[newheart]

"Frank Griswold celebrated eucharist - using Rite 2 without a confession & absolution."

Somehow this line sums it up. When there is no sin, there is nothing to confess. Neither is there anything to absolve.

Note: I'm not a stickler for Rite 1--I know, I know--but on those rare occasions in my own parish when there is no explicit confession I get very nervous.

[sionnsar]

Note: I'm not a stickler for Rite 1--I know, I know--but on those rare occasions in my own parish when there is no explicit confession I get very nervous.

I'm not a stickler for Rite 1 either -- it's the '28 I prefer. *\;-)

But whether it's Morning Prayer (Matins) or Mass (Holy Communion) the Confession is *always* there. (No Absolution if a priest isn't celebrating, of course.) I don't have any recollection of the Confession ever being skipped.