Do I Have to Confess My Sins to a Priest?
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Catholics insist that a penitent must confess their sins to a priest rather than going directly to God. Why is this?
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The more I learn about the Catholic Church, the more my heart says YES! I was born & raised a protestant. By God's great mercy, He led me home! Viva Christo Rey! JA
The more I hear this the sadder I am. Folks, you missed everything Jesus told Paul.
@@engineer775 What did Jesus tell Paul?
Que viva next week
@@engineer775Rejoice! A man has returned to his true home! You should too! Study history and theology so your homecoming is permanent
as a protestant I couldn't agree more I talk to my pastor sometimes about a sin have I committed. just to let it out and be assured. As matter of fact John Calvin didn't want to abolish this practice. I just believe in 2 sacraments baptism and communion. keep up the good work explaining the practice of the Catholics church may God bless you.
Totally there are 7 sacraments. Confession helps you let "it" out. Just like take a shower before receiving Jesus in the communion.
Can a protestant priest confess sins
@@Christian-lr2il actually no... Cuz they don't believe and they never want also...
You are a catholic,not a “protestant”.
@@savedbygrace8337 How do you know that you just because of what I said
the sacraments are opporunities for us to meet Christ directly and face to face.. we should seize each opportunity to go meet Our Beloved God
Lk 11:4 confess only to God.
@@juliorivera870
James 5:16
Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
That's not what either Luke says, nor Luke means.
The forgiveness part of the Our Father is asking for forgiveness from God, according to how we forgive.
Christ gave the authority of teaching to the Church. Since there was no Bible for ~300 years, the Apostles and their successors had ultimate teaching authority. Christ left no instructions for a Bible, nor did he tell anyone to write anything because teaching was for his Church.
The assemblers of the Bible (The Catholic Church) were undeniably infallible when they formed the Bible. Aided by the same Holy Spirit Christ left with the Apostles and their successors, they were infallible when teaching, infallible when forming the Bible, and infallible today when teaching on Dogma, Doctrine, and Christian morals. Not infallible with ANYTHING else. If you deny the infallibly of the Church, you deny the infallibility of the Bible.
All of this is to prove, when the Church under their infallibility and authority given by Christ, says to receive fully the Grace and forgiveness of Christ, be absolved by a priest, then that is the truth.
Strangely, I had this same discussion with a close friend of mine who is Baptist a few months ago. He would ardently state "You don't need to go to a priest to confess your sins!" And quoted (KJV - 1 Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;") I smiled and told him you are absolutely right. Confused by my statement he then inquired, "Then why do you go?" My response was simple. God has given us the sacraments, but is not bound by them. You are correct, I can confess my sins directly to Jesus, but I would not know if I am truly forgiven. By going to confession I am assured and know my sins have been forgiven, because Jesus himself told us so.
(NABRE -John 20:23 "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.")
He is bound by his Word though. John 1 v 9 "if you Confess your sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us of all u righteousness."
Lk 11:4
Yup
@@paulroche5670 your sins are always forgiven when you pray to God, he never retain them, so don't be fooled by that verse , God never retain them, he forgives them.
Far as the east to the west that's where they go. No I'm not fooled.
All the Sacraments are like getting a receipt that you can wave in the Devil's face. I do it all the time.
Really great video clarifying confession and it's true purpose in the Church. It was nice to see you go beyond the persona that is used to generalize priests as just spiritual guides. Very inspiring Father, thank you :)
200k subscribers when I watched this video. Congratulations Fr. Casey! May your ministry continue to grow! May through this channel, many people will be lead to the love of our Lord Jesus Christ! God bless you always!
I think it’s a good teaching to keep evaluating yourself, confessing in a sacramental way, and keep growing ☺️
Lk 11:4 confess only to God.
@@juliorivera870 Read John 20:23.
1:55 to 2:38 It's amazing how you say everything with such accuracy and efficiency. God bless you Fr. Casey.
I recently understood that when we have to confess and repent we must meet Jesus as the Lamb of God who was slain to take our sins.
No because it works. It works because it is the purpose of Christ to save and take the sins. It is even his joy.
Every time I go to confession and get absolved, I literally feel an indeterminable location near my heart get vacuumed of guilt. I find this mystical experience very interesting. I must wonder, does anyone else experience this?
