Making a Good Confession
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2015
- Did you know Fr. Mike wrote an entire pocket guide to confession with Fr. Josh Johnson? tinyurl.com/yg5nm4uu
If you have ever wondered how to make a good confession, Fr. Mike Schmitz has some solid advice for you. He points out that preparing for a good confession starts when we recognize that being a "good person” in our own eyes is not enough-we are called to holiness, which is something much greater. In this video, Fr. Mike offers four powerful ways we can examine our consciences so that our experience of reconciliation moves us towards that holiness to which we are called.
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It’s been many years and have gravely sinned. I’m so scared, I feel physically ill at the thought of going to confession but know I need to go and face up to the wrongs I have committed. Please pray for me to find the courage to return to confession.
Paul. Simply go and confess. Confess what is most on your mind and conscience. Let the priest guide you. Good luck and God Bless.
@@ristrellaconti1005 plus the priest gets excommunicated if he reveals it :P
@@Heidi8252 John 20:21-22: Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he has said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Paul Connell
Ahhhh ya ok nutcase!!!
No need to confess to a priest. God is listening all the time. Repent of your sins to Him, and have faith that your are forgiven. Done.
Just had to share this (from a Fr. Mike homily): "When we go to Confession we are not telling God something He doesn’t already know and we’re not showing Him something He doesn’t already see. We are giving Him something He doesn’t already have: Your broken heart."
+Greg Aitchison that's beautiful! thanks for sharing
i like what u said because I am going to start my first confession
Wow. Love this. I've shared this on Facebook and given you credit for this quote from Fr. Mike's homily.
Thanks! But the credit really goes to Fr. Mike. And, of course, the Holy Spirit. :)
Mentioned that too :)
Lets pray for those who haven't been to confession in a long time
No need to throw shade
@@basedhomuraakemienjoyer9014 No shade intended! Confession is God's mercy. Let's pray for those who haven't gone to receive His mercy! It is so good and the Lord hears our prayers. I am not coming at it in a punishing way but rather from a standpoint of love :)
Turn to Jesus Christ and repent as he is the way the truth and the life,
There's only salvation through my Lord
@@jamiegough1781 AMEN! He instituted the priesthood!
@@IvanLopez-fx3hx we are priests
And God has given pastor's elders teachers evangelists in the building of the church ? Which we are the church and Christ is the head and we are the body , he is the cornerstone and we build ourselves on our Lord Jesus which makes us the church, as our body's are the temple of the Holy Spirit. And in no terms does God say confess to man for forgiveness of sins. As only God can forgive when we confess our sins to him in the name of Jesus.
As man can't see your heart only God can ? So how can man forgive sins.
We are all sinners and only belief in Jesus Christ and what he done for us on the cross
And if you confess Jesus is Lord
And if you repent which means a change of mind and to turn away from sin and trust in Jesus and obey his commands which are not grevious as his way is perfect and brings Joy and love as we are filled with the holy spirit.
We humble ourselves and have faith in God in all things.
So my freind there's only one way for a father son relationship with God and that's through faith in Jesus Christ because he is the Lord God. No rituals no religious routine can get you to heaven and no good works because Jesus done it all and our good works are as filthy rags to him. It's total faith in the Lord Jesus and repentance comes with that through God's power through the holy spirit
I just had my first confession in 12 years. The most honest confession of my life. The experience left me in tears in the most positive way.
That's what I'm nervous about..
@NikoHL try not to be nervous but I understand as I was in your situation a week ago. Just write it all down while you are examining your conscience. The priests have heard it all, especially with me! You will feel so good when you get out of there. If you forget anything, you are still pardoned of that sin, if you honestly forgot it and then just next time you go to confession, be sure to tell it. I was glad to get mine over with and it was very lengthy, so lengthy that I made an appointment with the priest at his rectory. It would have taken way too long in a confessional While others are waiting for me. Good luck! You can do it. All us Catholics totally understand!
I like my priest but father Mike would be an awesome priest to have.
me too!
totally agree. The priests in parish do not really want to hear confession.
Your priests hate you, because they keep you from the scriptural gospel, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and was buried, and rose again the third day according to the scriptures.
IDK my priest doesn't hate me. I never said that.
