Missionaries of the Precious Blood are great confessors!

[lak611]

I was unable to go to confession at my parish today, so I went to another parish. It is run by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. The priest was one of the best confessors I have ever been to. He said a prayer before I confessed. After I was done confessing, he quoted numerous Bible verses that related to my confession. It was great! I read the Bible every day, and what he said spoke to me. It was almost as if he knew I would get something out of what he told me even though he did not know me. He also explained why he gave me the penance that he did and how it would benefit me. I checked out the order’s website and saw that reconciliation is one of the charisms of the order. I think I will be confessing to the Precious Blood Fathers in the future.

 

[alessandro]

Definitely not the experience that I had today at a (rather liberal) parish in the Lower East Side of New York City.

Long story short, the priest told me that my sins were “nothing to be ashamed of” and that “it’s normal.” Furthermore, he concluded that I should “try to do my best, but if you can’t, it’s okay. Don’t be down on yourself.”

Since when has sin stopped being sin? I hate Cafeteria Catholicism, especially when it comes from priests.

 

[lak611]

Definitely not the experience that I had today at a (rather liberal) parish in the Lower East Side of New York City.

Long story short, the priest told me that my sins were “nothing to be ashamed of” and that “it’s normal.” Furthermore, he concluded that I should “try to do my best, but if you can’t, it’s okay. Don’t be down on yourself.”

Since when has sin stopped being sin? I hate Cafeteria Catholicism, especially when it comes from priests.

According to their website, there are no parishes of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in New York.

Or did you just have a bad experience with a diocesan-run parish?

 

[alessandro]

According to their website, there are no parishes of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in New York.

Or did you just have a bad experience with a diocesan-run parish?

Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding… I meant that I didn’t have the same experience today with a Diocesan parish in my neighborhood. It wasn’t related to the Missionaries… Wish they were around here!

 

[lak611]

Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding… I meant that I didn’t have the same experience today with a Diocesan parish in my neighborhood. It wasn’t related to the Missionaries… Wish they were around here!

Thank you for clarifying. I am sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience with confession.

 

[chewchoo]

doesn’t look like they have any members in michigan

 

[lak611]

doesn’t look like they have any members in michigan

If you ever travel to Ohio or Indiana, I do recommend them.

 

[Conservative]

Definitely not the experience that I had today at a (rather liberal) parish in the Lower East Side of New York City.

Long story short, the priest told me that my sins were “nothing to be ashamed of” and that “it’s normal.” Furthermore, he concluded that I should “try to do my best, but if you can’t, it’s okay. Don’t be down on yourself.”

Since when has sin stopped being sin? I hate Cafeteria Catholicism, especially when it comes from priests.

LOL, Alessandro !
I’m scrupulous, so I can just imagine how that particular priest might have chased me out of the confessional…Don’t be so hard on yourself? I recall a priest years ago (not of the order being discussed) who at the end of my confession told me to be thankful to God for being so “sensitive” to my sins…(If he only knew, how that sensitivity can be a curse to live with when you’re scrupulous!) But a night and day experience of priestly advice, I’d say.

In the Catholic/Christian spirit, I’ll say continue being what sounds to be the good person you are and don’t be too hard on the priest - just be aware! Keep up your good work and just pray for him!
Ora pro nobis, peccatoribus, nunc et in ora mortis nostrae, Amen.

 

[water]

Long story short, the priest told me that my sins were “nothing to be ashamed of” and that “it’s normal.” Furthermore, he concluded that I should “try to do my best, but if you can’t, it’s okay. Don’t be down on yourself.”

Since when has sin stopped being sin? I hate Cafeteria Catholicism, especially when it comes from priests.

I’m scrupulous, so I can just imagine how that particular priest might have chased me out of the confessional.

First of all, one should not publicly talk about what the priest told him in the confessional room. Instead of thinking what the priest said is wrong, one should focus on why he says what he says.

If one has an attitude about the priest, one will not benefit what Jesus might’ve told him through this priest.

I have to think that the priest is not telling “it is ok to sin” but to allow oneself to grow spiritually. Don’t beat up on yourself when you think you should’ve been saint instead of keep making mistake.

True humility is to accept one’s mistake and to have peace and faith in the Lord that He will help us change. Humility without peace is not a true one.

 

[Linuse]

Laura,
I forwarded your compliment re reconciliation to my priest C.PP.S. (Precious Blood) friends who are in Cleveland. I didn’t include your name though. I believe the priest themselves need to hear such a compliment.

 

[lak611]

Laura,
I forwarded your compliment re reconciliation to my priest C.PP.S. (Precious Blood) friends who are in Cleveland. I didn’t include your name though. I believe the priest themselves need to hear such a compliment.

That is great! I’m glad you let them know how much I appreciate their ministry.

 

[Ceil-1]

Why shouldn’t allessandro mention what the priest said in confession? It wasn’t revealed who he was, or even what parish it was.

Poor confessors, and poor priests for that matter, are a plague on the Church. Holiness is a serious thing, and a difficult one. While I understand our priests are under attack, this sort of namby-pamby spirituality is tolerated far too much by far too many people.

I believe that we lay people need to demand holiness in our priests. Otherwise we will get more of the same, and will continue to lose souls, possibly our own. How many friends and acquaintances have been encouraged in their sin? Pretty much everyone I know has had bad advice in the confessional. And why
isn’t holiness demanded of us as well? I guess they’re happy as long as the money baskets fill up.

I do have hope in our young priests and seminarians. I know several, and they are on fire with the Holy Spirit.

 

[water]

Why shouldn’t allessandro mention what the priest said in confession? It wasn’t revealed who he was, or even what parish it was.

Did the poster ask the priest to explain further why the priest said the way he said?

Maybe before judging this, he should understand better.
Do you believe that this priest give some sort of Cafeteria Catholic advices?

Since when has sin stopped being sin? I hate Cafeteria Catholicism, especially when it comes from priests.

Does he learn that the priest actually said “Sins stop sins”?

If the priest didn’t say it, don’t put that thought to the priest, come back and ask him. If he said it, then he had problem.