Yep, me too brother.
me too
Yesss it the best feeling i experienced in my whole life
That is not true. about you feeling a burdened lifted from your heart.
That sin is still there lying dormant. and is so easily reactivated repeatedly in different and similar sins.
You yourself said everytime i go to confession.
Two reason this is happening.
Your just going to confess, evidently not to repent.
Secondly you have no hope of redemption when go to a simple man, devious and wick man who knows that God can not save people when he the priest interferes, steeling and blocking your prayers to God .
Only Jesus Christ alone can wash away sins. Jesus Christ is the truth the way and the life. No man cometh on to God but through me.
You do know that only Jesus christ died and rose from the grave to pardon and reconcile his creation with him in his heavenly Kingdom.
What has the priest done?
@@floydknight8895 are you claiming to believe that all priests are wicked men? That is rather brash of you. Allow me to explain then the method of grace that God has bestowed upon us in the form of the Sacraments.
We all know that Christ's sacrifice was enough to cleanse the sins of all men, but a man can choose to deny or accept the grace that stems from that perfect sacrifice. By accepting the grace and denouncing sin, you "repent." Think of it this way then, how can you be sure if you have truly repented? Without a basis for repentance you may never truly know and therefore run the risk of losing the oh so important connection to God. The sacrament of confession then, is the anchor to which we can be sure that God's grace has healed us in combination with our repentance. Think of it as a guaranteed wipe of your present sins.
Thank you Father, you help me a lot with our Parish youth who often ask these questions. God bless you on your ministry
I love this sacrament,,,I always explain it to my non catholic friends, as me go to the priest and ask him to pray WITH me, to guide my prayer to GOD, as I reach within, and go to that humble place I need to be in order to make a good confession.
The Holy spirit makes it very clear whether you are forgiven or are walking in sin though...
Casey, your channel is a blessing!
Wow Fr. Casey! I've been following your page for a few years now, but I just realised how many videos I still haven't watched. As of Lent 2021, your recent Confession Q&A post has a lot of Qs which I just realised you answered already. Thank you for all the content you create. Maybe you should create a confession playlist with all the relevant videos
Another great video Fr. Casey. I have had this dilemma for long. Now it's all clear
@@clearjr1 that if God forgives my sins, whether I still have to go to confession.
Lk11:4
Thank you for this. I'm a cradle Catholic and my thought on Confession has mostly been that it makes us say what we've sinned out loud, and to be honest with ourselves about our failings. Because God already knows what we've done, and if we cant' be honest with ourselves by confessing out loud to the Priest, then how will be able to face God in the afterlife/Judgement day? Once again thank you for this. God Bless
I love my Catholic Faith, and love my Catholic Beliefs. I am super grateful for my Faith. Thank you so, so much for the video clip. Peace, and love to all. God bless you.
Lk11:4 confess only to God.
Me too
......Indian catholic 🙆♀️
@@juliorivera870 Read John 20:23.
Right, “Celibacy” makes a lot of sense? Where in the Bible does it tell Nuns and Priests that hey must be Celibate? IT DOESN’T! That’s a Catholic belief dreamed up by probably the Pope or some other self-proclaimed group of Catholic Leaders! You have to be Celibate in order to commit your life to God? TOTAL LUNACY!
Thank ! Thank ! For sharing this with us 🙏🏻💙
Beautiful treatment Padre. Clarity is paramount! Well done!❤️🕊
I was part of the Act of Contrition, with the Bishop. The hardest part, as a Catholic who loved the Stations of the Cross (Way of the Cross... as well as St. Mary's version of the Cross), is how to serve. Father Groschel, Father Corapi (Speeches) and especially Venerated Father Bishop Fulton Sheen. A diverse aspect, I realize. Thank you for providing the insight and answers we were to scared to ask at the time. We're a lot more understanding of people's perception.
Thanks for the explanation! I hope I remember the key words when someone asks me why we Catholics go to confession.
Yeah confession! Fr. Relax, your friends don’t need this, your enemies won’t heed this.
Good work! 😊
Lk 11:4
You are a wonderful and dynamic Priest. God Bless you Fr.
Thank you Father Casey. I learned a lot from this video. I’ve be telling this to my Protestants brothers and sister for years. Now, I think I an explain it to them more clearly. One thing I know is how Catholicism is misunderstood.
