valid confession?

[DEESYPAL]

hi guys,

I went to reconcilliation and didn’t mention when I told when my last confession was? I did it deliberatley but now im feeling distressed! Was my confession valid?

 

[LilyM]

It doesn’t affect the validity of the confession to omit details like how long it’s been since your last confession.

You might want to think about why you didn’t mention it though - any particular reason? You shouldn’t be embarrassed about the length of time, even if the priest says something about it. After all, both Mother Teresa and John Paul 2 reportedly went more than once a week.

The confession would’ve been invalid if you’d deliberately omitted to mention a mortal sin, if you’d otherwise lied in the confessional (which you didn’t in your case), or if you’d had no contrition whatsoever and no intent whatsoever to stop sinning. I don’t know of anything else you could’ve done that would’ve made it invalid

 

[Cristiano]

hi guys,

I went to reconcilliation and didn’t mention when I told when my last confession was? I did it deliberatley but now im feeling distressed! Was my confession valid?

I would be concerned only if your confession was more than a year ago. It is a precept of the Church that you must go to confessions at least once a year. Not doing so it is a grave matter.

 

[Jean_Anthony]

hi guys,

I went to reconcilliation and didn’t mention when I told when my last confession was? I did it deliberatley but now im feeling distressed! Was my confession valid?

I just entered this link into the Resources/Links sticky thread posted at the top of the forum page:

Scrupulous Anonymous:

mission.liguori.org/newsletters/scrupanon.htm

You may find it helpful.

 

[LilyM]

I would be concerned only if your confession was more than a year ago. It is a precept of the Church that you must go to confessions at least once a year. Not doing so it is a grave matter.

I get the feeling that someone who is distressed about having mucked up a confession is going to be someone who gets distressed about sin enough to go frequently.

Someone who goes less than yearly is unlikely to be so anxious.