Which state would you be in?

[Nelka]

Only venial sins = state of Grace.
1+ mortal sins = state of mortal sin.

But you commit a mortal sin, you regret it, you make an act of contrition and ask for forgiveness. Until you get to confession which state are you in considering that if you truly repented, asked for forgiveness and are planning to get to confession but died you would be treated as if you had got there, so is there a secret third state?

Thanks.

 

[InNomineDomini]

If you make an act of perfect contrition, and genuinely intend and mean what you say, then you can have moral certitude that you’ve been forgiven of your sins. You must still go to confession, however, and (under most normal circumstances a non-priest would find themselves in) may not receive Communion until you do.

If you were to die suddenly before being able to go to confession, my understanding is that your sorrow for you sin based primarily in supernatural charity, coupled with a desire for confession, would be sufficient to prevent you from being damned. If you were dying and, for some reason could not have your confession heard, but could receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, then you could do the latter.

 

[InNomineDomini]

If you make an act of perfect contrition, and genuinely intend and mean what you say, then you can have moral certitude that you’ve been forgiven of your sins. You must still go to confession, however, and (under most normal circumstances a non-priest would find themselves in) may not receive Communion until you do.

If you were to die suddenly before being able to go to confession, my understanding is that your sorrow for you sin based primarily in supernatural charity, coupled with a desire for confession, would be sufficient to prevent you from being damned. If you were dying and, for some reason could not have your confession heard, but could receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, then you could do the latter.

 

[phil19034]

If you make an act of perfect contrition, and genuinely intend and mean what you say, then you can have moral certitude that you’ve been forgiven of your sins. You must still go to confession, however, and (under most normal circumstances a non-priest would find themselves in) may not receive Communion until you do.

If you were to die suddenly before being able to go to confession, my understanding is that your sorrow for you sin based primarily in supernatural charity, coupled with a desire for confession, would be sufficient to prevent you from being damned. If you were dying and, for some reason could not have your confession heard, but could receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, then you could do the latter.

This. But you must remember that we humans do not know if we made an Act of Perfect Contrition or not. So it’s important to get to Confession as soon as possible.

God Bless.

 

[Ad_Orientem]

God is radically different from us, so in order to be united to him we must share in his divine nature (be in a state of grace). There is no third state; we either have sanctifying grace and the indwelling of the Blessed Trinity or we do not. As to the exceptional cases, I agree with IND and Phil. One would then be in a state of grace, but through extraordinary means.

 

[thistle]

Only venial sins = state of Grace.
1+ mortal sins = state of mortal sin.

But you commit a mortal sin, you regret it, you make an act of contrition and ask for forgiveness. Until you get to confession which state are you in considering that if you truly repented, asked for forgiveness and are planning to get to confession but died you would be treated as if you had got there, so is there a secret third state?

Thanks.

I would venture to say that none of could be sure we had made an act of perfect contrition.
Either do not commit mortal sins or if you do get to Confession as soon as possible.