Good luck. Keep it up, accurate information is needed. Hope the backlash isn't too much. Sometimes people don't like comfort disturbed with Truth. I think the Habit is broken in.
I'm brought to tears for two things for sure. There are other things but always the prayer of absolution and when taps is played at a military funeral.
Another difficult subject well tackled. Thank you Fr. Casey for giving us some explanation. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is often the hardest for us to undertake and many simply shy away from it.
I love being a Catholic and love doing the teachings of the church and it's one of our sacraments. True, you can just go to Jesus and confess. But being a Catholic and realizing that it is one of our sacraments, I go to confession because I know as a Catholic it is the right thing to do. I don't expect any non-catholic to agree with anything I say.
This is an extremely deep and rich subject theologically speaking, and there are more reasons (and information) than stated here. If any are interested, I would suggest to read what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says about confession, as well as pick up a book on the priesthood of the Cure de Ars (St. John Vianny) and Padre Pio (two of the greatest confessors of all time).
Great explanation... amen
I love confession, it unburdens your soul.
Lk 11:4 confess only to God.
julio rivera did you watch the video?
@Breaking In The Habit.
Father; You are misleading me and other Catholics and even one of my family member with this explanation of Confession.
Please tell me why are you making other person's feel the Sacrament of Reconciliation is Optional?
Are you trying to say that if I'm in a Mortal Sin, that I can still go up and receive the Eucharist/Jesus because I prayed to Jesus and I felt His pure love in my heart and soul?
If I pray to GOD/Jesus and ask for forgiveness for my sins, which I do all the time, after, I must seek out a Priest to Confess my Sins, which I also do all the time. Confession Is A Very Powerful Sacrament that remove sins and Mortal sins.
The sacraments of the Catholic Church is not optional.
Father this Video is misleading, please fix.
@@juliorivera870 Yes God said that and yes you can ask him for forgiveness at anytime and for whatever sin you committed but with that said, he also said you have to go confession to ensure that your sins are forgiven (in a way) especially Mortal sins. If you have committed a Mortal sin, you have and must go to confession.
@@sunshinetelfer4577 where is the verse? That's catholisim DOGMA, is not God's word.
This is the best. My friend thank you!
I remember reading somewhere that sin has a two-dimensional nature. I remember reading that sin both breaks your bond with God and also breaks your bond with your fellow Catholics. When you go directly to God to apologise, you deal with the vertical aspect of your sin but you don't address the horizontal aspect of your sin.
Mind blown... thank U for clearing this up.
Thank you for making this video.
Excellent ! In the Eastern Tradition the priest prays to God for absolution and assures the faithful saying "God forgives you". It is a great advantage to participate in this sacrament.
Rev.Fr. Spyridon Chiones It’s always encouraging hearing the Absolution and Remission of sins.
Thank you for such a good video.
I was quite surprised at my own ignorance a few years ago when I read R.C. Sproul’s (Presbyterian minister and founder of Ligionier Ministries) book “Does Prayer Change Things?” in which he writes that the Reformation fathers did not have any issue at the time with confession. It was the “works of satisfaction” assigned to the penitent afterward that was the cause of the controversy. He writes:
-“The Roman Catholic sacrament of penance contains several elements: verbal confession, priestly absolution, and “works of satisfaction.” These works of satisfaction may be perfunctory tasks such as saying so many “Hail Marys” or “Our Fathers,” or they can be more rigorous acts of penance. The works of satisfaction are designed to accrue “congruous merit” for the penitent Christian, making it fitting for God to restore the grace of justification...
It was this third aspect of the sacrament of penance that created so much controversy in the sixteenth century. The works of satisfaction, in the Reformers’ eyes, cast a shadow on the sufficiency and the efficacy of Christ’s finished work of satisfaction in our behalf on the cross...
...In practice, the priestly absolution differs very little from the Protestant minister’s “assurance of pardon,” which is given from pulpits across the land every Sunday.” -
This seems to me to imply that the argument over ‘salvation by works’ really, at the time, may have had as much to do with this post confession practice as the argument over sanctification, which is the only thing everyone now seems to think it was about. There is so much misinformation about the Reformation among both Catholics AND Protestants.
Yeah, I think there is a lot of willful and unwillfull missinterpretation of catholic doctrine.
