How often do you go to confession?

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Once a month at least; more often if there’s an immediate need.
 
just like taking a bath, whenever I need it. we have this poll about once a month, and IMO it is still asking personal questions in areas that are banned.
 
That’s strange. As soon as I submitted the poll I already had 2 responses. I must’ve done something wrong. Oh well, let’s see how it goes.
 
puzzleannie said:
just like taking a bath, whenever I need it. we have this poll about once a month, and IMO it is still asking personal questions in areas that are banned.
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Now I’m puzzled. It’s an anonymous poll and you don’t have to answer it. Now, if I asked you what was the most serious sin you ever committed…
 
The last option “Never been, never will” is little bit weird. If you Catholic, how could you never gone to confession?

If you are not Catholic, you don’t go to confession. 😃
 
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How often do you go to confession?
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I try to go once per month…more during Lent and Advent. I have grown to adore this Sacrament…next to the Eucharist, it’s Jesus’ greatest gift to us. :yup:
 
While it is true that we often have polls on this subject, I think this is the first time that one of the choices was “right on” for me. 👍

We’re on the once every 3 month plan - since my 11 year old asked me at our Advent visit why we only went to confession once a year. What could I tell him?

So now we’re going every 3 months. (And lovin’ it!) Maybe we’ll move it up to every other month or every month. Some months, though, it’s hard to hit that half hour window of opportunity on a Saturday.
 
I need to go about every two-three weeks. I am so thankful for this blessed sacrament that was instituted by Jesus. What a help!
 
it seems spiritual directors are advising every 2 weeks. now these are for the hard-core catholics it seems. i’ve been going every 2 weeks or less for almost a year now, and i would advise everyone to go no longer than once every month.

if you go longer than a month, i think you would accumlate too much baggage… you’d be collecting too much junk in your sin bin and it may really be holding you back from growing. it’s like driving with 4 different sized wheels, with a broken axle, and on a cobble stone road = not good! 2 weeks seems to keep me feeling like i’m cruising down an empty Autobahn in a shiny new Cadillac = nice! i probably wouldn’t be able to look at myself in the mirror if i waited more than 2 months.

more than once a week seems to indicate you’re really struggling with something and probably need extra help.

so if you aren’t going at least once a month, try it! sit down and do a really good examination of conscience and like God promises, you’ll feel great! if you’re brave enough, do a “General Confession”. it’s such a wonderful Sacrament. and i think if you follow it with Communion on a first Saturday, you get a special indulgence or something!
 
About every two weeks. Sometimes I feel like it should be daily but then I am very hard on myself. 😊 teachccd
 
I am in the habit of actively avoiding sin and making sure to do what God wants.I examine my conscince every day, and usually have not sinned.I commit hundreds of imperfections, but that doesnt really matter, because they’re not sins and God doesnt mind.I go to Confession usually once a year, at Easter.If I commit a sin, I would go and confess it as soon as possible.I hate sin.
 
Teeliumtrozzle said:
I am in the habit of actively avoiding sin and making sure to do what God wants.I examine my conscince every day, and usually have not sinned.I commit hundreds of imperfections, but that doesnt really matter, because **they’re not sins and God doesnt mind.**I go to Confession usually once a year, at Easter.If I commit a sin, I would go and confess it as soon as possible.I hate sin.
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If those “imperfections” include a lack of charity in any sense God does mind. But that is not for me to judge. No one hates sin more than God and our human condition is weak and the temptations are numerous.

Just an observation. Scripture states that the just man falls seven times a day! WOW! I wish that I could say that I never sin. But unfortunately since I fail to love God with all my heart, all my soul, all of my strength and all my mind AND love my neighbor as myself 24 hours a day 7 days a week, I do sin. You are quite a person to be able to do this. I commend you. Maybe I am talking to a future saint. Only God knows…teachccd
 
Jart said:
Usually twice a week…:o
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No need to put “:o” smiley for that. I go usually once a week or once every two weeks.

JP II was going every week. I heard that there was time when he was going every day. Are we bigger saints than JP II?!!! How often should we go then??!! 😃
 
Teeliumtrozzle said:
I am in the habit of actively avoiding sin and making sure to do what God wants.I examine my conscince every day, and usually have not sinned.I commit hundreds of imperfections, but that doesnt really matter, because they’re not sins and God doesnt mind.I go to Confession usually once a year, at Easter.If I commit a sin, I would go and confess it as soon as possible.I hate sin.
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For no particular reason I’d like to recommend the following passage to you. **1John 1:8-10 **This may help with future considerations. Or not. Only God knows…teachccd:)
 
Teeliumtrozzle said:
I am in the habit of actively avoiding sin and making sure to do what God wants.I examine my conscince every day, and usually have not sinned.I commit hundreds of imperfections, but that doesnt really matter, because they’re not sins and God doesnt mind.I go to Confession usually once a year, at Easter.If I commit a sin, I would go and confess it as soon as possible.I hate sin.
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I am with you there - doing the examination of conscience daily and usually don’t feel I have sinned. However, I go to confession every time I meet my spiritual director. Confession helps our working toward holiness. We are not required to confess venial sins or imperfection; however, encouraged to do so. God said we should be perfect because He is perfect. Though perfection belongs to next life, it is good to strive for it. And frequent confession helps this strive.
 
InLight247 said:
I am with you there - doing the examination of conscience daily and usually don’t feel I have sinned. However, I go to confession every time I meet my spiritual director.
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WOW! Another person who doesn’t sin. I wish that I could hang around all of you who live these perfect lives. I definitely could learn something. As hard as I try, I do sin daily. Even if it is minimal, I do sin and I recognize my sins so as to tell God that I am sorry. But for you guys to never even have a minimally negative thought about someone or to always love absolutely everyone as you would love Jesus is quite commendable. And I could only aspire to be like that but the reality for me is that only when I reach heaven will I be sinless…and that’s why Christ came to die for us…teachccd:)
 
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