![]() Mary, my mother, refuge of sinners, pray for me that I may make a good confession. Give me, for your mercy´s sake a sorrow for having offended so good a God. Give me a lively faith and a firm hope in the Passion of my Redeemer. I sincerely desire to leave all my evil ways and to confess my sins with all sincerity to you and to your priest. O most merciful God! Prostrate at your feet, I implore your forgiveness. Try to perform your penance as soon as possible. Spend some time with Our Lord thanking and praising Him for the gift of His mercy. Go in peace." And you respond by saying: "Thanks be to God."Ħ. You respond: "For His mercy endures forever." The priest will then conclude with:"The Lord has freed you from your sins. The priest will then dismiss you with the words of praise: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. Then make an Act of Contrition for your sins.ĥ. Listen to the advice the priest gives you and accept the penance from him. You might even want to discuss the circumstances and the root causes of your sins and ask the priest for advice or direction.Ĥ. Tell your sins simply and honestly to the priest. It has been (state how long) since my last confession. He may choose to recite a reading from Scripture, after which you say: "Bless me Father for I have sinned. After the priest greets you in the name of Christ, make the sign of the cross. You always have the option to go to confession anonymously, that is, behind a screen or face to face, if you so desire.Ģ. Are material possessions the purpose of my life? A GUIDE TO CONFESSIONġ. Do I envy the families or possessions of others? You shall not desire your neighbor´s goods. Have I behaved in an inappropriate way with members of the opposite sex: flirting, being superficial, etc.?ġ0. Do I pray at once to banish impure thoughts and temptations? Have I caused them by impure reading, movies, television, conversation or curiosity? ![]() You shall not desire your neighbor´s wife. Have I injured the reputation of others by slanders?ĩ. Do I keep secret what should be kept confidential? Am I critical, negative or uncharitable in my thoughts of others? Am I sincere in my dealings with others? Do I speak badly of others behind their back? ![]() You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Have I cheated anyone out of what is justly theirs, for example creditors, insurance companies, big corporations?Ĩ. Do I seek to share what I have with the poor? Do I gamble excessively, thereby denying my family of their needs? Do I waste time at work, school, and home? Have I returned or made restitution for what I have stolen? Do I seek to be chaste in my thoughts, words,actions? Have I been guilty of any homosexual activity? Have I respected all members of the opposite sex, or have I thought of other people as mere objects? Do I seek to control my thoughts and imaginations? Has each sexual act in my marriage been open to the transmission of new life? Have I used any method of contraception or artificial birth control in my marriage? Have I engaged in any sexual activity outside of marriage? Have I been faithful to my marriage vows in thought and action? Have I participated in or approved of euthanasia? Have I engaged, in any way, in sins against humanlife such as artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization? Have I encouraged or condoned sterilization? Have I mutilated myself through any form of sterilization? Did I give scandal to anyone, thereby leading him or her into sin? Have I had an abortion or encouraged or helped anyone to have an abortion? Do I care for my aged and infirm relatives? Do I try to bring peace into my home life? Have I given my family good religious example? Have I neglected my duties to my spouse and children? Have I tried to observe Sunday as a family day and a day of rest? Have I deliberately missed Mass on Sundays or Holy Days of Obligation? Have I insulted a sacred person or abused a sacred object? Have I wished evil upon any other person? Have I used God´s name in vain: lightly or carelessly? You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Are there other "gods" in my life? Money, Security, Power, People, etc.?Ģ. Have I ever deliberately told a lie in Confession or have I withheld a mortal sin from the priest in Confession? Have I ever received communion in the state of mortal sin? Do I seek to surrender myself to God´s word as taught by the Church? Have I been involved with superstitious practices or have I been involved with the occult? Do I seek to love Him with my whole heart? You shall not have strange gods before me.
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