When did you last go to reconciliation?

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slinky1882:
Hey,
Here’s a quote from the Catechism of the Catholic Church that deals with your question:

1457 According to the Church’s command, "after having attained the age of discretion, each of the faithful is bound by an obligation faithfully to confess serious sins at least once a year."56 Anyone who is aware of having committed a mortal sin must not receive Holy Communion, even if he experiences deep contrition, without having first received sacramental absolution, unless he has a grave reason for receiving Communion and there is no possibility of going to confession.57 Children must go to the sacrament of Penance before receiving Holy Communion for the first time.58

Thanks and God Bless.
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Thanks, so once a year. I am going to assume that you are “taught” what mortal sins are in Catechism classes correct? Because to be honest, I don’t know what they all are. I can imagine…but is there a list? Please know that I really am trying to learn more about the Catholic faith and am just not ready to knock on the door of the local Catholic church just yet. I was told that I could go through classes and it doesn’t mean that I have to become Catholic…that I can actually just inquire. Thanks again.
 
I would like to go at least once a month, however, the best i’ve been able to do is once every three months or so. I really miss the “olden days” with the confessionals (not face to face) and when the whole parish went! now, it’s a crowd if three people show up! last time i went to confession it was a communal penance which basically to me is saying we’re going to make this as un-Catholic as possible-I, as do many, want the old (and good) truly Catholic ways back!!! No more “wimp out” communal penance-that gives people an excuse to not make a good confession! It’s hard to go but I’m Catholic and want to be ALL Catholic!!
 
i’ve been Catholic my whole life-and i am still learning!! i do know though that a mortal sin is a sin you commit that is serious, thought out and you do it anyway. some say well, then it’s not a mortal sin if you would like sleep with someone when you do it spur of the moment or you’re drunk or whatever but, that is a mortal sin because you, as a Catholic, know that is a mortal sin wayyyyy before you do it regardless if it was spur of the moment or you were drunk or whatever. a venial sin is something you know wayyyy before to but it is not thought out and not as serious-like cussing.- i’m no authority here on sin-but this is what i’ve been taught-AS I STILL LEARN!
 
ps-DJ Gang-truly good Catholics LOVE their religion-hope you find it’s right for you because it brings such peace to your life, more so as the days go by!!
 
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tesshinkle:
ps-DJ Gang-truly good Catholics LOVE their religion-hope you find it’s right for you because it brings such peace to your life, more so as the days go by!!
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Thanks!
 
you’re welcome! know that if you decide to become Catholic-learn the doctrine-there’s a lot of “new fangled” things going on in the Catholic Church today that truly faithful Catholics do not like-such as communion in the hand, alter girls, abuses during the Mass-some an outright sacrilage-keep in mind these are the problems that unfaithful Catholic PEOPLE have created-they are not the beautiful religion given to us and started by Jesus! He promised to never abandon the faithful Catholic Church-the best way to be faithful is really know the doctrine-He’ll guide you!! God Bless!
 
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Maranatha:
How long has it been?
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WIthin the past week.

As I said to my fifth-grade CCD class several years ago … does this mean that I am a very good person? NOOoooooo … it means that I have a lot of sins that I need to confess.
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who is distinctly NOT holier than thou
 
I am not piggy siggy i am his wife Marmee79 I try to use the sacracment regulary because it is a gift. Be careful not ot become so scrupulous you become complusive.
 
not been in over a year or to communion because of it, i used to go once a week, but there is a couple of sins that i struggle with, i felt as though i was demeaning the sacrament every week by going along saying the same old sin week in week out, so until i get a grip of my failings i feel i can not go to confessions
 
Went last Saturday. I hope to start my ‘tradition’ of going to a confession on every first Saturday of the month.
 
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katy:
Last Saturday, for the first time in 15 years. Fortunately with a very understanding, kind priest who was not in the least bothered by the fact I had forgotten how.
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Katy…Welcome back to this wonderful sacrament…We really are so fortunate to have it…I know I feel sooooo good afterward. It’s hard to go sometimes, but worh the effort.
 
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Exporter:
Can you say …confession? You tell most teenagers "Reconcilation " and they wont understand.

Actually we are confessing our sins. We are being presumptious to think we are equal in this matter - that we decided to reconsile with God.
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No one thinks he/she is “equal” to God in any way…However, what we are doing by confessing our sins is reconciling with the Church.

It IS easier to just say “confession”, and that is what most of us do. But, the word “reconciliation” conveys so much more…It encompasses the whole sacrament…We come to…through our confession and the doing of our penance…to be reconciled to God and His Church…
 
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mpav:
Our parish makes it easy to get to confession:

M-F 7:30-8:00 am; 12:15 and 5 PM
Sat 4:30 -5 pm and
Sunday10:30 -11 am
Of course, if need be a priest hears confession through the early part ot the mass as well. I think we have a lot of confessions. There always seems to be a line./QUOTE

Your parish is fortunate…Ours…a parish of nearly 3,000 families…
has the sacrament for only 1/2hr. each Saturday. I have found that my favorite priest is just about always available to me, when I call for an appointment, so that is how I usually go…Saturday is a bad time for me.