I think Saint James explains it beautifully (and it was read last Sunday at mass):
"What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(A) Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(B) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(C) 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(D)
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,(E) and I will show you my faith(F) by my deeds.(G)"
It's not the deeds that save you, it is your Faith in Christ, but how can you have Faith in Christ, and not act (or at least try to) accordingly?
I wish that you were my Priest. I hope I will be able to find a Priest like you some day. God Bless you
Thank you. Very clear.
Please show me where you get the office of priest for the body of Christ in the Pauline epistles???
From Leo: So you are saying some man is uniquely qualified to put the stamp of approval in the finished work of JESUS the Christ. That does not sound right. .
Good video, Fr. Casey. But isn't confession not only reconciling us with the Lord, but also to the community (the church)...so, in that case, for serious sins - isn't it still necessary to go to confession? And isn't it also mandatory for serious sins before receiving the Eucharist? Thank you for addressing this topic.
What makes anyone think that they can go to school and learn how to forgive sins ?
If that was the case then JESUS DID NOT HAVE TO DIE ON THE CROSS,but JUST GO TO A SEMINARY !
Yes Priest amen,,, I can confess to our God directly and also I have to confess it to priest cause it made me feel even more lighter receiving this sacrament personally.🙏✝🙏
Confess it to Christ not to man
Lk 11:4
julio rivera get off this channel
@@ryanbasel9986 he doesn't have to..everyone has their opinion..this isnt north korea or china.
@@juliorivera870Os incomodados que se retirem... Você infelizmente não tem autoridade pra dizer se ele está errado ou não, principalmente se for protestante... Os protestantes não têm direito sobre a Bíblia, pois a Santa Igreja Católica a compilou e protegeu
I get scared of confession all the time but this is comforting
I believe we should confess our faults and sins to one another as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, but ultimately we are each able to go straight to the Throne of God.
I went through confession after years and years of not going to mass. I confessed regularly-ish for the next couple of years but I always felt a load on my shoulders regardless. I finally talked to a priest and told him how I’d been feeling despite confession and a prayer life.
He said that I was feeling that way because I had not forgiven myself. That I could not be forgiven because I had not accepted Gods Mercy. No sin is greater than Gods mercy.
A little confused- I’ve always been taught you MUST go to a priest for mortal sins or you will not be forgiven. for venial sins you can go to straight to Jesus. Is this not true or am I missing something?
Every thing you say is correct, but I am a bit troubled by the explanation. It may leave some to think that Confession through a priest is optional when the Church clearly states that going to Confession with a priest is mandatory yearly. I wish you would have expressed this as some will take this to mean that Confession is a good idea but not required. This would be a mortal sin in itself. Can you please make that point shortly?
@@Rich.- If the truth spreads confusion then it is not due to the words spoken but the heart receiving, or other external factors. Also, do know that such calumny is a very serious sin. Be absolutely certain you know of what you speak. And if so, what is your proof that Fr.Casey is purposefully spreading confusion? Do you have incontrovertible evidence of this? If so, please present it, elsewise this can only be called hearsay.
Christ is the covenant of faith and life. Christ is the only way to GOD.
Love confession as you hear you are relieved of your sins from Christ through the priest.
Good explanation.
Thank you so much!
Well done, Casey.
Can you do a video on restitution. How to you pay for example back money you do not have. How to you ask forgiveness of those you can not contact?
Brother Casey, I have to say I love your videos.
Though I would like to know your position on crusading, as I feel the church has been resting on it’s laurels on that front the last 450 years or so.
Jesus said to Thomas do you believe because you have seen? Blessed are they who did not see and believe. It’s not about us or about what we did, it’s all about our faith in what Jesus accomplished at the cross. That is where we fall down at Gods mercy in repentance. If the priest is going to speak to anyone confessing about anything he should start with the gospel. If a brother wants to share for accountability, that is why churches need to practice discipleship and fellowship.
Beautifully Explained Father.
Thanks Fr. Casey for sharing n inspiring us
Perhaps I misunderstood, but we do need to go to confession before communion if we have committed a mortal sin. That has been the steadfast teaching of the Church for centuries. CCC 1415: "...Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance."
Yes, confession is required to receive communion if a mortal sin has been committed.
As an evangelical minister, I often had parishioners come to me to confess their sins. I think this is common in our churches - for all the reasons Fr. Cole gives in his video.
