* Examine your conscience thoroughly
* Be sincerely sorry for your sins
* Confess your sins to the best of your ability
* Resolve to amend your life
* After your confession, do the penance the priest gives you
Before you go to confession, you must examine your conscience and pray for q good confession. Then you sit before the priest and confess your sins, mortal and venial. He will "forgive your sins" and give you penance (usually prayers). End.
To attend a Catholic confession, one should first examine their conscience, then approach a priest at a church or schedule a confession appointment. During the confession, the individual will confess their sins, receive guidance and penance from the priest, and then perform the assigned penance as an act of contrition.
Roman Catholic AnswerAll Catholics should be going to confession, it is one of the precepts of the Church.
Go to Confession.
You should go to confession when you have committed a mortal sin. You should not take communion until you have done so. You should probably go to confession at least once a year, even if you are not aware of any mortal sin.
To go to confession in the Catholic Church, you should first examine your conscience to reflect on your sins. Then, find a priest and go to the confessional or reconciliation room. Begin by making the sign of the cross and saying, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned." Confess your sins honestly and sincerely, and listen to the priest's advice and penance. Finally, say an Act of Contrition to express your sorrow for your sins. The priest will then give you absolution, and you will be forgiven.
As you put the question, no, you must go to confession once a year, regardless, and you must go to confession anytime that you are in mortal (serious) sin. Without going to confession you may not receive Holy Communion without damning yourself. Those are the only times that you are required to go to confession.Outside of that, you need to go to confession regularly if you have any desire whatsoever to grow in the spiritual life, and obtain heaven. Once a month is the absolute minimum for that.
Yes, so you can be as pure as possible for Easter.
Yes, as long as all the sins they have are venial (minor). Those living in mortal sin should go to confession before taking communion.
Yes, but only if one has committed a mortal sin.
no, never. you should go to confession first. no, never. you should go to confession first.
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, as long as you have been to confession first and the priest gives you permission, a legal separation for a valid reason should not normally put you a state where you would be unable to receive Holy Communion; but you should go to confession first.