What happens between sin and confession?

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What should we do when we repent, but can’t immediatelly go to confession? Are we God’s enemies or friends during that period? Do we still have gifts given to us when we recieved communion? I feel depresed and scared!
 
It’s been explained to me that Confession/Reconciliation is a celebration of our repentance and God’s forgiveness. It is not what takes our sin away. As a sacrament, it’s an outward sign of an inward grace.

Please don’t be frightened. You repented, GOD forgives you, and you intend to celebrate this reconciliation through the sacrament of Confession as soon as you are able. There’s nothing to worry about. 🙂
 
Remember God’s mercy. He is not like a power-hungry judge, waiting for you to screw up so He can blast you. He is a loving Father, waiting for you to willingly return to Him so that you can celebrate together!

Pray. Pray often. I suggest the Act of Contrition, but there are many other prayers that would be just as appropriate and meaningful.

Then get to the Sacrament of Reconciliation (aka confession) as soon as you can. Call the parish office or rectory to make an appointment if necessary, such as if your work schedule will not allow you to attend regular confession times (and assuming you cannot take a couple hours off for it).

In case you don’t know it by heart, this is one version of the Act of Contrition:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you. I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell, but most of all because they offend You, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your Grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

Will pray that you are able to receive the Sacrament soon! :gopray2:
 
Venial sins can be forgiven in many ways…prayer, contrition (imperfect or perfect), Holy Communion etc…

As to Mortal sin - seek to have ‘perfect contrition’ (and one waits for Holy Communion until one has confessed the mortal sin).

Catechism

1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called “perfect” (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51

1453 The contrition called “imperfect” (or “attrition”) is also a gift of God, a prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is born of the consideration of sin’s ugliness or the fear of eternal damnation and the other penalties threatening the sinner (contrition of fear). Such a stirring of conscience can initiate an interior process which, under the prompting of grace, will be brought to completion by sacramental absolution. By itself however, imperfect contrition cannot obtain the forgiveness of grave sins, but it disposes one to obtain forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance.52

scborromeo.org/ccc/ccc_toc.htm

Turn to Jesus the Good Shepherd - he loves you! And go meet him in confession quickly if one falls into mortal sin.
 
Thank you all for replies. But one question is still not answered. Do I still have gifts that I recieved in sacrament of communion?
 
Soldier_Truth said:
Thank you all for replies. But one question is still not answered. Do I still have gifts that I recieved in sacrament of communion?
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The “Communion” lasts only a short time. However effects continue in our lives: scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a3.htm#VI

Now if one commits venial sin (which we do) - We remain very much friends of God -etc even if when we commit venial sins. Such does not remove the life of grace in the soul but it does have an effect on us such as impeding our exercise of virtue etc. Let us often -by short little prayers of love - work against any venial sins we do.

If we commit a mortal sin (which is when there is a grave matter, done with full knowledge and complete (deliberate) consent - then we know the effects of the loss of the life of grace etc. Such can be restored to us when by the grace of contrition we forgiven - and especially when we are Absolved in confession. As to various other aspects being “lost” with mortal sin - it depends on what it is - for example the virtue of faith is not lost usually. And some or all of what was lost may be restored in confession. It can even happen that with the higher contrition in confession that one receives more than what was lost.

Effects of Confession: scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c2a4.htm#IX

Let us run to Jesus -in prayer and then in confession with trust and love - he is the Good Shepherd who loves us.
 
Jesus of Nazareth is the Lamb who takes away our sins-- the Good Shepherd who gives laid down his life for us --who gives us true life!

“Jesus is called the Lamb: He is the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world. Someone might think: but how can a lamb, which is so weak, a weak little lamb, how can it take away so many sins, so much wickedness? With Love. With his meekness. Jesus never ceased being a lamb: meek, good, full of love, close to the little ones, close to the poor. He was there, among the people, healing everyone, teaching, praying. Jesus, so weak, like a lamb. However, he had the strength to take all our sins upon himself, all of them. “But, Father, you don’t know my life: I have a sin that…, I can’t even carry it with a truck…”. Many times, when we examine our conscience, we find some there that are truly bad! But he carries them. He came for this: to forgive, to make peace in the world, but first in the heart. Perhaps each one of us feels troubled in his heart, perhaps he experiences darkness in his heart, perhaps he feels a little sad over a fault… He has come to take away all of this, He gives us peace, he forgives everything. “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away sin”: he takes away sin, it’s root and all! This is salvation Jesus brings about by his love and his meekness. And in listening to what John the Baptist says, who bears witness to Jesus as the Saviour, our confidence in Jesus should grow. Many times we trust a doctor: it is good, because the doctor is there to cure us; we trust in a person: brothers and sisters can help us. It is good to have this human trust among ourselves. But we forget about trust in the Lord: this is the key to success in life. Trust in the Lord, let us trust in the Lord! “Lord, look at my life: I’m in the dark, I have this struggle, I have this sin…”; everything we have: “Look at this: I trust in you!”. And this is a risk we must take: to trust in Him, and He never disappoints.”

~Pope Francis

vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/homilies/2014/documents/papa-francesco_20140119_omelia-parrocchia-sacro-cuore-gesu_en.html

"Jesus is the “Good Shepherd” who goes in search of lost sheep, who knows his sheep and lays down his life for them (cf. Mt 18:12-14; Lk 15:4-7; Jn 10:2-4, 11-18). He is the way, the right path that leads us to life (cf. Jn 14:6), the light that illuminates the dark valley and overcomes all our fears (cf. Jn 1:9; 8:12; 9:5; 12:46).

He is the generous host who welcomes us and rescues us from our enemies, preparing for us the table of his body and his blood (cf. Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25); Lk 22:19-20) and the definitive table of the messianic banquet in Heaven (cf. Lk 14:15ff; Rev 3:20; 19:9). He is the Royal Shepherd, king in docility and in forgiveness, enthroned on the glorious wood of the cross (cf. Jn 3:13-15; 12:32; 17:4-5)."

~Pope Benedict XVI

vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2011/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20111005_en.html
 
anilorak13ska said:
It’s been explained to me that Confession/Reconciliation is a celebration of our repentance and God’s forgiveness. It is not what takes our sin away. As a sacrament, it’s an outward sign of an inward grace.

Please don’t be frightened. You repented, GOD forgives you, and you intend to celebrate this reconciliation through the sacrament of Confession as soon as you are able. There’s nothing to worry about. 🙂
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anilorak13ska said:
It’s been explained to me that Confession/Reconciliation is a celebration of our repentance and God’s forgiveness. It is not what takes our sin away. As a sacrament, it’s an outward sign of an inward grace.

Please don’t be frightened. You repented, GOD forgives you, and you intend to celebrate this reconciliation through the sacrament of Confession as soon as you are able. There’s nothing to worry about. 🙂
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A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ that gives Grace. To merely call it an outward sign of an inward Grace is not the Catholic understanding. I’m not sure that it’s wise to say there’s nothing to worry about. One should attempt to have perfect contrition, which is sorrow for sin because it offends God who is all good and deserving of our love and obedience, and to trust in God’s mercy. Of course have recourse to Confession as soon as possible.
 
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