I know you didn't say that. But he is keeping you from what Jesus laid out so carefully in John, and what Paul expounded upon so deeply in *tears* , that salvation is simple as believing in the gospel with a repentance filled heart, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
It's been 13 years for me. I was a child when I last went. I am 28 now. And Im coming back to catholic faith after being a partier and atheist. This was very informative I appreciate it thank you so much! 🙏 God bless. ❤
Welcome Home!
Welcome back
God hasn’t been a huge part of my team lately. He’s been sidelined for quite a while. But I think I’m going to work on making him the coach of my team again.
I’m Everywhere how is it going with the plan to make Him your concentration
I respect you !! not like the"i respect your thought" one it's like I'M PROUD OF YOU ONE
*\(^o^)/*
Same goes for me! I take this video as a sign from God. God bless to the both of us💖
Oh yes, please
whatever others say against confession
it doesnt matter to me
the releif you get after a good confession cannot be expressed
that is the power of confession
thank you lord for giving us this blessed gift
You are correct, Christo Jose.
Only the true Catholic know that. 😇
Amen
• “Is God the center of my life?”
• Sin is “I know what you want, God, but I’m going to do what I want.”
4 pieces of advice (a “cheat sheet”) on making a good confession:
1) finding an age- (or-stage-of-life) appropriate examination of conscience
2) The Litany of Humility
3) The Beatitudes
4) St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Daily Examen
Thank you Fr. Mike! The message of your videos is always so good.
May the Lord Bless you for this summary, if only you knew how much you have helped me
Thank you Fr. Mike I struggle to make an appropriate confession. Your suggestions are a big help. God bless you
Thank you for this!
Thank you so much.
I made my first confession today, it was nowhere near as intimidating as I thought it would be. :D
You have the option of going to confession to a priest you feel comfortable with. I myself prefer a priest that will state the teachings of the church in regards to the the sins I am confessing.
I love when Fr. Mike says a Confession is a place for victory, returning to Jesus! I think this is so true, so many Catholics are afraid of confession, but you don't need to be. This is such a wonderful sacrament we have, its freeing and if you do it consistently it makes a difference in your life.
Sarah Sprenger it’s unnecessary
I went to Reconciliation Tuesday service and had my first confession in 7 years. I feel fantastic. Father John helped me through it and it was so worth the 45 minute wait. Do it as soon as possible is my advise. Don’t put it off. 💜✝️
Thank you for the advice. I have been putting it off but I am going tomorrow.
This is the coolest priest I've ever seen.
he’s awesome. ❤️
I really appreciate when the priest helps me go through a GOOD confession.
Yes it is free and reconciliation helps us to forgive ourselves.
i go to confession once a month for the past 6 months🙏 thank u God for the gift of reconciliation
Going to confession. Always a relaxing experience, lol.
I feel more at peace after confession. Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. 10 minutes 3 seconds. Thought it was worth mentioning.
he is being ironical people, just so if you didn't relize.
@@DubiaFluctuant I think it’s both to be honest. (For me)
God bless Fr. Mike and others like him. As a Roman Catholic, I can honestly say there are TOO FEW priests who do confession as Fr. Mike teaches. Keep up the good work Father!!!
yeah sometimes u need help!
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. 10 minutes 3 seconds. Thought it was worth mentioning.
Awesome Father Mike. I'm a Presbyterian, but your videos inspire me to grow as a Christian. Thank you!
I believe confession is a great and wonderful gift that us Catholics have. When I go to confession I receive the gift of forgiveness, a great amount of peace and a new beginning. It is like starting all over again without sin. If people new and understood the great power of confession, the church would be packed too capacity..
Even after 6 years this video is still relevant to me. This is truth!
I am a Baptist but I loved this video especially the part where you say you love confession because it brings people back to Jesus. What a wonderful way of putting it and how very true.
I am looking forward to being able to participate in confession once I complete my sacraments(all but baptism). I love your videos. I was raised Baptist and have come to the Catholic Church in an unexpected way. My husband who is baptized catholic asked I go to Catholic Church when I wanted to take our boys(he now comes also, prayed about that one a lot at Mass) so I decided to give it a try. I went with a closed heart thinking there was no way I would find Jesus there. I left filled with the Holy Spirit and loving the Priest. I had a strong faith in Christ when I was young and was baptized. Now I see what I’ve been missing for years and found it where I least expected. God works in wonderful and mysterious ways. God bless you.
Welcome little sister to the trunk and roots of the Christian 🌳 tree . This is the church Jesus established.
