True Contrition, am i forgiven?

[mymamamary]

Hey everyone, today i was alone in the Church and i started crying because at how much of a sinner i was and how GOOD THE LORD has been to me, and how shabbily i have repayed him. I felt it was perfect contrition, then i realised a few mintues ago as my parents were talking to me, i accidentally crashed my friends “makeshift” dirtbike, i never told him i couldnt ride one as i have never drove one before, yet before i got on, he told me there was no gears, nothing just use the throttle which seemed like a simple enough idea,and i crashed it after here is the twofold question, was this a mortal sin? and since i had perfect contrition but never thought about this incident in this way (was it dishonest that i never told him i couldnt ride, but yet he explained to me just use the throttle as i asked how to ride it before i got on), would this contrition have covered it, or do i need to go make another act of prefect contrition?? also, i plan to go to my regular confession time of saturday. please help

 

[Veronica97]

Did you think that you were doing something seriously wrong AT THE TIME you were getting on the bike to ride it? It sounds like you thought it would be simple to ride even though you hadn’t ridden one before. If you are JUST NOW thinking it may have been a mortal sin, then it likely isn’t in my opinion. You did not intend to wreck your friend’s bike–you likely didn’t even think that was a possibility. However, now that you HAVE wrecked it, does it have any damage? You need to apologize to your friend and pay for any damage you may have caused. Go ahead and mention it in your regular confession, but please do make restitution for any damage you have caused.

 

[Lady_Love]

To commit a mortal sin you must know that it is a mortal sin, think about it, and decide to do it anyway.

Correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[Aeden]

I agree with Lady Love and Veronica, since you didn’t know it was a mortal sin, or at the very least, did not give your whole will to the idea of committing a mortal sin, you did not commit a moral sin. However, you still need to go to confession asap, since perfect contrition only works to remove sin if you go to confession at the nearest opportunity.

 

[Reuben_J]

You said you accidentally … Therefore it is not a sin. Just pay for the damage if any. Say sorry to your friend and that should be just it.

If you purposely rode the bike knowing that you you had never rode one before and that you hid that fact from your friend, it could be a sin of omission. But do not worry too much. You still can confess it, it is not mortal sin. Just pay for that damage. God bless you.

 

[thistle]

Hey everyone, today i was alone in the Church and i started crying because at how much of a sinner i was and how GOOD THE LORD has been to me, and how shabbily i have repayed him. I felt it was perfect contrition, then i realised a few mintues ago as my parents were talking to me, i accidentally crashed my friends “makeshift” dirtbike, i never told him i couldnt ride one as i have never drove one before, yet before i got on, he told me there was no gears, nothing just use the throttle which seemed like a simple enough idea,and i crashed it after here is the twofold question, was this a mortal sin? and since i had perfect contrition but never thought about this incident in this way (was it dishonest that i never told him i couldnt ride, but yet he explained to me just use the throttle as i asked how to ride it before i got on), would this contrition have covered it, or do i need to go make another act of prefect contrition?? also, i plan to go to my regular confession time of saturday. please help

In the first place if you do not know if you have even committed a sin at all, never mind a sin of grave matter then you have not committed a mortal sin.
To commit a mortal sin three conditions have to be satisfied:

• grave matter
• full knowledge
• full consent of the will

In other words if you know a sin is of grave matter and you still go ahead and commit the act then that is a mortal sin.

As for perfect contrition, if such an act is made you would be saved if you died before getting to Confession. The problem I see with an act perfect contrition is how can anyone be sure they made such an act. Better just to zoom to Confession.

 

[Angel7]

It appears you may be scrupulous or have the beginnings of scrupulousity (a religious OCD).

I struggled with it for 3 years and always stressed about the morality of actions and the state of my soul.

You should look into this and see if it may be an issue that is robbing you of much needed peace