Sin List and Unintentional Omission

[MamaSusie]

Does anyone have a resource of possible “common” offenses that may need to be contemplated prior to confession? A helping aid of some kind that may remind us, “Oh yeah…did that too, didn’t think about it being a sin.”

Just the other day, while reading something, a few sins came to mind that had never really occured to me prior, and which I have omitted from confession for this reason(unintentional, I assure you). I suppose I am guilty of not contemplating enough prior to confession. Do I need to reconfess everything from the time these sins occured to present? Or is that only when you intentionally leave something out?

Confessions are tmw morning before Mass, and I would like to spend a lot of time on this tonight, so I can make sure I’m not leaving anything out again.

Thanks

 

[SnorterLuster]

Try this link. I find it pretty helpful.

catholic.org/frz/examen/

 

[Detroit_Sue]

theworkofgod.org/Library/examine.htm

scborromeo.org/confess.htm

 

[otm]

MamaSusie:

Does anyone have a resource of possible “common” offenses that may need to be contemplated prior to confession? A helping aid of some kind that may remind us, “Oh yeah…did that too, didn’t think about it being a sin.”

Just the other day, while reading something, a few sins came to mind that had never really occured to me prior, and which I have omitted from confession for this reason(unintentional, I assure you). I suppose I am guilty of not contemplating enough prior to confession. Do I need to reconfess everything from the time these sins occured to present? Or is that only when you intentionally leave something out?

Confessions are tmw morning before Mass, and I would like to spend a lot of time on this tonight, so I can make sure I’m not leaving anything out again.

Thanks

Omitting a venial sin is not wrong, particularly if it is unintentional. It is necessary that we confess all mortal sins which we are conscious of at the time of confession. If there was one that you forgot, but if you had remembered you would have confessed, my understanding is that you are forgiven, but that it is also a good idea to confess it the next regular time you confess (in other words, you went to confession; the next day, as you are in Mass, the sin comes to mind and you would have confessed it had you remembered - you may receive).

God doesn’t play a game of “gotcha!”. Neither are we to play a game of “sort of”.

I like the last of the three links, as it includes sins other than among the ten commandments.

 

[RobNY]

SnorterLuster:

Try this link. I find it pretty helpful.

catholic.org/frz/examen/

I found it funny that under the first commandment for venial sins it had:

• Playing Dungeons and Dragons or similar games

Why exactly is this a venial sin?

Omitting a venial sin is not wrong, particularly if it is unintentional.

Venial sins don’t need to be confessed, but it is a pious and holy practice to do so. Did you mean mortal sin?

 

[otm]

RobNY:

I found it funny that under the first commandment for venial sins it had:

Why exactly is this a venial sin?

Venial sins don’t need to be confessed, but it is a pious and holy practice to do so. Did you mean mortal sin?

No, I meant venial. It is not required that we confess them, although the grace of the sacrament applies; omitting intentionally or otherwise does not require later that we confess.

I suspect that dungeons & Dragons (and related types of games) are added as they push the envelope a bit in terms of magic and a mindset that the author of the list does not find conducive to a relationship with Christ (I am trying to be polite).