Does God Forgive Sins If I Forget to Confess? w/ Fr. Mark Goring
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Fr. Mark answers the question, "What happens if I forget to confess a sin from the past. Will God forgive me?"
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Aw yes I got my own clip!
Instead of beating yourself up about past transgressions, confess them, but also reflect on why God has put them in your mind and on your heart. God is speaking to all of us. Sounds like your listening.
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The lord be praised for your confession
"For these and ALL MY SINS I am heartily sorry"
Then the priest gives absolution and you are forgiven for the ones you forgot about.
I still feel guilty cuz I went to confession but after I realized I forgot some stuff
Our Lord God knows all!! If you forget something, He knows about it! Do you really believe He’s going to say they forgot this or that so I won’t forgive them?? He’s all about forgiving!! ❤️🙏🏼❤️
Only Jesus can forgive sins, you don't need a priest for this.
@@semi2893should read the Bible where Paul instructs them to confess to one another and Christ tells the Apostles they can forgive sin. It's this same apolstolic succession with priests acting in persona christi
Jesus saves us baptized with The Holy Spirit and Holy Water from original sin. Sins committed after Baptism have to be confessed, we have to receive absolution and serve our Penance to be forgiven by God. That’s why He instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). The Priest is In Persona Christi when enacting Gods Sacraments. God exhorts through His Priests. He gave them His authority and power to enact His Sacraments in His One Only True Apostolic Catholic Church. 2 Cor 5:18-20, Jn 20:21-23, Mt 16:18-19, 18:17-18.
If we die in mortal sin, we chose to be separated from God. He honors our choices for eternity. There’s no hope left.
If we die in Venial sin, we have to be purged of it to enter Heaven, as nothing impure can enter. Purgatory is a complete cleansing of our souls on the way to Heaven.
1 Cor 3:15, Mt5:25-26, 1 Pet 3:18-20, 1 Jn 5:16-17, Jn 19:11, Rev 21:27, 2 Macc 12:43-46
This happened to me .. I was gone for 40 yrs .. and when I came back I didn’t make a proper confession because I was just a child when I left .. I didn’t realize I had to really prepare.. so for 3 1/2 yrs .. I kept remembering mortal sins .. ( and boy there were tons of them) ... This past Advent I gave a general Confession .. I prepared properly and it changed my life .. I STILL remember sins but it’s not so bad because I know I did my best to make a complete full Confession ... God is so good
I’m wondering what a general confession is also
A general confession is when you go and confess ALL of the sins you can remember from the age of reason to the current time .. it is a life time confession .. and it is cleansing and life changing ...
@@lilyw.719 if you make an honest attempt to confess all your sins and do not deliberately hold anything back you are NOT sin mortal sin... but if you feel like you are constantly remembering sins and it is troubling to you .. you can ask a Priest to hear a general confession ... take as much time as you need to prepare .. pray nightly and write down what you can remember .. when I prayed before my general confession God gave me remembrance of so many sins I had never confessed .. he is a Good God .. he wants you to feel close to him ... if you are burdened by your sins a general confession will make you feel better ...
@CHRIS or God is just a good God and wants you to bring this sin to him... if you feel the need to confess sins after they have been forgiven .. if you can’t accept forgiveness .. THAT is from the devil.. but to remember sins not confessed is a grace .. a gift from God .. because you can bring them to where they will be cleansed from you ..I literally thanked God while I was preparing for my general confession and remembered a mortal sin... I literally stopped and said Thank you Jesus .. because that is one less sin that can come back to haunt my conscience in the future ... it was confessed and washed away
Welcome back!
Fr. Mark is so chill and genuine in this video. I love it.
He probably just came back from skateboarding. He knows how to stay young.
@@itsnotallrainbowsandunicor1505 lol. I wish I had the guts to skateboard.
