Posted on 10/23/2007 4:05:27 PM PDT by NYer
For many years, I too avoided confession thinking I could simply speak my sins to our Lord in private. How wrong I was! The priest is like a curtain between us and Jesus. We confess to God through the priest. There are no words more beautiful than those we hear at the end of Confession:
"I absolve you of your sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen"
While not a Catholic, I feel sorry for this student who feels he has sinned so bad that he can’t bring it to confession. I do hope he has repented to God by himself. Do you know? Thanks.
**Go to Confession. You must go. It is the only antidote of Mortal Sin, and thus the antidote of death.**
Go to Confession! Go to Confession! Be forgiven!
Don’t receive the Holy Eucharist unworthily!
Read the words that priest says!!!!!
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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:
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” “I absolve you of your sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen” “
Are the Maronite rubrics for Confession the same as the Latin Church ones?
How To Make a Good Confession (especially if you haven't gone in years)
Why Go to Confession? (Part 1) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte
Why Go to Confession? (Part 2) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte
Why Go to Confession? (Part 3) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte
Pulling Sin up by the Roots: The Need for Mortification
Reasons for Confession [Sacrament of Reconciliation]
Cardinal Stafford's Homily at Penitential Liturgy With an Examination of Conscience
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession
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What happened to confession – Changing mores reflective of use
Repentance and Confession - Introduction [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]
The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession
Pick a sin, any sin (Confession gone awry)
The Early Church Fathers on Confession / Reconciliation - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
Catholics called from the idiot box to confession
Salvation: Just click and confess
Get Thee To A Confessional! (beautiful insight for those who dread going to Confession)
Emerging Trends: The Return to the Confessional
Confessing to 'sins' is booming in America (Evangelicals and Protestants take up practice)
Going to Hell is my greatest fear. I'm terrified that one of these days I'm going to unexpectedly find myself on the last page of my all-too-sinful life and die with unconfessed mortal sin upon my conscience. But what can I do? I would love to dash to Confession on the same day I sin, but the world is simply not arranged that way. If only we could confess by e-mail, or by means of a Web-based Java app...
Can’t you make an appointment for Confession? or just show up at the rectory and ask the priest to hear your confession?
I suppose I could, but our parish priest is already cruelly overworked, and I just can't bring myself to impose upon him further — though he would surely oblige me if I were to make such a request. I wish we had another priest in the parish to help him with his workload — including hearing Confessions.
Where would you get an ideal like this??? It is completely unbiblical...
“I feel sorry for this student who feels he has sinned so bad that he can’t bring it to confession.”
A lot of people have personal abuse, i.e., masturbation, pornography, things of that nature that are very difficult to confess.
It is easier to simply confess out loud to God in private, and then continue to perform the act. Once it is spoken and confessed to a priest, it becomes quite real and the inclination to continue the sin usually stops. The absolution actually does cleanse.
As we all agree, absolution comes from God...Have you all been convinced the scripture is NOT the word of God???
When Jesus died, the veil of the Temple was wrent and is open...We can all pass thru...We do not need a priest to access God...
NO MAN stands between us and God, only Jesus Christ...
There are millions upon millions of Christians who do not fear Hell...It's not even an issue...
There is peace in our souls when it comes to the issue of Hell...That peace is available to all...
C'mon you guys...You have to make an appointment with a man to get access to God??? What kind of God is that???
No, you can pray to God whenever. The Sacraments, however, are instituted by Christ Himself, and are ministered by His priests.
No. B-Chan wrote that the regularly scheduled confession time was not convenient for him. I was suggesting other ways he could go to confession. Receiving the Sacrament of Penance is not the same thing as getting "access to God."
No, if a man (a priest) can determine who gets access to God and to when, he is not a minister, he's an administer...
God has no administers...He only has ministers...
There are necessary steps before a Catholic should even GO to Confession. One is the Act of Contrition, when the pentitent CONFESSES TO GOD his/her fault.
You recall the story of the ten lepers. Jesus Himself said, "Go, show yourself to the priest." Sin is a spiritual leprosy.
I realize that's what yuor church teaches, but the scripture teaches that absolution comes directly from God to the sinner, any time, 24/7...No mediator...No priest...
You want to pray to God, get your sins forgiven, walk thru that vail right up to the Throne and petition God directly...It's a done deal...We all have access...
I appreciate your sincere concern for my well-being. Thank you.
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