I agree......sometimes people need to have someone to provide discernment and spiritual direction from the clergy or a friend......but that does not limit the mercy of God if they do not confess to a member of the clergy.
Thank you Father
As a protestant with a growing interest in Catholicism, the more I watch these, the more I think how much Catholics must themselves benefit from knowing the details of these priestly instructions and explanations.
AndrewKendall71 also look up Father Mike Schmitz on UA-cam he has some fantastic explanations on these sort of topics and I would also recommend downloading the Catholic answers app and listen to former Protestants such as Jimmy Akin, Tim Staples, Steve Ray who answer a lot of objections to Catholicism
@@georgeibrahim7945 I follow Fr Mike, but didn't know about the others. Thanks!
AndrewKendall71 Scott Hahn and Trent Horn to are great to watch and listen to. I also love Watching a Bishop from the 1950’s - 60s by name of Bishop Fulton Sheen. God bless
@@georgeibrahim7945 I've watched a couple of Bishop Sheen's old broadcasts here on UA-cam.. and I think I may have come across the other two.. they sound familiar. But thanks for adding to the list. I seem to do a lot of research here.
AndrewKendall71 almost all the names I provided are Former Protestants who are now Catholic so it’s good to see their insight and perspectives. I also learnt a lot from my Catholic Faith listening to them. Good luck with your research
We confess in order to show how much we love God and mankind/neighbours!
Very well said
Very good explanation. Most protestants will have a better understanding on this sacrament with this video.
No they won't. Protestants will still argue. That's what they do.
What if the Priest is a worse sinner than the person asking for absolution?
@@charlesvandenburgh7754 Remember, it is not the priest who forgives us, it is Christ working through the priest. At the moment that a priest is ordained, he is configured to Christ in a very special way, allowing him to work in persona Christi. Christ will work THROUGH the priest. Therefore, it does not matter if a priest is a 'worse sinner' than the person seeking absolution, for Christ is the one forgiving and He is perfect.
@@charlesvandenburgh7754 Have you ever thinked about what makes a Priest a Priest? Years of seminary, studing and praying all day... They are celibate and various as Fr. Casey do poverty votes...
They live for God and for Jesus, but yes they are still sinners like us...
A priest is capable of doing what they do because they studied hard and followed Jesus... Not ALL are good, but lets not generalize them
It's not that we are unsure whether God forgives, since He always does - unconditionally, it's that we don't know whether we have accepted His grace and are transformed by it, in other words, if our contrition was true.
I liked this video. It was a more nuanced topic then I initially thought it would be. But I do think that it may a slight case of splitting hairs, I'll go with it.
Humility of the penitent is also demonstrated in acknowledging one's before a priest.. confession before a priest has a lot of benefits- be it psychological, sociological, interpersonal etc..only a man with pride will not acknowledge one's sin before a priest.
I recently had my first confession and have my confirmation this Sunday. I had a really swell encounter in my first reco but since going to confession since then the priest got angry at me bc I didn't speak loud enough and I went out nearly crying and hadn't went back since. Am I aloud to just confess to God ?
MAKE IT SHORT:
VENIAL SIN: ASK FOR FORGIVENESS (PRAYER)
MORTAL SIN: STRAIGHT TO CONFESSION (A.S.A.P)
Not sure about this...
First of all, there is no difference between "mortal" and "grave" sins. A mortal sin is a grave sin. Further, anyone can come to confession, even if they have committed a venial sin.
Breaking In The Habit I was confused by that. Should I abstain from the Eucharist after committing a mortal sin if I haven’t gone to confession or can confessing my sins outside of the sacrament suffice?
@@Welcometotheclipshow Correct, we are to abstain from reception of the Holy Eucharist in that situation. Look to our Catechism:
“A person who is conscious of a grave sin (aka mortal sin, as was pointed out above) is not to . . . receive the body of the Lord without prior sacramental confession..." (CIC 916).
The requirement for sacramental confession can be dispensed if four conditions are fulfilled: (1) there must be a grave reason to receive Communion (for example, danger of death), (2) it must be physically or morally impossible to go to confession first, (3) the person must already be in a state of grace through perfect contrition, and (4) he must resolve to go to confession as soon as possible.
It is a very grave matter as Paul tells us in Corinthians (though I doubt you're engaging in the same sins as the Corinthians were...). Even so, if you are conscious of a mortal sin, abstain.
