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Is it strange that I don’t commit mortal sin? Other than worrying about committing mortal sin because of my invisible illnesses, I don’t do anything bad. Not mortally, at least. I don’t want to seem like I’m boasting, but no one else seems to be like me. All of the threads are about committing mortal sin. I’m thankful that I don’t have temptations, but is there anyone else like me?
 
Are you sure? Not that Im doubting you at all, just saying are you sure you know what mortal sin is and u havent done it at all? 🤷 Anyways thats cool…i wish i had no temptation…may I ask if you have any specific, i dont know habit or sumthing that is keeping demons away? If so I wanna try it. 😃
 
KendraDZ1902 said:
Is it strange that I don’t commit mortal sin? Other than worrying about committing mortal sin because of my invisible illnesses, I don’t do anything bad. Not mortally, at least. I don’t want to seem like I’m boasting, but no one else seems to be like me. All of the threads are about committing mortal sin. I’m thankful that I don’t have temptations, but is there anyone else like me?
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Since God gives those in the state of grace, sufficient strength to resist temptation, it should be the normal state for Christians to remain in the state of grace. Temptation begins in the mind with desire. The desire aligned with the seven deadly sins, for example: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. These oppose seven virtues: patience, charity, diligence, humility, chastity, kindness, and temperance. If you are aware of a virtue that is unperfected in yourself then there is an area to strengthen, for venial sins and transgressions also weaken us and make us less than perfect images of Christ. The greater reward in heaven goes to the virgins, martyrs, and protectors of the faith. So, there is always more that can be done than avoiding sin, that is, to do good acts.Matthew 25:35-40

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.
34 Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in:
36 Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.
37 Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 And when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and covered thee?
39 Or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and came to thee?
40 And the king answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.
41 Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry, and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me not to drink.
43 I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you covered me not: sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.
 
KendraDZ1902 said:
Is it strange that I don’t commit mortal sin? Other than worrying about committing mortal sin because of my invisible illnesses, I don’t do anything bad. Not mortally, at least. I don’t want to seem like I’m boasting, but no one else seems to be like me. All of the threads are about committing mortal sin. I’m thankful that I don’t have temptations, but is there anyone else like me?
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We seem to have a lot of posts from people who suffer from scrupulosity, and they’re worried they’ve committed mortal sin even when they probably haven’t. And there are also quite a few posts from people who struggle with a couple of particular private sexual sins.
I think that’s what is giving you that impression. Be grateful, as I am, that you don’t have those particular issues.
 
KendraDZ1902 said:
Is it strange that I don’t commit mortal sin? Other than worrying about committing mortal sin because of my invisible illnesses, I don’t do anything bad. Not mortally, at least. I don’t want to seem like I’m boasting, but no one else seems to be like me. All of the threads are about committing mortal sin. I’m thankful that I don’t have temptations, but is there anyone else like me?
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I think that remaining in a state of grace is more common to Catholics than threads here would suggest. I teach my children their catechism at home, and the material is clear that remaining in a state of grace is the Christian norm. If you do an examination of conscience and discern no serious sin, then you should trust that and be thankful. 🙂
 
Squeeky wheel gets the oil, and attention. People make posts asking about help with their sins and problems. Those who aren’t struggling with a mortal sin don’t. So you notice the former more.

Be glad and thankful that you are not subject to particularly seductive sins. And remember even St. Paul said that he was unaware of anything against himself, but still refused to say that he was without fault or sin.

And the more you partake of the sacraments, especially Eucharist and Confession, the more you pray, the more you perform works of God, the more you will find that your attachment to sin is decreasing.

Keep it up!
 
Pope Francis must be reading CA.

Today’s tweet:

Quis se nostrum profiteri quit haud esse peccatorem? Nemost. Nostrorum idcirco a Deo admissorum efflagitemus veniam.

(Who among us can presume to be free of sin? No one. Let us ask God to forgive our sins.)
 
ProVobis said:
Pope Francis must be reading CA.

Today’s tweet:

Quis se nostrum profiteri quit haud esse peccatorem? Nemost. Nostrorum idcirco a Deo admissorum efflagitemus veniam.

