Should i do or not?

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Should i do an examination of conscience even though i get lazy and put it off then later i have to investigate a bunch of instances to see wether its mortal sin or not? and then because i have to discern all that stuff, skip daily prayers? or should i just discern certain things and just say in confession “For these and all my sins i am sorry”?
 
Hi,

I would recommend one to do an examination of conscience before going to Confession. It is always worth it. If one thinks they did a mortal sin, it must be confessed by name. So doing an examination of conscience is necessary here.

If one goes to Confession frequently, they won’t have to do such an extensive examination of conscience. My counsel is next time you go to Confession, if you feel it is too much, break it up into sections. When I used to go long periods before Confessing, I would make it a goal to go through 2 commandments a day, rather than sitting down and being overwhealmed with the length of making a good examination of conscience.

God bless.
 
I think you should try and confess all mortal sins and the number of times you committed them. I read some of your other posts, and I think maybe you should try and go to confession more often. Examining your conscience is a necessary part of confession, and if you do it more often it takes much less time to discern what you did that week, rather than that month or year etc. In other words, it takes less time so if you struggle with “laziness” that might help. You can say “For these sins and all the sins of my past I am sorry” still. You will be forgiven of any mortal sins that you forgot to mention regardless though, but they should be said in your next confession.
 
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