Was my first Confession sacrilegious?

[MrBibbins]

I received my first Sacrament of Reconciliation on Saturday in preparation for my Confirmation and First Communion, but now I’m worried that I may have invalidated it…

Upon entering the room I knelt down and let my confessor know that it was my first time, he guided me through the Sacrament very gently and instructed me to recall things/sins that I had committed since around the age of seven (I forgot to mention I was Baptized in Jan’ 2011). I unfurled the paper on which I had written everything I could remember and began to name my sins. Upon confessing, he gave me specific penances for a handful of my sins and advice on how to best avoid them in the future. I prayed an act of contrition and exited the room.

At first I was overcome with joy. I had an overwhelming sense of being clean, something that I couldn’t have imagined before receiving the Sacrament. Now, a day later, I’m so worried and it is causing great anxiety…

During my confession I confessed that I had “Impure Thoughts” but didn’t explain further than that. I intentionally held back the nature of my impure thoughts. I read here on CAF (and other sites) that it is not necessary to confess ones sexuality/attractions during confession as it is not a sin unless we act upon it. I may have misunderstood this and that is what I am worried about. Should I have confessed the nature of my impure thoughts, does the fact that I purposely held them back make it invalid?

One more thing,
I forgot to put a number on my sins(committed this sin, x amount of times) and the priest did not ask. Does this in anyway affect the confession?

 

[anp1215]

First of all, since you were baptized in January of 2011, you only had to confess the sins you committed since then.

Confessing impure thoughts is fine, if the priest needed extra detail, he would have asked.

And yes, you should confess the number of times you committed a sin, if known. But you say you genuinely forgot to, so don’t worry, those sins are still forgiven.

If you genuinely forget to confess something, it is still forgiven, just mention it at your next confession.

And remember, don’t worry about confessing any sins that you committed before Baptism.