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How detailed should a confession be?
And ONLY enough detail so that the priest knows exactly what you are dealing with. For the most part, less is more all through your confession. The only absolute requirement is that every serious sin must be mentioned by number and kind. Do NOT share anything along the lines of what someone else did, etc.
What is the content of confession?
confession, also called reconciliation or penance, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, the acknowledgment of sinfulness in public or private, regarded as necessary to obtain divine forgiveness.
What do you say at the end of confession?
When you reach your conclusion of confession, you will say the following: “I am sorry for these and all my sins. I ask pardon of God, penance, and absolution of you, Father.”, all of your confessed and forgotten sins will be absolved (forgiven).
How do you go to confession in the Catholic Church?
During Confession. After examining your conscience and telling God of your sorrow, go into the confessional. You may kneel at the screen or sit to talk face-to-face with the priest. Begin your confession with the sign of the cross, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
How do I make a good confession?
(In order to make a good confession the faithful must confess all mortal sins, according to kind and number.) After confessing all the sins you remember since your last good confession, you may conclude by saying, “I am sorry for these and all the sins of my past life.”. Listen to the words of the priest.
Why do we have to confess our grave sins by confession?
For this reason the Church asks us to confess grave or mortal sins “by number and kind.” This just means “what and how many times” you did what you did. The real immediate matter of the sacrament of penance is our contrition for sin, not our sins themselves. If our contrition is sincere and universal, that is the most necessary thing.
What is the examination of conscience in confession?
Examination of Conscience. Before going to Confession you should make a review of mortal and venial sins since your last sacramental confession, and should express sorrow for sins, hatred for sins and a firm resolution not to sin again.