Frequent confession of our sins (venial or mortal) is good because we show to our Lord the desire to fight for our sanctity.. And we get counsel from the Priest to assist us in our struggle against ourselves... Even if we are committing the same sins week in week out.. It's good to show to the Lord this desire that we wish to be better and that we need G
His grades
@@mbohherberto1001 but i think frequent and repeated sin will turn into Sacrilege of Confession?
How do you do this when we are confined to our homes in this pandemic?
Altar Christus - confession holds hands with the Eucharist. Tangible mercy , There are Real graces for confession your sins. Humbling yourself before God the Father is the gift. How we need this space and God given time with our King of mercy. I have even seen the most merciful eyes of Christ looking back at me thru the eyes of the humble eyes of a priest. That is enough grace for me. God gives God takes away. 🙏🏽 Go to confession. It is truly the way .
To me it still sounds like we're to go to a priest for forgiveness. Yet we don't have to. Conflicting. Anyway I go to church but only when I receive communion do I really feel God's holy spirit enter my being
I can't believe how hard is to explain this to protestants, I quoted the bible to them but they simply resort to telling that the Bible doesn't make a clear indication on confessing to a priest therefore this catholic doctrine is false and serves other purposes of the church and they quote the next verse to convince you
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Love your videos, Father. What about the Eucharist? Without confession, merely asking for forgiveness and mercy privately we would not be able to receive the Eucharist, correct?
Now I am not a priest, but based on what he said you would still be able to receive communion if you confessed your sins privately as long as you did so in a way that truly understands your sin and recognizes Christ's power and willingness to forgive. Confession to a priest offers you the opportunity to hear it out loud and to guide you as you repent.
@@robertguidry2168 No, this is not Catholic teaching. Can. 916 "A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess"
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Dear Br.casey,great explanation☺But why do priests go to confession?
Nit pick ... his correct title if Father Casey as he was ordained a few months ago.
Hmmm, this doesn't contradict? John 15:16 "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you." I guess forgiveness was left out of this promise in so many places in scripture such as Matthew 18:19; Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13; John 15:7; John 16:23-24; James 1:5-6; James 1:17; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 5:14-15
Well said
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"...why we have to confess to prist..."
A "so called decalogue" is s law of war camp, and confessing sins is a method of keeping order between fighting "in peace' fractions of the people.
Lk 11:4
Fr. Casey I am confused because the precepts of the Church tell us to go to Confession once a year if we have mortal sin. And not doing so would be a mortal sin. The precepts of the Church are bound under pain of mortal sin, so how could a person just keep going to God and not go to Confession if they have mortal sin?
Pray about going to the Amazon.
Father, I searched but didn’t find it. Honoring your mother and father is important. But what if your mother or father has done you wrong? Outside of forgiveness, what are we expected to do?
Forgive them and respect them. Even if they haven’t apologized to you, forgive them in your heart so that you may live in peace. Have respect for them either way, Honor them and pray that they find YHWH, pay to YHWH to guide them.
I only have one "complaint"/issue with this video. I do not believe that going straight to God for confession isn't absolute, that we do not know if we are forgiven. We are told that if we confess with our mouth and repent of our sins that they WILL be forgiven. We can be sure that our sins will be forgiven if we can be sure that we confessed and repent.
Yes I believe
You know that you are forgiven because he loves you, he died for you and redeemed you. That's how you know you are forgiven.
Is it bad if I received my first communion without confession
Just a question but what about Mortal Sins? Don't we have to go confession for Mortal Sins?
@namie lee Exactly, I just thought that he should have included that part, because some people might have the wrong idea and think that it's okay to not go to confession even if they have committed a Mortal sin.
Sunshine Telfer can you provide an exhaustive list of all mortal sins
@@sunshinetelfer4577 Beating my head against the wall again.....No one can plumb the depths of God's mercy.
