How often should Catholics go to confession?

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Angelsflight said:
Thank you! Very cool of you to post this for me. After having been away so long, I feel like I am starting all over again, since I dont remember much when I first joined the church at the age of 10.

My priest did tell me about the aug 15th one, so I did go to that. Good to know when the rest are coming up.

Thanks again! 🙂
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Yes, that was very nice of her 🙂

SuscipeMeDomine thanks a lot from me also for being so kind and considerate 🙂
 
Worth remembering that Holy Communion wipes away all venial sins as long as you’re not in mortal sin when receiving! 🙂
 
ClemtheCatholic said:
Worth remembering that Holy Communion wipes away all venial sins as long as you’re not in mortal sin when receiving! 🙂
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And preserves you from all future sin. The best way to reduce your mortal sins is a strict regimen of Confession + Eucharist!
 
Elizium23 said:
And preserves you from all future sin. The best way to reduce your mortal sins is a strict regimen of Confession + Eucharist!
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Please don’t take this the wrong way, as there is agreement here, yet I find this curious - how can instance of mortal sin be reduced through a “strict regimen of Confession + Eucharist” when taught that Confession is needed only for mortal sin?
 
ByzCathCantor said:
Please don’t take this the wrong way, as there is agreement here, yet I find this curious - how can instance of mortal sin be reduced through a “strict regimen of Confession + Eucharist” when taught that Confession is needed only for mortal sin?
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They both infuse the soul with abundant graces to help the soul in her spiritual conquest towards perfection.
 
Deo_Gratias42 said:
Then I didn’t understand what exactly you were asking.
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The original quote suggested that a regular regime of “Confession + Eucharist” reduces instance of mortal sin.

Separately, most Latin Catholics would say that Confession is only required in cases where mortal sin has been committed.

Taken together, it seems a bit circular to agrue that something required (Confession) given a condition (mortal sin), if done regularly, would reduce the condition when it is only required when the condition exists (which would be irregularly if the condition did not persist).
 
Confession of venial sins is also highly recommended. If you attend Confession once a month, and Eucharist twice a week, you may not have any mortal sins, and for that matter, no venial sins on your soul at the time of Confession. But confess all the venial sins committed since the last Confession, and optionally, volunteer a serious mortal sin from your distant past that you are again sorry for, and be absolved for all your sins. The grace received strengthens you certainly from committing those same sins again “Go then, and sin no more” and together with the graces of the Eucharist which you subsequently receive, helps us recall our state of grace when confronted with the near occasion of sin, and strengthens our love for Christ who died for us, or at least the fear of God and His just punishments.

, 1965Mysterium Fidei
Mysterium Fidei:
It is to be desired that the faithful, every day and in great numbers, actively participate in the Sacrifice of the Mass, receive Holy Communion with a pure heart, and give thanks to Christ Our Lord for so great a gift. Let them remember these words: “The desire of Jesus Christ and of the Church that all the faithful receive daily Communion means above all that through the sacramental union with God they may obtain the strength necessary for mastering their passions, for purifying themselves of their daily venial faults and for avoiding the grave sins to which human frailty is exposed.”
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Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catechism of the Catholic Church:
1436 Eucharist and Penance. Daily conversion and penance find their source and nourishment in the Eucharist, for in it is made present the sacrifice of Christ which has reconciled us with God. Through the Eucharist those who live from the life of Christ are fed and strengthened. “It is a remedy to free us from our daily faults and to preserve us from mortal sins.”
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Council of Trent: Eucharist
 
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