Was my first confession a bad one?

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Greeting my bretheren.

I am a seventeen year-old ex-Evangelical returning to the Catholic Church. Recently I went to my first confession, but I was too ashamed of one of my sexual sins and I couldn’t bring myself to confess it to the priest. In short I hid it from him. Were the other sins I confessed forgiven?

I am going to confession this Saturday, what should I do???
 
You are not the only one that has done this, just go to confession and tell the priest what you wrote in your post. Remember that there is nothing priests haven’t heard before, so don’t worry about being embarrassed. Sounds like you have repented a zillion times in your heart and mind. Find a confessor you feel comfortable with. Welcome back!!

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As the Sin was Mortal, and you deliberately hid it from your confessor through shame - it rendered your entire confession invalid. You will have to re-confess the sins you did confess, as well as the one you omitted, you must also confess that you willfully hid a Mortal Sin in confession and therefore committed sacrilege.

You need not worry about being embarrassed - the priest truly has heard it all before, and will not be shocked at what you have to say. You must bite the bullet, and just get it over with.
 
You must re-confess. Tell him that you ommited a sin in your last confession. As the others have said, the priest has heard it ALL. Just be open. Tell him you are still nervous and most the time the priest will help you through it.
 
i know how you feel. it can be embarrassing/shameful. as a young woman, somehow i think it’s extra embarrassing, but i remind myself that the priest has pretty much heard it all, and i am really talking to God, not the priest.
 
When I returned to confession, after about 36 years, I had a very hard time saying certain things. I’d wanted to go for several years, but just couldn’t bring myself to do it. When I finally went, the priest was so wonderful I was able to confess everything…words just started flowing. He warned me I might get emotional later, even cry…and I did. I cried all the way home. It took my mother’s death to give me the courage to go – I wanted to receive communion at her funeral – and I was amazed at the relief and joy I felt afterwards.

Go again, and just say it. Say all of it. You’ll get it off your chest and remove the guilt and shame you feel now. You might be surprised at how good it makes you feel.
 
Antonius_Lupus said:
Greeting my bretheren.

I am a seventeen year-old ex-Evangelical returning to the Catholic Church. Recently I went to my first confession, but I was too ashamed of one of my sexual sins and I couldn’t bring myself to confess it to the priest. In short I hid it from him. Were the other sins I confessed forgiven?

I am going to confession this Saturday, what should I do???
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No they were not. Concealing even one mortal sin invalidates the entire confession. . Go back, explain and re-confess. I would go quickly, ASAP, but that is just me.

At 17 you have a long way to go. Trust me, there is nothing you have done that the Priest has not already heard.

Mery belated Christmas and a Happy New Year.
 
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