In the event that confession is not available can we go directly to God?

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In the event that the sacrament of confession is not available for a time. Could we confess our sins directly to God? I said some things without thinking about the bishops and modern christians. I was just really upset that the coronavirus shut down our diocese. I was not expecting it to happen to us. I was also really concerned about how this could affect me coming into the church this Easter. I’m truly sorry for what I said. I never meant any of those things I said. I have already confessed to God directly twice. But still feel like I need confession because of what I said. What is the church’s teaching on confessing to God when the sacrament of confession is not available?
 
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We are taught to confess directly to God the moment that we become aware of sin - mortal sin specifically. We are counseled to make an act of contrition, perfect contrition if necessary. We can certainly be forgiven, but how do we know? How do we arrive at a just penance? One of the things we are intended to know with certainty is that our sins have been forgiven. Thus, we have the normative means of absolution: the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The catechism will be very helpful in this regard.
 
My 17 year old sister is having issues, and she tried to go to confession yesterday, before all the liturgical events in our diocese were cancelled, yet there was no priest to there. To the best of my knowledge, the Eastern Catholics have not yet done this where I live, so I told her to call the local Eastern Catholic parish to see if she could go to confession. Remember, the church does not expect you to do the impossible, if there’s no way to go, there’s no way to go. On the positive side, I think when the regular celebration of Mass starts again, there will probably be a lot more chances to go to confession.
 
You make an act of perfect contrition to tide you over until Confession is available again.

You don’t have to worry about receiving Communion since it likely won’t be available during the time confession is not available in this instance.

When confession becomes available again, you can go to confession.
 
If confession is not available for a time, then you can still have all your mortal sins forgiven by making a perfect act of contrition. If you die during sleep (O please don’t do that!), you will still go to heaven.

However, the obligation to confess your sins remains, and you should confess your sins as soon as a priest becomes available, even when you know that those mortal sins have already been forgiven when you made your perfect act of contrition. You only need to confess all your mortal sins since your last good confession.

Meanwhile, if you have a mortal sin to confess, you should refrain from receiving sacramental communion as long as you are still waiting to confess your sins to a priest.

You can always make an act of spiritual communion if you cannot receive sacramental communion. You don’t have to fast an hour, but you still need to say your prayers before communion and thanksgiving prayers after communion.

Here is the ACT OF CONTRITION:

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. And I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell. But most of all, because I offended You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

And here is the ACT of SPIRITUAL COMMUNION:

My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

I hope that helps.
 
Yes, you can go directly to God and ask forgiveness. Then, you must simply trust Him. He understands our circumstances, and I believe he wishes to be merciful.
 
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