me. I told him how i felt and that I dont want this sin in my life anymore and that im sorry. I felt my burden and guilt go away, i felt so joyful and happy and i continued praying. I told him that i felt like the prodigal son, returning to the lord and i felt even more strongly Gods presence. I thought maybe all this joy and love from the Lord that im feeling might mean i have committed a perfect act of contrition, but im unsure and its unclear to me if i still need to go to confession.
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Yes you still need to go confession. Perfect contrition includes the intention to confess as soon as possible.
 
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its unclear to me if i still need to go to confession.
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that part is simple: you still should go to Confession

Check out Catechism #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."
 
You can’t ‘commit’ a perfect act of contrition.

You can never know if you’ve made one for sure, but you have to make a perfect act of contrition with plan to go to confession. That is a condition of making one.

Please go-to confession and confess your mortal sins in species and genus or with as much or as little detail as you need to.

IC XC NIKA
 
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