Remembering a sin during Confession

[Brendan_64]

If you go into Confession with the intention of confessing a certain sin; you confess your sins to the priest ending by saying, "For these and all my sins I am truly sorry. Then as you are in the middle of saying the Act of Contrition, you remember a sin you meant to confess, but you carry on saying the Act of Contrition and as soon you finish the Act of Contrition the priest begins the Words of Absolution.

Would this sin be forgiven if it was a mortal sin? If you went into Confession with the intention if confessing it, forgot to confess it, but remembered it halfway through your Act of Contrition. Should you stop your Act of Contrition and say, “Wait, I’ve forgotten this sin” or should you carry on with your Act of Contrition and view the sin as a genuinely forgotten sin that will be forgiven?

 

[tweedlealice]

Blessings,
I would think not. I guess, I may start an uproar over this. What would Jesus do? You wanted to confess it. What was it? Like murder? No. That would take discussion. Missing mass? Now, that has to do w intent. It is a mortal sin! If you wanted to go and circumstances happened that interfered. It could be forgiven but it is better to have stopped your contrition and brought the sin forward. Mortal sin categories do require serious discussion.
In Christ love
Tweedlealice

 

[Spyridon]

The sin would be forgiven. Any sins which are not purposely withheld but legitimately forgotten are forgiven, with the caveat that if they are serious sins you make mention of them in your next confession.

But in this particular circumstance, you should finish making your act of Contrition, and as soon as you say “amen” say “I forgot and just remembered, I also did x.”

Personally, when I’m done listing my sins and confessing, I say “please forgive me for all of these sins, any sins I may have forgotten, and all sins of my past life.”

 

[Matt241]

I say at the end of confessing my sins: “I confess these [previously mentioned sins] and all the sins which I cannot now recall.” I confess all the sins I can remember, and if I miss mentioning any [unintentionally], God will forgive those as well, because He knows both my mind and my good intentions [ie. to make a good confession].

 

[Vico]

Then as you are in the middle of saying the Act of Contrition, you remember a sin you meant to confess

The priest begins giving the absolution before the penitents act of contrition is complete, in my experience (when sufficiently assured of at least imperfect contrition). With absolution the confession is completed. Remembered mortal sins are confessed at the next sacramental confession.

Catechism

1451 Among the penitent’s acts contrition occupies first place. Contrition is “sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again.”

 

[exnihilo]

Hopefully you aren’t forgetting mortal sins in confession. Do a thorough examination of conscience beforehand. If It would help you can write your sins on a paper, which you later destroy, or a note on your phone, which you later delete.

 

[BlackFriar]

Please.
This is an ongoing human relationship not a get it correct ATM transaction which either wholly succeeds or wholly fails. Nor is it a torture chamber.

This seems the trivial static of OCD tendencies not mature human relating.
Simply bring it up at the next regular confession and in the mean time trust in God’s love for you now that you have been absolved.