Was this absolution valid?

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Instead of saying “May almighty God bless you, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” he ommitted “from your sins” so that it was just “I absolve you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” So was that a valid absolution?
 
Yes, still valid.

:extrahappy:Hey, this is my 2000th post! :dancing:
 
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Hey, congratulations.

How do you know it’s valid?
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The essential words of the prayer of absolution are “ego te absolvo” (“I absolve you”). Your confessor should follow the entirety of the Church’s established formula, however, if he paraphrases but leaves intact the essential words, be at peace, you are forgiven (provided that the other factors for a valid confession have been met, such as being truly contrite and not deliberately witholding mortal sins from the priest).
 
Yes, I believe the priest gave you a valid absolution of your sins. He may have left a word or two out of he absolution however I am sure God is ready to place those words in the absolution. I say this because I believe it was an oversight, and God understands this. This wasn’t your fault and you were serious on asking for God’s forgiveness. God knows this and yes, I believe your sins was forgiven.

Even if the priest WILLFULLY leaves out those words, God will not hold you responsible and He will forgive you as long as your intentions was to be forgiven and you asked for it.
 
dmar198 said:
Instead of saying “May almighty God bless you, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” he ommitted “from your sins” so that it was just “I absolve you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” So was that a valid absolution?
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Want an advice?
Take care of your repentance and prayers and love of God.
Do not mind the priest’s business that is not yours. He knows what he does.
For your peace of mind…
 
dmar198 said:
Hey, congratulations.

How do you know it’s valid?
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He knows because the proper form of the sacrament of reconciliation is “I absolve you.”

If the priest says these words, then the sacrament was valid (provided the other elements were all in place). It doesn’t matter if he stood on his head and wooped like a monkey afterwards, if he said those words, you’re golden.
 
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He knows because the proper form of the sacrament of reconciliation is “I absolve you.” .
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And even then, there is some variation within the Catholic Church, the Byzantine use
“You are absolved”, and that is recognized (by definition) by the CHurch as being a valid form.
 
And you both knew exactly what you were being absolved of,
your sins,
there was nothing else possible he could have been absolving you of,
in the Confessional after you confessed your sins.
So be at peace. :heaven:
God bless you
 
Thank you everyone for the encouraging and informative posts. 🙂

I’m glad to know that the essential form is merely “I absolve you.” I thought the essential form was “I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit [or Ghost]].” I’m glad to know that it is not that, but is what the priest said. Thanks!
 
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