I want to thank Fr. Mike for clarifying the difference between “mistake” and “sin” - this is extremely liberating and validating for me. Thank you for that grace.
Is "mistake" a word used in Catholicism? As far as I know, it's not. A mistake is when we are MISTAKEN... we did something in good faith, but it was accidentally the wrong thing, based on misinformation. It is a word popularly used in our culture right now, in lieu of "sin". (Meanwhile, a sin is not a mistake!)
I would love to have Father Mike as a priest.
Oh no I cried again after watching this...this just prove how sinful I am.
GO to confession. Jesus will make you smile again. :)
It's a strange thing. I go to confession very regularly,and my parish priest is literally inspirational in helping me through the sscrament, anf YET, I shake like a leaf, when I do go to confession, and feel as if I'm the biggest and weirdest sinner on the planet.
That Litany of Humility is good solid punch in the stomach, spiritually speaking.
3:00 I frequently literally think about this whenever I commit the mortal sin I need to go to confession for so often. Please pray for me to have chastity and a pure heart that yearns for God
joseph jackson
Pray rosary will help you(please meditate)if you can do more than once it’s better,Mother Mary will help you to closer to Jesus(confession sacrament)
I was just like you .Temptation will come but you will overcome it,God bless You
Hi joseph, you can ask St Joseph to help you grow in chastity and purity of heart. :) Hope this helps
Hey @joseph jackson, know that I will pray for you to overcome this struggle. I have been in that struggle too, and it can seem unending. The evil one promises you everything, and once you fall, you feel all the guilt, and his accusations begin. Don't listen to the evil one! He only wants for you to despair. Know that, no matter how many times you sin, God is waiting for you with open arms in th Sacrament of Confession. Certainly, we have got to get out of our vices so that we do not sin in the same way over and over again, and this can be done only with His Grace.
I highly suggest you check out Jason Evert's videos here on UA-cam, I am sure they will be of great use to you as they were for me. God bless you!
Viva Cristo Rey y La Virgen de Guadalupe!
A lot of Saints highly suggest monthly confession as a guard against mortal sin.
I say from experience: it works. Make monthly confession a habit, you won't be sorry.
@@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442I think even more than monthly.
Going back to Catholic faith ty your an awesome teacher father
I love all of the amazing catholic people in the comments here!
Your an awesome Priest can't wait to become catholic
I confess every day but as I return soon to the church with a view to being able to partake in the sacraments. I have said no to God lost in the way of sin for many years. My sins are so many my guilt so heavy but the past decade the lord Jesus has stilled loved me. Amazing grace.
I wish all priests would teach like this..
Thank you for this. I am planning on going to confess next Sunday. For the first time since my first communion... You confirmed my thoughts. 🙏
Gabriele Gabriele Gabriele how it wentt??
I just when to confession today. I am so happy God is good :-)
This video popped up in auto-play at the very perfect moment. Thank you, Lord 🙏
I guess we have been too preoccupied with what we consider as the very big sins and didn't realise that we were piling some of ours up. We compare what we consider as our small sins with what we feel are the sins of other people and got very comfortable being separated from God with our own sins. Thank you very much, Fr. Mike
I want to go to confession my heart is heavy burdened
Jesus is waiting with open arms
Dearest JJ, that is the most perfect reason to go. You won't believe the difference within you once you've been. God bless you and help you take this step. He loves you more than you could ever imagine and wants you to give your burdens to Him. 🙏❤🙏🕊
Jesus is merciful. He will have mercy on you.
We don't understand Gods overflowing Grace,Mercy and Love that awaits us at confession. You will exit with so mich Joy from within. Don't DENY yourself ..Go for it
I know 8 years ago this was posted ,but thanks I’m going to confession this coming weekend
I am not a Catholic, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I’ve found this video to be so helpful! Not only to go an confess, but also to create the habit of making a conscious examination daily. I love this idea! I love how at the end you say that God wants us all to be saints. That’s what I’m striving for.
Oh! Do come to us when you can!
@@mariemunzar6474 Amen.
Please join the Catholic Church as soon as you can! Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church. It is the one true and Universal Church.
Moments when we say yes to God's blessings and moments when we say no. Very well said.
Father Mike, thank you...what words of wisdom! I do love you and I am so grateful I've found you.
Why would you be thankful to have someone that is keeping you away from simple salvation in Jesus Christ be found ?
Faith alone is a heresy condemned by Jesus Himself (thus God), read your bible that we gave you but make sure it's before Luther's version in the 1500s
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning. 10 minutes 3 seconds.
