I didn’t confess all my sins

[Jenni8]

Okay, so I’m a 17 year old girl and I committed a mortal sin. It weighed me down for a long time, and I forgot about it until recently when I committed the sin again. I felt so ashamed and unloveable that today, I went to confession at my local Catholic Church. I expected there to be a screen inside the reconciliation room to confess anonymously, but instead there were two chairs facing each other, and on top of that, I’m very aquainted the priest who was in the room. I confessed some of my sins, but couldn’t muster the courage to confess my mortal sin. I got so worked up and, at one point during the confession, even broke down crying at the thought of what I’d done, so I ended up keeping the sin to myself. Had there been a screen, I definitely could’ve confessed, but I just couldn’t look him in the eye - into the eyes of someone I know - and admit that awful thing I did. I know his absolving me is invalid because I deliberately withheld that mortal sin, and that even withholding a sin is a sin in itself. What I’ve done is eating away at me and I feel crippling shame over it. I’ve even spent hours holding my bible to my chest and sobbing for god to forgive me. If I go to reconciliation again and confess my mortal sin and the withholding of such, can I be absolved? Will god forgive me? Will he love me again if I make such amends?

 

[Thrstypirate]

Yes and yes. I’m sorry that it was an unpleasant experience. I’ve had confessions like this and the second attempt was easier, granted a screen and priest I don’t know helped. Remember that he is there to act on behalf of Christ, who already knows your contrite heart.

Don’t let a rough experience keep you from the sacrament…I let one keep me away for many years, and regret being controlled by fear. Now I go regularly and (usually) without the feeling of dread upon saying the words to the priest. Hearing the words of absolution after confessing the mortal sins is like a wave of the Holy Spirit over you, and hopefully you will feel that love and forgiveness wash your worries away.

God bless. I’ll pray for you.

 

[Zynxensar]

In short, yes, of course.

 

[poche]

You need to go to another confessor and start over again.

 

[Francis]

I’ve even spent hours holding my bible to my chest and sobbing for god to forgive me. If I go to reconciliation again and confess my mortal sin and the withholding of such, can I be absolved? Will god forgive me? Will he love me again if I make such amends?

JESUS LOVES YOU AND FORGIVES YOU, NO MATTER THE HOW GRIEVOUS THE SIN IS ,JUST REMEMBER ,JESUS IS HEARING YOU SINS ,PRIEST IS HIS REPRESENTATIVE ,TRY TO CONFESSION THESE SINS TO ANOTHER PRIEST OR WHEN THEIR’S A SCREEN OR GO TO SOME OTHER PARISH ,WITH AN ELDER OR PARENT,BE AT PEACE ,JESUS SEE’S YOU’R HEART AND INTENTION ,BE REASSURED YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN EVEN BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR CONFESSION ,BUT THAT HE WANTS TO RESTORE AND GIVE YOU FULLNESS OF GRACE IN THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION .GOD BLESS

Isaiah 43:25 I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

 

[JMMJ]

No need to feel such shame! God loves you as you are. It is right to seek forgiveness when we do wrong. Call ahead next time you go to confession and make sure the environment is going to be one in which you feel comfortable in. You are entitled to that. If accommodations cannot be made, then call another parish.