Sadly, Fr. Casey, the church HAS had "unspoken" requirements regarding confession (or, as it became known more clearly with Vatican II, the sacrament of Penance) for a LONG time. When I--at age seven--was in preparation for my First Communion, the nun who taught our second grade class taught us (yes, TAUGHT us) that without going to confession (meaning to a priest), we could not and would not be "holy enough" to receive Jesus--and that to do otherwise was "a very bad sin," this statement coming just after our class discussion on mortal sin--which had been described to us as "a very bad sin." Not hard for a seven-year-old to make the connection! And then there's that part at the beginning of EVERY Mass when we acknowledge before God (and our fellow parishioners) that we have sinned--in our thoughts and in our deeds, in what we have done and in what we have not done (that later part being the most disconcerting). But then the priest says, "May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life." That sounds like a kind of absolution to me. While I DO feel that mortal sins (and your video on what makes a sin mortal was very enlightening) SHOULD be confessed to a priest, wouldn't that prayer in the Mass serve as absolution for at least venial sins?
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Father Cassey can you do a live Holy mass on UA-cam
Please tell me how i can see God as 'the loving God' that everyone talks about? I'm serious, i view Him as a distant God that has little to do with out lives except to count up our offenses and deal out punishment when this life is over. I am an active Catholic. I participate in the sacraments and pray but i really have no affection for Him what so ever. I tried turning to Mary in prayer to see if it would help thru her but it has not changed. What am i missing? Is it a genetic fault or a mental impediment? I don't know.
Why do people say that? Because YHWH teaches us how to love each other therefore making our lives better. He keeps us away from sin because all sin either hurts you or others. Following YHWH and praying to him for anything and everything in your life gives us peace and joy, an anxious-free life. A worry-free life. Do not pray to Mary, it is not written in the Bible anywhere. Pray to YHWH only. May he bless you!
Can you make a video about the just war cause.
Amen.... Christ can work directly with any repentant sinner and be forgiven. This is the route mature Christian's take. They know Jesus intimately and know whoever comes to Him, He will never drive away.. No doubt there.
The church is great as a mother to guide the younger and weaker members of the Church to the full knowledge of Jesus Christ. Plus it's an excellent way to chat with a real person.
No one should ever confess their sins to a Catholic priest, nor any man. Confessing your sins to the priest only insures that your prayers will never reach God. Priest literally blocks your prayers to God.
God is in you, The Lord God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent. The Lord doesn't need a simple man to interfere with God's holy salvation for his children.
Well said Floyd. And how does a priest know if someone really is sorry repentant, they could be just putting on an act.
@@Wgaither1 That is right. the priest doesn't know our hearts and the thoughts of our minds.
Only Jesus Christ does. The Lord God knows everything, from when we were born, until the day we die, and after forever more.
Only Jesus Christ can save a person, only he can set a person free from captivity and condemnation, and give a person everlasting life.
The hundreds of thousands of catholic priest know this to be true. Yet they insist on corrupting as much people as possible, and turning them away from God.
That is the true hidden agenda of Roman catholicism,, to corrupted, and condemn God's children.
I am very sorry that i am now responding to your comment. A whole year. I'm sorry. I'm just seeing your comment now Regardless of the late timing, it doesn't change anything.
What i'm saying now however late is still true, and that is you are a man of God.
I'm quite sure you have the spirit of understanding from God. Clearly you are aware of the Lord's living breathing holy word that says; let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall never come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.( the rest is in 2 Thess.2: 1- 13.
So stay committed my friend. And as his holy word says; continue thou in the things thou hast learnt being assured of whom thou hast learned them, knowing of whom thou has learned them. To God be the glory forever and ever amen.
Continue to walk by faith and not by sight. Praise God.
As the Lord's holy word says; pray without ceasing. Quench not the spirit. Trust in the Lord with all your hearts and lean not on your own understanding, acknowledge the Lord in all his ways and he will direct your path,(end of quote). Amen.
@@Wgaither1 I know this comment is a year late. I'm truly sorry for that. I just seeing this comment now.
Catholics are putting on a act to decieve people. Which to faithful Christians is a futile attempt to destroy our faith in Jesus Christ, the one true wise God.
2 Thess. 2: 1-13.
Stay committed to the Lord Jesus..
As his holy word says; continue thou in the things which thou hast learnt, being assured of whom thou hast learned them, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. ( as you can see i'm reading from the KJV, and not from the NIKJV. There is no particular reason why. I personally just think man can not should not interpret or translate(interfere with) the living breathing holy word of God.) The Lord's holy word is to be received , accepted and believed as is. God doesn't need our(mankind) help.
As his holy word says; be circumspect, not as fools, but be wise. Redeeming the times for the days are evil.
To God be the glory forever and ever amen. Praise God.
That doesn't apply to the sacrament of eucharist