I would love to have confession available before each Mass, and longer on Saturday. I also think that more people would avail themselves of this sacrament more frequently if it were more readily available.

We do have large and well-attended penance services during Lent and Advent, but I prefer to confess privately most of the time.

My confessor encourages me to come when I feel the need to, and that has worked pretty well. I can guarantee you that the Holy Spirit prompts me when it is time to go!
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My first-ever confession was on June 18, just over a week ago. After sweating bullets before and during the process, I was filled with a sense of relief and the fact that the pastor welcomed me back into the Church with such joy and warmth! and I can’t believe that a lifetime of sin could be confessed to in just over five minutes! And I know I made a good confession, because my wife said: “You told him that?” about five times when I told her the sins I had confessed to.

So does this mean I have received the Sacrement of Reconciliation? That is what confession is, right?
 
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Steve-o:
My first-ever confession was on June 18, just over a week ago. After sweating bullets before and during the process, I was filled with a sense of relief and the fact that the pastor welcomed me back into the Church with such joy and warmth! and I can’t believe that a lifetime of sin could be confessed to in just over five minutes! And I know I made a good confession, because my wife said: “You told him that?” about five times when I told her the sins I had confessed to.

So does this mean I have received the Sacrement of Reconciliation? That is what confession is, right?
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Yes. You have received the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Penance/Confession (it goes by all three names, since each expresses a different aspect of the Sacrament).

It’s kind of scary that you say your are coming “back into the Church” but that this was your first confession. :bigyikes:
 
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mercygate:
Yes. You have received the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Penance/Confession (it goes by all three names, since each expresses a different aspect of the Sacrament).

It’s kind of scary that you say your are coming “back into the Church” but that this was your first confession. :bigyikes:
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I’m not sure what you mean by “scary.” After all, I have only been Baptized Catholic and never received first Communion and Confirmation. I guess I used the wrong words.

I’m assuming you thought I was already a Confirmed Catholic who had never confessed before. That WOULD be scary, wouldn’t it?
 
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Steve-o:
I’m not sure what you mean by “scary.” After all, I have only been Baptized Catholic and never received first Communion and Confirmation. I guess I used the wrong words.
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Ah. Good-O. That makes perfect sense. I didn’t realize you had “missed” first Penance & Confirmation.

Welcome to the best thing about being Catholic (after Eucharist, of course)! Actually, the “sweating bullets” is part of the fun! It’s a measure of how much humility you still don’t have. I go to the same priest every time (about once a month) and he knows everything awful about me. It gets easier over time but occasionally, I still get squeamish . . .
 
I guess I have a really stupid question, if you go to confession and then repeat the same sin , do you keep going and repeating the confession till you get the problem solved? This sacrament was basically skipped over in RCIA. And in my parish , only 30 minutes prior to the Sat. Mass is alotted for confession. They dont make it easy for you to go often.
 
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mercygate:
Ah. Good-O. That makes perfect sense. I didn’t realize you had “missed” first Penance & Confirmation.

Welcome to the best thing about being Catholic (after Eucharist, of course)! Actually, the “sweating bullets” is part of the fun! It’s a measure of how much humility you still don’t have. I go to the same priest every time (about once a month) and he knows everything awful about me. It gets easier over time but occasionally, I still get squeamish . . .
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You are absolutely right! The sacrament of reconciliation (or whatever you prefer to call it!) is one of the very best things about being Catholic, for sure. The Eucharist is the BEST, of course, but confession is a close second…I love the “clean” feeling I have afterward…But, it is sometimes a very humbling experience.

I see the same priest, also. He knows the very worst about me, and that is, somehow, reassuring to me. I can tell Fr. D. anything, and know he still loves and supports me. Hearing him pronounce the words of absolution is the best…

And yes…I do still sometimes “sweat bullets”…After all, no one wants to “tell” how awful they have been! And, since Fr. D. knows me so well, there is no point in going behind the screen, which I would sometimes greatly prefer. But…I make myself look him right in the eye and “confess”…
 
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Steve-o:
My first-ever confession was on June 18, just over a week ago. After sweating bullets before and during the process, I was filled with a sense of relief and the fact that the pastor welcomed me back into the Church with such joy and warmth! and I can’t believe that a lifetime of sin could be confessed to in just over five minutes! And I know I made a good confession, because my wife said: “You told him that?” about five times when I told her the sins I had confessed to.

So does this mean I have received the Sacrement of Reconciliation? That is what confession is, right?
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Congratulations! That’s wonderful. I will never forget my first confession and the joy I felt as I walked out of the confessional with a huge smile on my face. And that smile didn’t fade even when a man asked me “What happened? Did you commit every sin in the world?” 😉 (I’m afraid it took me a good 20 minutes to confess 35 years worth of sins and he grew impatient waiting…)

I’m a bit confused by your question, though. My pastor allowed me to go to confession months before I completed RCIA but he made sure that I completely understood the Sacrament before receiving it. Did you receive any instruction before receiving it? If so, it just seems a bit strange to me that you would be unsure what the “Sacrament of Reconciliation” is.

Perhaps it’s just a matter of semantics, though. My priest gave me an easy way to remember its various names. He said it is known as Confession, Penance and Reconciliation = CPR. 🙂
In His Love,
Rhonda
 
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