(Who among us can presume to be free of sin? No one. Let us ask God to forgive our sins.)
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I didn’t say I was without sin, just mortal sin. There is a difference.

My priest always giggles at my sins when I go to confession, he has let me know that I haven’t done anything mortally wrong. I confess the same sins over and over, they just aren’t mortal. That isn’t a bad thing, I don’t think.
 
isaacalsop said:
Are you sure? Not that Im doubting you at all, just saying are you sure you know what mortal sin is and u havent done it at all? 🤷 Anyways thats cool…i wish i had no temptation…may I ask if you have any specific, i dont know habit or sumthing that is keeping demons away? If so I wanna try it. 😃
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I don’t know if I am keeping demons away. I do have several mental illnesses. I may leave Mass early due to them, or not go at all. I have been reassured that my illnesses are just like visible ones and not to worry.

I think I have just strong will power when it comes to things. If I set my mind to it, I will or won’t do it. I can be stubborn, but sometimes, when it comes to not sinning, that isn’t a bad thing. 😃
 
KendraDZ1902 said:
I didn’t say I was without sin, just mortal sin. There is a difference.

My priest always giggles at my sins when I go to confession, he has let me know that I haven’t done anything mortally wrong. I confess the same sins over and over, they just aren’t mortal. That isn’t a bad thing, I don’t think.
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Thanks be to God for being blessed with such a wonderful grace to fight against comiting mortal sin. I’ve heard it said of some of our great saints that they have also never comited any mortal sins as well. St Teresa of Avila, St Gemma Galgani, and St Therese of Lisieux are 3 saints that come to mind who have also never comited mortal sin.

However, I would like to give you this quote by St. Alphonsus of Ligouri about our Saint Teresa of Avila:

"Saint Teresa, as the Roman Rota attests, never fell into any mortal sin; but still Our Lord showed her the place prepared for her in Hell; not because she deserved Hell, but because, had she not risen from the state of lukewarmness in which she lived, she would in the end have lost the grace of God and been damned.”
Saint Alphonsus Ligouri

So may I make a humble suggestion for you about this? Thank God for the special grace of not falling into mortal sin. But, that does not mean that your fight is over. You are still at risk of committing mortal sin. So don’t become complacent about your sins. Also, please do not laugh at your venial sins that you confess in the confessional, treat them with sadness and regret. You still need to persevere to overcome even those sins by the grace of God. Also, continue to foster a very strong and warm devotion to God, because even without committing mortal sin you may still be jeopardizing your soul if God finds your faith and love for him to be lukewarm, and you may lose God’s grace in the end…as what nearly happened to the wonderful St Teresa of Avila.
 
Millie123 said:
Thanks be to God for being blessed with such a wonderful grace to fight against comiting mortal sin. I’ve heard it said of some of our great saints that they have also never comited any mortal sins as well. St Teresa of Avila, St Gemma Galgani, and St Therese of Lisieux are 3 saints that come to mind who have also never comited mortal sin.

However, I would like to give you this quote by St. Alphonsus of Ligouri about our Saint Teresa of Avila:

"Saint Teresa, as the Roman Rota attests, never fell into any mortal sin; but still Our Lord showed her the place prepared for her in Hell; not because she deserved Hell, but because, had she not risen from the state of lukewarmness in which she lived, she would in the end have lost the grace of God and been damned.”
Saint Alphonsus Ligouri

So may I make a humble suggestion for you about this? Thank God for the special grace of not falling into mortal sin. But, that does not mean that your fight is over. You are still at risk of committing mortal sin. So don’t become complacent about your sins. Also, please do not laugh at your venial sins that you confess in the confessional, treat them with sadness and regret. You still need to persevere to overcome even those sins by the grace of God. Also, continue to foster a very strong and warm devotion to God, because even without committing mortal sin you may still be jeopardizing your soul if God finds your faith and love for him to be lukewarm, and you may lose God’s grace in the end…as what nearly happened to the wonderful St Teresa of Avila.
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I didn’t laugh. The priest did. I haven’t ever thought of thanking God for the grace of not falling into mortal sin. I will definitely have to start saying a special prayer for that. Thank you.

