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Catholic AnswerThe first thing you need to know about making a good confession is that it should be done frequently. Once a month is too infrequent to really make a good confession, every week, or every other week at the outside would be the least you should do to really get the graces from this sacrament and grow in the spiritual life. This sacrament is a wonderful source of graces, and you should never receive Holy Communion unless you have been to confession recently and are still in a state of grace..
First you need to get a good Examination of Conscience. There are many on the web, many Catholics use the Ten Commandments and the Six Precepts of the Church as a good starting point, you can only get an exam from your priest. You should make your exam every night, at the end of the day and before you go to bed. Then when you go to confession, you already have everything prepared. Take some time before hand to go over your confession and ask God in prayer to help you make a good confession. Then when you get into the confessional:
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Cross yourself, and say, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it has been _____ days (weeks) since my last confession. Since then I have: (or if this is your first confession, just say that it is your first confession) - it is also good to mention your age, sex, and state in life (I am a 24 year old man, newly married, with one small child)
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here make your confession
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I also accuse myself of all the sins of my past life, particularly (here name a particular sin that has been a problem for you in the past). For these an all those sins which I cannot now remember, I ask absolution, counsel, and penance.
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The priest will give you counsel and a penance, and ask you to pray your Act of Contrition:
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O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because i dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of They grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life.
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After the priest absolves you, thank him, go back to the Church, pray your penance, and offer thanks and gratitude to God for his great mercy.
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Courtney had a confession to make about the missing math book in class.
That there are parts of the constitution that he doesn't like
go to church and make a confession
Yes, but she would need to make a good confession before she does receive communion.
After you confession your sins, the priest asks you to make a good act of contrition. This is extremely important as without real contrition AND a firm purpose of amendment your sins are NOT forgiven even when he gives you absolution. He then gives you a penance to perform and then he absolves your sins and dismisses you.
That would depend upon the confession schedule of your parish. Consult the parish bulletin or rectory. Every parish is different.
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That his wife was dead
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.Catholic AnswerThe first thing you need to know about making a good confession is that it should be done frequently. Once a month is too infrequent to really make a good confession, every week, or every other week at the outside would be the least you should do to really get the graces from this sacrament and grow in the spiritual life. This sacrament is a wonderful source of graces, and you should never receive Holy Communion unless you have been to confession recently and are still in a state of grace. .First you need to get a good Examination of Conscience. There are many on the web, many Catholics use the Ten Commandments and the Six Precepts of the Church as a good starting point, you can only get an exam from your priest. You should make your exam every night, at the end of the day and before you go to bed. Then when you go to confession, you already have everything prepared. Take some time before hand to go over your confession and ask God in prayer to help you make a good confession. Then when you get into the confessional:.Cross yourself, and say, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it has been _____ days (weeks) since my last confession. Since then I have: (or if this is your first confession, just say that it is your first confession) - it is also good to mention your age, sex, and state in life (I am a 24 year old man, newly married, with one small child).here make your confession.I also accuse myself of all the sins of my past life, particularly (here name a particular sin that has been a problem for you in the past). For these an all those sins which I cannot now remember, I ask absolution, counsel, and penance..The priest will give you counsel and a penance, and ask you to pray your Act of Contrition:.O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because i dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of They grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life..After the priest absolves you, thank him, go back to the Church, pray your penance, and offer thanks and gratitude to God for his great mercy.
Of course you missed mass on Good Friday. So did every other Catholic in the world. Yes. You can receive communion without going to confession. Jesus Christ died to save sinners. He came to seek and save the lost. Do not let a rule about going to confession separate you from Jesus. Confession is important. Jesus is more important.