Is it necessary?

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If we committed a sin, and we are truly sorry for that sin and apologize to God in private… then is going to confession really necessary?
 
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If we committed a sin, and we are truly sorry for that sin and apologize to God in private… then is going to confession really necessary?
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Please go to confession… it’s really not painful…

Infact the reward far outweighs the effort… trust me… 👍
 
“Sin is before all else an offense against God, a rupture of communion with him. At the same time it damages communion with the Church. For this reason, conversion entails both God’s forgiveness and reconciliation with Church, which are expressed and accomplished liturgically by the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.” (From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1440)

So, I would say, yes, it is necessary. Not just for you, not just for the Church, not just for those you offended to whom you must make restitution, but also for Jesus! Why? **Because He gave us the Sacraments as gifts. ** Each Sacrament brings us closer to Him. We are only obliged to receive Holy Communion once a year, yet it is available to us every week, even every day. Jesus is waiting for us on the altar – do we not want to receive Him in This Precious Gift?

Jesus is waiting for us in the Sacrament of Reconciliation – do we not want to receive Him in This Precious Gift?

Reconciliation also offers us penance, by which we can make reparation (repairs) for our sins. In explaining the sacrament to children who are to receive for the first time, I often use the story of a little boy who was hammering nails into his backyard fence. When his father discovered this, he asked him to remove the nails. When this was complete, the boy came to his father and said “I’m sorry Dad. The nails are gone now, everything is better.” To which the father returns to the fence with his son and said “Look at this fence, son, and tell me what you see.” The boy said “I see a lot of holes.” Then the father had the boy fill the holes and repaint the fence. He then explained to the boy that the same thing happens when we sin. Not only does the damage need to be confessed, and an apology made, but we have to undo the damage we have done – we have to fill the holes. This is penance.
 
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If we committed a sin, and we are truly sorry for that sin and apologize to God in private… then is going to confession really necessary?
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Mortal sins cut us off from God (by our own choice, not His). It takes confession to restore His Grace. Venial sins do not destroy that connection, so we may confess them directly to God in private. Receiving the Eucharist forgives venial sins.
 
All sin cuts us off from God, because sin by nature is our rejection of God will and only confession brings us back to God
 
Even if a sin were forgiven by perfect contrition without the sacrament of Confession, we still would need to go to sacramental confession before we may receive the sacraments, as by the nature of Perfect Contrition, we do not have an outward sign of its effect and/or occurance.

Sacramental Confession is necessary for all mortal sins, and they must be stated in kind and number.
 
Didi said:
“Sin is before all else an offense against God, a rupture of communion with him. At the same time it damages communion with the Church. For this reason, conversion entails both God’s forgiveness and reconciliation with Church, which are expressed and accomplished liturgically by the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.” (From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1440)

So, I would say, yes, it is necessary. Not just for you, not just for the Church, not just for those you offended to whom you must make restitution, but also for Jesus! Why? **Because He gave us the Sacraments as gifts. **Each Sacrament brings us closer to Him. We are only obliged to receive Holy Communion once a year, yet it is available to us every week, even every day. Jesus is waiting for us on the altar – do we not want to receive Him in This Precious Gift?

Jesus is waiting for us in the Sacrament of Reconciliation – do we not want to receive Him in This Precious Gift?

Reconciliation also offers us penance, by which we can make reparation (repairs) for our sins. In explaining the sacrament to children who are to receive for the first time, I often use the story of a little boy who was hammering nails into his backyard fence. When his father discovered this, he asked him to remove the nails. When this was complete, the boy came to his father and said “I’m sorry Dad. The nails are gone now, everything is better.” To which the father returns to the fence with his son and said “Look at this fence, son, and tell me what you see.” The boy said “I see a lot of holes.” Then the father had the boy fill the holes and repaint the fence. He then explained to the boy that the same thing happens when we sin. Not only does the damage need to be confessed, and an apology made, but we have to undo the damage we have done – we have to fill the holes. This is penance.
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This is an excellent reply. I particularly like your example. I hope you won’t mind my plagiarizing from you. Good show!
 
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