Two Confession questions

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  1. How carefully are we obliged to prepare our Confessions? To give a practical example of what I mean, is it permissible to postpone one’s examination of conscience until entering the church, knowing that one may well forget some mortal sins? Or must one refrain from confessing until one has prepared very carefully, making absolutely sure to recall practically everything?
The second (related) question is simpler.
  1. I know there is a practice among people of mentioning forgotten sins at one’s next Confession. Is this obligatory?
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I believe neither are obligatory but it comes highly recommended. The general rule of thumb is you are forgiven for all sins (forgotten and confessed), but only receive graces for the sins you confess. So it is to your advantage to seriously prepare and confess forgotten mortal sins so that you are ensured that you are receiving all the graces you can.

If someone more knowledgeable than I could provide links to some official church documents on the matter, I’d be grateful. I know there is probably more to it than that.
 
Soler said:
See title.
  1. How carefully are we obliged to prepare our Confessions? To give a practical example of what I mean, is it permissible to postpone one’s examination of conscience until entering the church, knowing that one may well forget some mortal sins? Or must one refrain from confessing until one has prepared very carefully, making absolutely sure to recall practically everything?
Examine: One is to make a good diligent examine…how much time…when etc…it all depends on when your last confession was…is one scrupulous etc…so answers can vary…but I do not think one must refrain from confessing though…

The second (related) question is simpler.
  1. I know there is a practice among people of mentioning forgotten sins at one’s next Confession. Is this obligatory?
It is an obligation to confess it in the next confession after you remember it…unless of course you forget 🙂

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