A couple of years ago a visiting priest who had said a weekday Mass I had attended that morning at my parish stayed to hear confessions, and I decided to go (my practice is to go monthly). While I was in the confessional, after having confessed my sins, the priest paused and asked if I had any sins I had forgotten that I needed to confess. That caught me off guard because I had never been asked that before in confession, and I honestly answered that I didn't know. Then I started to get a little anxious, wondering if he had the ability to read hearts, and I prayed for God to show me if there was a sin I had forgotten, and suddenly a sin from my youth came to my mind, and I realized I had never confessed it (I didn't make my first confession until the age of 35 as a convert). So I confessed it and the priest gave me absolution. I felt like that had been a moment of grace from the Holy Spirit. I don't think I needed to confess it because it hadn't been forgiven but because there was a spiritual benefit in confessing it openly in the sacrament of reconciliation. I still don't know if that priest could read my heart or was just prompted to ask that question, but it was a remarkable experience for me.
A similar thing happened to me. I was shook and felt really blessed for having this sacrament available for us.
You said it all ... Spiritual Benefit... You can actually confess same sin as many times as you are moved. In doing so, you gain more graces to overcome permanently such sins. Also God will remove some of the punishment due to that sin.
Glad you experienced a great confession. Keep in mind, once you are baptized all of the sins are washed away (no need to confess them.) After the baptism is when one should try to remember all of mortal sins during confession. I too am a convert. Sacrament of reconciliation is wonderful. As is all the other Sacraments are. God bless and may our Blessed Mother keep you and yours.
@@JeepGuy3 I was baptized as an infant 😉
@@jms1595 according to your comment you converted at the age of 35. Did I miss read something? My apologies.
“For these and all the sins I cannot now remember I am truly sorry” is the phrase I taught my children to use.
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When i go to confession I ask God for forgiveness of sins I forgot , but when I'm praying i always beg for forgiveness for all of my sins form when I was a child to present day.
I love going to confession! Weekly, if a priest is available. Thank God for priests. We are so lucky to have them!
Whenever evil brings up your pass sins and failures to facilitate depression push back by saying simply in deep faith, calling on the Holy Name: “I’ve been to confession since then!” 🙏🌺☦️🌺🙏
Appreciate this! I am a conservative confessional Lutheran and private confession and absolution crucial parts of our church and piety. Our Augsburg Confession says this, "Private Absolution ought to be retained in the churches, although in confession an enumeration of all sins is not necessary. For it is impossible according to the Psalm: Who can understand his errors? Ps. 19:12." And "For those who have fallen after Baptism there is remission of sins whenever they are converted
and that the Church ought to impart absolution to those thus returning to repentance. Now, repentance consists properly of these two parts: One is contrition, that is, terrors smiting the conscience through the knowledge of sin; the other is faith, which is born of the Gospel, or of absolution, and believes that for Christ’s sake, sins are forgiven, comforts the conscience, and delivers it from terrors. Then good works are bound to follow, which are the fruits of repentance." Blessings :)
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@@Kitiwake well to be fair there is a different understanding of the relationship between faith and works, in other words, another interpretation of how it's described in James 2. Let's welcome our Lutheran brethren into the discussion - I didn't even know until now that any lutherans confessed in this way, but I'm learning something new here🙂
If it's on your conscience, the only thing for forgiveness is a desire to be different and forgiven. It's the lack of desire to be repentant that is the real basis of what's wrong with not taking something to confession which is weighing on your conscience.
I never saw confession as being about a laundry list of sins. To me it's about acknowledging that I'm a sinner in need of healing. Telling the priest about my sins allows me to identify areas in my life where I am struggling. It also allows me to at least receive some counsel or penance about how to repair those areas. (I like to confess face to face at a time when the priest has time to discuss things should he desire.)
And yes, I've confessed sins that would make a sailor blush as it were. It's hard to not be embarrassed, but worth the cathartic nature of the healing.
I would add that venial sins are absolved with every sacrament, not just reconciliation. Given my spotty memory, this is a great relief to me.
I am so happy to hear this explanation. Like so many people, I had gone MANY years without reconciliation. After listening to Catechism in a Year, I realized that I was in BIG trouble receiving Communion with some pretty serious sins on my soul. After I received absolution, I started remembering several sins that I forgot to mention to the priest, and I was worried that those sins weren't forgiven. Now I know that they are, and am relieved! I'm now preparing for Divine Mercy Sunday. It will be so wonderful to the slate swept clean!! 🙏❤️🙏
Kindly consider praying an additional holy Rosary to your current daily one, for the loving intentions of our Blessed Mother - she will be ever so grateful: as well as fasting to your capacity. We need her maternal help now, more than ever. God bless you.