I did commit mortal sin before I was Catholic. I didn’t know any better, I guess.
 
KendraDZ1902 said:
I didn’t say I was without sin, just mortal sin. There is a difference.

My priest always giggles at my sins when I go to confession, he has let me know that I haven’t done anything mortally wrong. I confess the same sins over and over, they just aren’t mortal. That isn’t a bad thing, I don’t think.
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Good for you. All I know is when I just turned the age of reason, I was taught that lying, gossiping, cheating, disobeying parents, inter alia needed to be confessed. No priest ever giggled. I just presumed they were mortal sins. Guess those who think that way are disadvantaged, huh?
 
ProVobis said:
Good for you. All I know is when I just turned the age of reason, I was taught that lying, gossiping, cheating, disobeying parents, inter alia needed to be confessed. No priest ever giggled. I just presumed they were mortal sins. Guess those who think that way are disadvantaged, huh?
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I didn’t go to confession when I was a kid. I’m a convert. So, cheating on a test isn’t something that I would have to confess or disobeying parents, etc. Well, except for the first confession.

I don’t ever remember cheating on a test.
 
ProVobis said:
Good for you. All I know is when I just turned the age of reason, I was taught that lying, gossiping, cheating, disobeying parents, inter alia needed to be confessed. No priest ever giggled. I just presumed they were mortal sins. Guess those who think that way are disadvantaged, huh?
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Disadvantaged, possibly. Misinformed, certainly. 😉
 
KendraDZ1902 said:
I didn’t laugh. The priest did. I haven’t ever thought of thanking God for the grace of not falling into mortal sin. I will definitely have to start saying a special prayer for that. Thank you.

I did commit mortal sin before I was Catholic. I didn’t know any better, I guess.
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The biggest thing with mortal sin is full knowledge. Those grave sins committed before you were Catholic that you didn’t know any better then fail to raise to the full knowledge.

For me…if I know it’s a mortal sin…then I sure as heck ain’t going to do it!
 
Annabelle_Marie said:
For me…if I know it’s a mortal sin…then I sure as heck ain’t going to do it!
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Sometimes you don’t know for sure.

The reason I say this is that the new catechism makes mention of many mitigating circumstances, such as force of habit, etc. that might preclude acts or omissions to be grave enough. However, I was led to believe (by priests who ask if I received communion) these should be confessed anyway and to refrain from going to communion. IOW, it’s for God to judge us in these matters; otherwise we could rationalize almost any grave matter as being not grave.
 
ProVobis said:
Sometimes you don’t know for sure.

The reason I say this is that the new catechism makes mention of many mitigating circumstances, such as force of habit, etc. that might preclude acts or omissions to be grave enough. However, I was led to believe (by priests who ask if I received communion) these should be confessed anyway and to refrain from going to communion. IOW, it’s for God to judge us in these matters; otherwise we could rationalize almost any grave matter as being not grave.
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We are getting into the idea of culpability here. Culpability has to do with how much blame we bear. Mitigating circumstances and force of habit don’t reduce gravity but culpability.

As an example, a sixteen year old girl who has never been to church and gets pressured into an abortion by her boyfriend is less culpable than a middle aged Catholic housewife who has an abortion because she feels that two children is enough. Both objectively sin. Both objectively commit grave sin. The young, vulnerable, un-churched girl bears less blame than does the Catholic woman who knows better.

That is why, as a general rule, I don’t participate in “Is this a mortal sin?” threads. It’s not always about mortal sins but also about culpability. A good confessor is able to determine not only gravity but culpability.
To the OP, you would be wise to seek out a thorough examination of conscience, and I strongly urge you to be on your guard. The devil attacks when we begin to think that it is easy to stay in a state of grace - I know this from experience. Satan is prowling about looking for souls to devour, and he is smart, and the sacraments are an aid, not a guarantee.

“Gee, I never commit mortal sin!” Well… guess what… You are about to meet the devil face to face. He will give you about .000001 nanoseconds to make a choice between heaven and hell, and next thing you know you will be crawling to the confessional begging God for mercy with tears in your eyes.

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9)

That’s one thing all the saints had in common - absolute certainty of their own weakness.

-Tim-
 
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