Prayer for the scrupulous before confession:

[mommyof4]

I have found this wonderful prayer for us scrupulous people out there! This is a prayer to be said before confession:

Prayer to Make a Good Confession
Loving Father, I need your help to do something that is very hard for me. I am about to make
my confession and I ask you to calm my fears. I am afraid that I will not say all my sins. Take
that fear from me. I am afraid I will not confess things properly. Take that fear from me. I am
afraid the priest will not understand and it will be my fault. Take that fear from me. I am afraid
that I will try to justify myself in the eyes of the priest. Take that fear from me. I am afraid the
priest will be impatient with me. Take that fear from me. Give my confessor grace, strength,
and wisdom as he hears my confession. Give me confidence in your love and mercy as I
make my confession.

 

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Thank you for this prayer. I am sure it will be very benefit to us.

I normally ask St. Michael the archangel to protect me when I am about to step into the confession room and to ask Jesus to take all my fear away. I found it very helpful and find peace in confessing my sin.