Repenting and moving back to God from a standing start

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So, I’ve been away from the church for a while now. Was planning to go to Mass for the first time when the lockdown in the UK started, and in hindsight, I think it’s a good thing that I couldn’t go, because I think there’s a good likelihood I would have perhaps just felt like I’d ticked a box and move on.
As it is, circumstances have been such that my heart has been broken over how I’ve let things slip, and awakened my faith again and I am so grateful to have been given this time.

But obviously, I can’t get to church, I can’t get to confession, or the Mass, everything is virtual, and besides that, I am completely out of any good habits when it comes to prayer and just day to day Catholic living, and I’m very bothered about missing out on the graces of the sacraments, because I know full well that it was depriving myself of them before that contributed to me lapsing almost into complete atheism.

Does anyone have any advice about prayers, actions, or wisdom about being away from the sacraments in circumstances like this? I’d be so grateful for anything you can suggest or things you may have done in this situation.
 
Our God is a God of second chances and four hundredth chances. His door is always open and the light is always on in your room 😃

That, and live one day at a time. Do something positive…today. Then another tomorrow…
 
Agree with @VonDerTann, don’t wait later time, go now in action.
You can say act of perfect contrition (it is important to really mean it if you can, if cannot ask Mary for grace of sorrow for your sins, and decide that you will go to conffesion in first possible time):
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against You, whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with Your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ca...s-consider-an-act-of-perfect-contrition-26717
Talk to God like a child to parent, He is waiting for you to talk to Him. He already knows everything about you and what you done but He wants you to tell Him, like child to father. Be simple, tell Him about your sins, about what you feel, what you think, what makes you sad or whatever is in your heart. You can cry to Him if you are sad. God is here, He always waits for us, He knocks on the door of our heart but that door can only be open from the inside.
Ask our Mother Mary to help you, to encourage you. She will never turn you down if you ask her for help to come back to God.
O Mary refuge of sinners pray for us!
Pray Rosary if you can.
God bless you!
 
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Thanks all. A rosary seems like a good option. I’ve been managing five decades every other day since Easter Sunday, feels like a lifeline.
 
I suggest you also to get one miraculous medal, get it blessed as soon as possible and wear it around neck. Put your confidence in Mary’s intercession. (Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
You are in my prayers!
 
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The Rosary is a lifeline, so you’ve made a strong start. Try to say it every day if you can. One way or another, the best way to start “getting back” is to dedicate time every single day to prayer, even if it is only 10 minutes, but hopefully somewhat longer. Tell God you are sorry for your sins and that you love Him. Tell Him about your problems or concerns, and trust Him to take care of them. Say formal prayers (like the Rosary) as well. Then find a Mass to stream on Sunday (at least) and stand, sit, kneel, etc. during it to really engage. Say a spiritual act of Communion at Communion time. These are the basics of Catholic life: Sunday Mass, daily prayer. Make a resolution to get to Confession as soon as it is offered as well. Check local churches–in my U.S.A. diocese, for example, we still have Confession. Yours may too.
 
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