Speaking quickly in confession

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For context (question is below), I recently went through my past sins before reversion and took them to confession to make sure I didn’t miss any sins and confessed them all. The thing is, the only time I was able to do it was in normal confession before mass. Because there was many people and I didn’t want to hold up the line to much, I buzzed right down the list pretty fast. I think the absolution still counts and that my priest would’ve said something if I did do something wrong, but there’s this feeling deep inside that says I confessed too fast and I should just schedule a private confession again, even though I already confessed these sins.

Does confessing sins at the speech rate of an auctioneer hinder absolution in any way?

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Stop worrying! Only mortal sins need to be named and numbered. If you only have venial sins mention 1 or 2 that seem to be a problem. So that you have something specific to confess. The absolution absolves all sins except serious sins that are deliberately withheld.
 
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but there’s this feeling deep inside that says I confessed too fast and I should just schedule a private confession again, even though I already confessed these sins.

Does confessing sins at the speech rate of an auctioneer hinder absolution in any way?
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This is a Sacrament, not a feeling-thing. So yes, if you met the conditions of the correct Confession, and if the priest said the forgiving formula, you received an absolution. To make a good confession five things are needed:
  • Examination of conscience: to remember the sins commited since our last confession
  • Sorrow for sins: to be sad in our souls for offending God and ask forgiveness.
  • Purpose of amendment: to be confident of not commit these sins again.
  • Telling sins to confessor
  • To fulfill an ordered penance
So speed of telling your sins has absolutely no impact on whether you were absolved or not.
Besides there’s also one additional thing: the confessor, during the Sacrament of Reconciliation is in persona Christi (same during Mass), it means he is literally Christ. You think Our Lord didn’t know there were so many people in line then? 😉 If your confession was honest — nothing to fear!
 
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If there’s a problem with how you’re telling your sins, the priest will tell you.

If the priest doesn’t say anything about it and gives you absolution, there’s no problem, and you shouldn’t create a problem for yourself.
 
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