If I died today...?

[Nelka]

I am in the state of mortal sin, I cannot get to confession until saturday but I have prayed and asked for forgiveness, I have repented from my act.

Thanks.

 

[PerfectTiming]

Remember that God is merciful - if you cannot attend confession until Saturday and have truly repented, then do you really think God would hold that against you?

 

[purplesunshine]

You only know your own conscience. If you are truly are in mortal sin, you ARE compltetly seperated from God…please call the rectory and go to confession on a lunchbreak.

However, if the sin was only questionably mortal, please don’t fear. Mortal sins are pretty hard to do (much harder than some on this board suggest). There are severe venial sins and those are EASY to commit. However, they do not cut you off competely from God. Mortal sins also almost always carry grave social ramifications. I actually cannot think of one mortal sin that can be fixed by simply repenting in your heart.

Again, I don’t know your sin or your consince. It’s up to you what you do. But if you are speaking the truth, see the sin as literally having you heart beating outside your body. Spiritually, you’re clinically dead. It’s serious stuff…if it’s a mortal sin.

 

[PerfectTiming]

You only know your own conscience. If you are truly are in mortal sin, you ARE compltetly seperated from God…please call the rectory and go to confession on a lunchbreak.

Sometimes it’s not possible to arrange for confession outside the set times. If it’s a large parish then the priest may not have the time.

When I took RCIA someone did ask this question: the priest told us that if your genuine intention is to attend confession at the next available opportunity (at our parish it was not possible to arrange confession outside the set times) then if you died before you were able to take the confession it would be similar to the ‘baptism of desire’ concept - remember that God is merciful.