Confession
At the moment it is very difficult for people to see a priest for confession. Therefore, the following is offered to help those who want to, to make a personal act of contrition until they can get to the sacrament of Confession again.
At the moment it is very difficult for people to see a priest for confession. Therefore, the following is offered to help those who want to, to make a personal act of contrition until they can get to the sacrament of Confession again.
Christian penance is above all an interior virtue, an attitude of struggle against sin, a willingness to be converted when we have drawn away from God, and a constant desire to realise in ourselves the requirements of baptism in order to participate in the mystery of Christ's death so that we may live the new life in the Spirit.
Christian penance is above all an interior virtue, an attitude of struggle against sin, a willingness to be converted when we have drawn away from God, and a constant desire to realise in ourselves the requirements of baptism in order to participate in the mystery of Christ's death so that we may live the new life in the Spirit.
The Sacrament of Penance requires a real response from us - a desire to change. This is aided by hearing the word of God. Through this word, Christians receive light to recognise their sins and are called to conversion and to confidence in God's loving mercy.
The Sacrament of Penance requires a real response from us - a desire to change. This is aided by hearing the word of God. Through this word, Christians receive light to recognise their sins and are called to conversion and to confidence in God's loving mercy.
When we go to confession we should:
When we go to confession we should:
- Ask ourselves how we have offended God.
- Be truly sorry for our sins.
- Make up our minds not to sin again.
- Tell our sins to the Priest.
- Do the penance the Priest gives us.
Christian Penance.mp3Prayer before Confession .mp3PRAYER BEFORE CONFESSION
PRAYER BEFORE CONFESSION
My Lord and my God, I have sinned. I am guilty before you. Grant me the strength to say to you what is in the secret of my heart. Increase my repentance. Make it more genuine. May it be really a sorrow for having offended you and my neighbour rather than a wounded love of self.
My Lord and my God, I have sinned. I am guilty before you. Grant me the strength to say to you what is in the secret of my heart. Increase my repentance. Make it more genuine. May it be really a sorrow for having offended you and my neighbour rather than a wounded love of self.
Help me to atone for my sin. May the sufferings of my life and my little mortifications be joined with the sufferings of Jesus, your Son, and cooperate in rooting sin from the world. Amen.
Help me to atone for my sin. May the sufferings of my life and my little mortifications be joined with the sufferings of Jesus, your Son, and cooperate in rooting sin from the world. Amen.