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STEP 1: PREPARE FOR CONFESSION. Before going to Confession, do an examination of conscience to reflect on what sins you have committed. Say a prayer to the Holy Spirit for guidance. If you are worried you won’t remember your sins, it’s OK to make a written list and bring it with you to Confession.
A Guide to Confession. PREPARING FOR RECONCILIATION. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession), we encounter Jesus Christ, who after rising from the dead breathed the Holy Spirit on his Apostles — the first priests — and gave them the power to for-give sins in his name (Jn 20:23).
Examination of Conscience. 1. I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me. -Do I give God time every day in prayer? -Do I seek to love Him with my whole heart? -Have I...
A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CONFESSION BEFORE GOING TO CONFESSION: 1. Pray. Ask God to give you the grace to make a good confession. 2. Examine your conscience. Reflect on your life, trying to recall all the times you sinned against God since your last confession. Use an Examination of Conscience to help you. 3. Be truly sorry for your sins. 4.
Steps for making a good Confession: 1. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help you to know your sins. 2. Examine your conscience. 3. Express in prayer your sorrow for having committed these sins, or pray for the help to be truly sorry. 4. Resolve not to commit these sins again, and to avoid the situations that lead to sin. 5. Confess your sins to ...
Guide to Confession for Adults. Confession was instituted by Christ for the forgiveness of mortal sins committed after Baptism (John 20:22-23), that a soul, having lost sanctifying grace by committing mortal sin, might be restored to a state of grace from a state of mortal sin, leading to eternal damnation.
A Guide for Confession. The basic requirement for a good confession is to have the intention of returning to God like the “prodigal son” and to acknowledge our sins with the true sorrow before the priest.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION FOR ADULTS. HOW TO GO TO CONFESSION. 1. Before going to Confession, examine your conscience by reflecting on your sins. 2. Begin your Confession by saying, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Bless me Father for I have sinned.
This examination, guided by the Ten Commandments, prepares one to confess sins to the priest. Confession presumes the penitent is truly sorry with a firm resolve not to sin again. Confession begins with the Sign of the Cross and the penitent greeting the priest with the words 'Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
Guide to Confession. How to Make a Good Confession. a private guide for penitents at Prince of Peace Church. A Word of Welcome. One of the most wonderful things I get to do as a priest is be involved in the reconciliation of sinners to God.