Thank you Father Mike! This was very helpful. I am 48 years old and this is an area that I have needed guidance lately.
God bless Fr. Mike! The whole world should be watching your videos!
thank you so much...
im learning about confession.
im going for catechism 😀.
Congratulations! I am so incredibly happy for you. Becoming a Catholic is the best thing that ever happened to me. I have NEVER regretted it. You have SO much to look forward to! I highly recommend EWTN too. May God richly bless you!!
Thanks for this Fr. Mike!!! Going to confession tomorrow!!! I have the "Litany of Humility" taped inside my Bible cover actually... God bless this ministry!!!
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning. 10 minutes 3 seconds..
FR. Mike , I'd love to be drunk in god's love as you are , I can see Jesus in your eyes .... , God bless you 😇.
Thank you so much, Father Mike!!!!!
Yep!! I feel our blessed mother helps me so much to get closer to the Lord. I love Jesus and I feel He loves me and He is with me.
When I have our blessed mother with me, I have Jesus with me and I know Him better! Thank You Jesus! 🕊🌸😇❤️
That was awesome, Fr. Mike. Thank you.
Thanks Father Mike. Been struggling lately with confession and how to really be thorough.
Fr Mike, I love watching your videos. You remind me a LOT of a friend of mine (don't worry, that's a good thing). Thank you for these.
That’s a really good way to prepare for Confession. Thank you Fr. Schmitz!
I have to admit it, I’m still rather new to confession. I was baptized a Catholic in 1965, but I wasn’t raised a Catholic. I went to various Protestant Churches growing up....mostly on my own since age 6. It wasn’t until I 17 0r 18 that I realized thee were different denominations...so that’s when I asked my mother what religion I was supposed to be, and she calming said “Roman Catholic, of course”. Long story, but recently in late 2017 I did my first confession. What a great thing. I’m still learning about confession....though I basically know. What a beautiful thing Jesus gave to us!
So, you asked your mother, instead of God? What if God wants you to go to a different church? That's what I did.
You did the right thing by becoming a Catholic thats what god would of wanted you to do. God bless
@@julienielsen3746 why would God want her to go to any other church other then the one true church
@@matthiasalexander9921 - There is one true Church, which is the body of Christ, and any who received Him as their Lord and Savior are saved and in the Body of Christ, and are the Church.
The Church is not just a building or a denomination, it's those who are in His Body, who are born again.
It doesn't matter which church you go to, but it is good to go to church and fellowship with others in the Body, and learn God's Word and worship Him.
I prayed and asked God to guide me to the church He wanted me to go to. He led me to go to and Assemblies of God church, which I still go to since 1989.
@@julienielsen3746 how do you know it was not evil spirits taking you away from the true church?
I am having confession and a rehearsal for my confirmation next Friday (I was supposed to do it last year when I was in 7th grade but it got canceled because of COVID ). I am really scared, I don’t know why. But this video encouraged and helped me a lot. Thanks for the video Fr. Mike!
Thank you for your words of wisdom Fr. Mike.
I really like how Father Mike explains things.
Thank you for blessing us, Father. Grace, everywhere.
Thank you Fr. Mike for this video.
It would be wonderful if more priests shared these sorts of teaching with their congregations as part of their sermons during Mass, in schools, with all the staff as well as the students, and in every possible place. So many people have only their basic knowledge to fall back on or have only heard about this beautiful Sacrament of Reconcilliation in a negative way. God bless you, Fr Mike, so very much. 🙏🕊
Thank you for your channel, Fr. Mike! JA
Father Mike, Thank you for these amazing, inspiring and guiding videos. I look forward to more of them... You are expanding your reach and help many! Thank you again!!!! God bless you!
Thank you, father Mike. May God bless you with peace and love.
Henry Tnh
Thank you Father for sharing this. God bless you 🙏
Beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration :). God bless you Fr Mike!
Bravo!
I use the 10 commandments however you have given me other areas to use...this is phenomenal! Thank you for sharing this valuable resource Padre! ;)
Thank you for the great video, Father Mike!
This really did help me am thankful for guys like father Mike and many other good priest who teaches us the way. Blessed
This is a wonderful video to watch, thank you Father Mike
Thank you. I find confession very powerful. It is a new beginning. Starting clean and bringing sins into the light. When undergoing sin, anxieties and tension I go to confession instead of medication. I sleep like a baby afterward.
