Is my confession valid?

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I went to confession for the first time in seven years, and I had some sixty bullet points in my list of sins to confess. I arranged them by commandment. I have not finished confessing my second commandment sins when the priest told me to pray the act of contrition, and he absolved me of all my sins. I don’t doubt that he knows there is a lot more in the list because I showed him my list, and he told me he realized I had a thorough investigation of my life. And I don’t doubt that he did forgive my sins. But is that normal that I come out with sins I didn’t tell him? And do I need to reconfess them?
 
Absolutely sweetie. Truth is, you had him at ''Its been seven years since my last confession. It was clear that you wished to be diligent and thorough.

Maybe next time, you should sort your sins by

  1. *]Sins that cry out to heaven,😛
    *]Mortal sin
    *]Venial sin
 
A suggestion for those who have been away from the church and are confessing for the first time in many years: Call or visit your parish rectory and make an appointment to see a priest. When you meet with him, explain your situation and ask him to hear your Confession and to help you with it.
You will be amazed at how helpful the priest will be. If you have a problem confessing face to face, the priest will be happy to move the meeting to a confessional in the church.
 
Yes, your confession was valid because the priest who heard it gave you absolution. It’s his job in the confessional to judge whether you have made a good confession, and he only gives absolution if he decides you have. He has judged on behalf of the Church - and that is the end of it.

Of course, the priest can’t necessarily determine whether we have been truthful, or whether we have deliberately withheld a mortal sin, but so long as we have been truthful (to the best of our ability), and not deliberately withheld a mortal sin, then we are absolved.

Similar questions appear here from time to time, and some will argue that you are still obliged to confess any mortal sins which were omitted when the priest cut you short. Others, including myself, will advise you to accept the priest’s decision in this confession, and not revisit any aspect of it.

One thing we always agree on, however, is that the confession is valid, and even if there is an obligation to confess any omitted mortal sin the obligation is only to confess them at your next confession, without urgency. For the moment, you are absolved and free to receive communion.

On the subject of whether you need to “reconfess” the omitted sins, I recommend that you just ask a priest next time you are in the confessional. Not because I think you have to, but simply for your own peace of mind, ie. to eliminate any doubt or fear.
 
Hello,

The sermon I heard from Fr. Isaac Mary Relyea (which is on you tube) on The Sacrament of Confession made it clear that if in Mortal Sin do not walk to Confession but run. Not kidding. Find a Holy Priest and call him. Make an appointment ASAP. Do not wait.

God Bless You
 
Hello,

The sermon I heard from Fr. Isaac Mary Relyea (which is on you tube) on The Sacrament of Confession made it clear that if in Mortal Sin do not walk to Confession but run. Not kidding. Find a Holy Priest and call him. Make an appointment ASAP. Do not wait.

God Bless You
The OP has been absolved by a priest. He is in a state of grace.
 
Hello,

The sermon I heard from Fr. Isaac Mary Relyea (which is on you tube) on The Sacrament of Confession made it clear that if in Mortal Sin do not walk to Confession but run. Not kidding. Find a Holy Priest and call him. Make an appointment ASAP. Do not wait.

God Bless You
I am sure that your intentions are good, and to be helpful, but I suspect that you have a common misconception of the sacrament of reconciliation, namely that the priest absolves us of the sins we confess. That is not so - we are absolved of all sins, and start with a completely clean slate.

The sacrament is performed so informally, and there is so little instruction on it, that it is not surprising that there are many misconceptions about it. 🙂
 
Hi Edmond,

Thank you for the kind thought. I am fully aware that the christ absolves the sin. The concern was about being in Mortal Sin and not taking it seriously. I should of read the post better. My bad.
 
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