Reconfess?

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I am still bothered by some past sins that I have already confessed. I feel I beat around the bush and was not as clear as I should have been. Should I go to confession for these sins (which are mortal)? It was very hard the first time. I don’t know if I could do it again. Is this just scruples? I started to think about these sins as I prepare for an act of consrecration. Part of the preparation is to ask the Holy Spirit to bring to light my sins, so I’m torn. Should I be confident of the mercy of Jesus or reconfess?
 
Although nothing prevents you from reconfessing, it’s not necessary at all, and the priest may eventually get annoyed and talk to you about scrupulosit. You can be confident that you are forgiven for all current and past sins when you have made a sincere confession and the Priest has absolved you. He represents Christ, after all - and he does so no matter how he does it.

We all often think we weren’t specific or descriptive enough, but the truth is, you could confess only to what commandment you broke. It’s up to the Priest to decide if he needs more information in order to absolve you or to help you deal with the sin in future.

Confession is mystical and we must be sincere, although confession out of fear of hell is also good enough for forgiveness. But it’s not some kind of magical incantation where everything has to be done just so according to a set ritual. That would be more akin to magic, and that itself could be considered a Sin. So, go to confession and then leave joyfully.
You might also want to read up on St. Faustina’s personal revelations about the Divine Mercy. I believe this was Jesus reminding modern man about God’s mercy. You know, St. Faustina is a recent revelation, but even the Confession as we know it today had to start sometime, and that was more than a 1000 years after Christ (I don’t remember the exact year off the top of my head).
 
If you confessed these mortal sins once, do not go back and do it again. Stick to what has happened since your last confession. Jesus is a merciful judge and is not out to trick you because you may have inadvertantly left out a detail or two. The priest must have felt he had enoiugh information as he did not ask for more. This sort of worry can be the start down the slippery slope to scruplosity, and that is a bag you do not want to get into.
 
I actually attempted to do this. After being away from the Church for decades and availing myself of Confession repeatedly, I still felt I may have left out important details. When I asked the priest in the Confessional if I should revisit these sins and elaborate he said no, that God was fully aware of the details and had already forgiven me. That’s good enough for me!
 
If it puts your conscious at ease, you can mentioned to a priest in confession that in a previous confession you MAY have confessed some sins in a manner that MIGHT HAVE minimized your guilt.

The priest, however, MAY ask you what those sins were.
 
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Thank you all,
I guess I am still dealing with the guilt of my past. At trhe time I felt forgiven, just recently I have been remembering these past events and am sorrowful. Tim
 
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