How to Go to Confession

CatholicExchange.com ^ | 07-21-06 | by Fr. William Saunders

[Barnacle]

Come home when you are ready. We'll try to fix things up for you in the mean time.

By the way, I love your tag line. Are those your words?

[phatus maximus]

Third, the priest represents the Church and the people we have sinned against. In the early days of the Church, people publicly confessed sin at the beginning of Mass and were absolved. Much to our relief, for centuries now we have had private confession.


Interesting, I did not know that...as a non Catholic is the publich confession still done anywhere?

I belong to Wisconsin Synod and we practice this. In addition we are able to confess to our minister privately and are STRONGLY encouraged to confess in private confession to God and ask for forgiveness...

Just curious...thanks!

Blessings to you and yours in our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus...

[freedumb2003]

By the way, I love your tag line. Are those your words?

They're heavily edited words of someone else.

If you check my home age you'll see my tagline list -- this one is from oldleft.

[Salvation]

 

1449 The formula of absolution used in the Latin Church expresses the essential elements of this sacrament: the Father of mercies is the source of all forgiveness. He effects the reconciliation of sinners through the Passover of his Son and the gift of his Spirit, through the prayer and ministry of the Church:

God, the Father of mercies,
through the death and the resurrection of his Son
has reconciled the world to himself
and sent the Holy Spirit among us
for the forgiveness of sins;
through the ministry of the Church
may God give you pardon and peace,
and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

[bboop]

In the midst of this totally apostate Archdiocese (Los Angeles) we have found two churches with wonderful, dark, traditional confessionals. (Probably three - the church where I attend daily mass is filled with candles and good priests. And I bet the confessions there are orthodox too.)With kneelers. And little lights to tell if they are full or not. And LINES a mile long of parishioners waiting to go in. And multiple priests 'on duty.' God is so good.

[bboop]

Guilt is not bad. It is your conscience/ the Lord, prodding you to change. "Guilt trip" is just modern psychology trying to re-identify it so that it can be pushed away and ignored. Look at it as a Gift from the Lord and act on it. "Go and sin no more" I believe is how the Bible says it.