I watch a Catholic Program that he's included in.
Very, very Inspring.
Very helpful. Thank you Father and God bless you.
Thank you, Father Mike, your videos help me daily. JA
WOW! Thank you Father Mike, this vid blew me away! New subscriber!
Thank you Father Mike Smith, watched and listened, then found the litany of humility, prayed this, then went to confession. As an adult.
Bless you & your work Father. Never stop, you give us hope in these try my times. You remind me of my childhood Priests that came over my house to watch baseball with my Dad
This was so good. I want more. Thank you, Father Mike.
Thank you Father Mike! This platform is amazing to help answer questions I am not sure to how to answer to non-catholics. I wast recently testified to by another christian on the evils of the Catholic faith. He quoted many scriptures to prove his point. I felt I did not have enough answers to show this perception was incorrect. I never questioned a lot of what this person felt was wrong. while my faith was not shaken in the church, I did question why there is such a misconception of how we worship. I am very grateful to have found this information!
You have helped me so much lately, I need your videos growing up
Thank you very much, Fr. Mike Schmitz. This is so insightful and helpful. ❤
Thank you FAther Mike. May God bless you in everything you do. YOU are a blessing to me💞🙏
I'm not Catholic, but I am Christian. I do know Catholics have so much good information and practices on things. Like this!
You are protestant, not Christian. The only Christian is Catholic.
Joe Munoz you are Catholic, not Christian. It appears we're at an impasse here.
K P The original, FIRST Christians were the Catholics. You are heretical, and ignorant..do your research, ive been around the block a few times.
Hi Joe,
I'm Catholic and all Catholics are Christians but not all Christians are Catholic. We were the first Christians but not the only ones. Protestants are also Christians because but we believe they do not have the fullness of the truth.
When a non catholic has an open mind to the Church, its a great thing. :)
I put myself first, even though I pray to God and am improving myself so that I can one day donate to help others on the eath(God's creation) I pray never I'm grateful for what I have, but I shouldn't be sinning as much as I do
I agree, isn’t he fantastic? Love his teachings
Thank you, Father Mike, that's very enlightening.
Thank you so much for this! I have not been back to confession since converting (2 years ago). I want to go and NEED to go but I have often wondered how I can make a truly good confession and how to do a good/thorough examination of conscience. I appreciate these tips so much! My first confession was so cathartic and as a convert, it made me understand why confession is so important. I am still learning though, and this has helped tremendously! Thanks again and God bless you and the work you do! 🙏
There's a good saying "anything worth doing is worth doing badly." 😉 Even a confession that isn't done well (but with the right attitude), is better than never going at all out of fear.
Thanks for your help! I did my first confession tonight.
Father Mike - you are an angel.
Thank you for your heart, wisdom, and humor.
Thank you! Your message truly helps me grow in my faith🙏🏻
Interesting video. I'm an Orthodox Christian and there's not much videos in English about Confession. Thanks for the help
aahlstrom93 we are basically the same. :3
God bless you!
Hopefully some day we unite as ONE!! Amen
aahlstrom93 Jesus is the Way not mary or something else
Please pray for me the courage to do A true full confession , it’s been 2 years since I received the Holy Eucharist. Or physically attended Mass. pray for me for not keeping God as my first priority! In Jesus name I pray. 🙏
I pray that you may have the courage. I just went to confession today, my last one was 8 years ago and I hadn't been attending mass for several years either. It was a freeing and rejoiceful experience and I feel so much better and closer in Christ after going.
Hi Michelle, I hope you went to Confession and will keep going...I will keep praying for you and for me and for all of us to go to Confession as Jesus wants us to
Thank you for this father.... ❤️ God bless you... 🙏
Father Mike, This video about going to confession was so helpful. Thank You so very much. God Bless You, JOE
Very helpful, Father. Thank you! PAX M.
Thank you for the advice, sometimes it is difficult to know your sins.
wow. Thanks again Fr. Mike! God Bless.
Wow that touched my heart. I'm not catholic but I think God dosen't mind I watch you.
i always say sorry when i do something bad that god wont appreciate. god bless us all
Thank you for this. I will use these techniques.
Really like and admire this Priest, so relatable in modern day society to all ages!
You’re a brainy chap Fr Mike and you have a great manner. God bless you for sharing this with us. You’re a good Fisher of Men.