Never heard of such a thing though it seems possible.
However, we laymen don’t really need such a book since our own need is to carry out a good examination of conscience (and there are a lot of good online and hardcopy resources for this) so that we make a good confession, okay?
Our Sunday Visitor has a couple of excellent ones.
https://catalog.osv.com/images/products/T430_150.gif A Pocket Guide to Confession
Author: Michael Dubruiel
List Price: 6.95 US$
ISBN: 978-1-59276-331-3
ID #: T430
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
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This pocket guide is meant to serve as an aid to such a varied group as those who:
- Confess regularly
- Are becoming Catholic
- Are making their First Confession
- Have been away from this sacrament for some time
- Are waiting for a “sign” that God can forgive whatever horrible sin has been committed
You will find:
- Answers to basic questions about Confession
- Help in preparing to make a good Confession by examining your conscience and praying before you celebrate the sacrament
- A walk through the sacrament
- How to use the experience of the Apostle Peter as a model for your own ongoing conversion to Jesus Christ.
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Author: Rev. Kris Stubna, S.T.D.
List Price: 14.95 US$
Package of 50
ISBN: 978-1-59276-025-1
ID #: P76
Copyright: 2003
Pages: 1
Format: Pamphlet
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Many Catholics avoid the Sacrament of Reconciliation simply because they don’t remember how to confess their sins. They simply don’t know what to say and are too embarrassed to ask.
How to Make a Good Confession, the newest pamphlet from Our Sunday Visitor, gives Catholics those words, describing the actions and responses for each step of the sacrament. It also serves as a practical guide to a thorough examination of conscience, asking a series of commandment-based real-world questions. Even those familiar with the steps of the sacrament will benefit from a more thoughtful confession.
Equally as important,
How to Make a Good Confession will inspire Catholics to seek reconciliation by reminding them of the great grace and peace they can receive when they ask for God’s endless mercy.
This pamphlet is perfect for display in the back of the church or near the reconciliation room - parishioners can read it as they prepare for confession, or take it with them for reference. Use this pamphlet as a bulletin insert or mail it with other parish materials - it’s a wonderful way to remind parishioners to seek God’s forgiveness through the sacrament.
For a non-reproducible PDF of this pamphlet, click
here. The PDF is meant for review only and should not be reproduced in any form.