Should confess sins I could not remember?

[JCV_24]

I went to confession the other day and did an examination of conscience before confessing. I started to type what I wanted to confess on my phone. But once I started to confession I realized that I could not remember everything, most, but not all. I also think it would have been strange to to have phone out since it was face to face with the priest. Should confess what I could not remember?

 

[DeepDeepTrouble3]

Take some time to journal when at home in your free time, then bring the journal, then burn the paper after confession.

 

[Arwing]

If there are mortal sins that you forgot to confess, you would need to mention them at your next confession.

It should be fine if you had a list at confession, just inform the priest that you have trouble remembering otherwise. Or if you’re uncomfortable with it face to face, you could always go behind the screen. I doubt there’d necessarily be an issue with having a phone, but since it could be a distraction (for some anyway) perhaps a notepad or a piece of paper would be better, which you would later destroy.

 

[joeybaggz]

Suggest you also ask for forgiveness for those things you may not recall. I always confess “sins of omission” even though I really can’t think of anything in particular. I do that to remind myself that I could always do better when it comes to sharing my talents, gifts, whatever.
If you didn’t intend to leave anything out, you did nothing intentionally. Just mention it next time and don’t be overly scrupulous.

 

[pianistclare]

I also pray this prayer at the conclusion of my list of sins:
FOR THESE AND ALL THE SINS OF MY PAST LIFE. I AM SORRY.