Pagan idolatry...
I had been away from the church for many decades. I made a sincere confession but kept remembering sins I had forgotten to specifically confess, so this conversation is a great comfort to me.
Thank you for interviewing Fr Mark @Pints for Aquinas 🙏🕊️👪
Well, I was in similar situation some years back. After 15 years I went to confession. I was clear that I forgot to confess some sins which I simply forgot about. During subsequent confessions I recalled those sins and confessed them one by one. But I was difficult for me to do so; I felt as if I was still somewhat overwhelmed by my conscience. Finally I told the priest about this issue and he told me that God has already forgiven all my sins and "there is no sense to get back to the past". After that I really felt as "new born" :)
Basically, if you confess all the sins you remember after making an honest examination of conscience, _every sin you've ever committed, no matter how serious or mortal, is forgiven._ You can mention sins you later remember in confession for your own peace of mind or counseling, but not in order for them to be forgiven (since they are already forgiven).
Confessing a sin for peace of mind is really not the best reason to confess. Rather confessing for spiritual benefits like grace to overcome such sins in future and most importantly to express sorrow for offending such a loving God. When u love someone, you will never be tired of saying you're sorry for past offenses.
@@paulorazulike9284 But confessing for peace of mind might be part of the process of putting the sin behind you and avoiding it in the future.
Or it could be what we do to avoid changing our behavior, which would be bad.
@@jwrosenbury Oh yea, maintaining ones peace of heart is very important for spiritual growth. I agree 100%
God Bless🙏 You Fr Mark💒 and Thank you for your wonderful Teaching 🙏
Love going to confession its such a amazing gift from God !!! Love my parish priest always makes me want to do better and I always look forward to going to confession! With a smile to receive the Eucharist
Just the answer I needed! Received the Sacrament of Confession last week and I tried to confess all my sins to the best of my memory and ability. But my scrupulous nature took over and I few hours later, I remembered some past sins that I forgot to mention! UA-cam thanks for this timely video suggestion!
The Father does not wish to trap us. He knows we are fallen. Willfully ignoring or lying is yet another sin. Do your absolute best to examine your conscience. Be critical of yourself and confess. Remember that that the Father loves you!
You're both amazing...all glory to God! ☘😊
Needed this soooooo much! THANK YOU Matt & Father Mark!
Great to see Fr. Goring!
I say forgive me for these sins and the sins of my past
I say "All the sins that I committed with intention and without intention the ones that I know are sins and the ones that I don't know the ones the I remember and the ones that I don't forgive them for me oh lord"
@@cazwalt9013 Thanks “If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame, for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:9-13 HCSB
www.bible.com/72/rom.10.9-13.hcsb
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For what it is worth, after I provide my list of confessions to the priest, I'll end with, "And I seek forgiveness of those sins I no longer remember, and for those that I did not know were sins."
I find it helps provide me with a little ease of mind and it helps to signal to the priest that I have finished.
Wow, all these comments are good - you all are carpet bombing an d covering all your bases!
I have scrupulosity (religious OCD). I really needed this. God bless!
❤️Fr Mark!
Thank you for this 🙏❤️
Thank you! Wow... I was thinking about this and I somehow came across this video. Thank you Jesus and guardian angel.
Very helpful video.
Yes, I always love to see Fr. Mark Goring on any show he is on. He is a real TRUTH teller. God bless him. Amen.
Thank you both ✝️
I wish you would have remembered to mention to go to confession during the Divine Mercy feast day and the promise of all your sins being forgiven during the Divine Mercy time before and after Divine Mercy Sunday.
I was literally thinking of this often today - what happens if I forget a mortal sin? Thank you for this!
It's still forgiven.
After I confess all the sins my examination of conscience has illuminated I include something like "and for all the sins that I cannot now bring to mind but am most certainly guilty of having committed, I am truly sorry and beg for forgiveness."
That long. I simply say "and all other sins in my life."
The Lord is available to hear your confession all the time.
Speak to God from your heart.
Remember The Lord died on the cross for All our sins, past, present and future.
We all have an open pathway to God all the time.
Actually, confession is a GIFT! God knows what we NEED.
That's not how we do.
Nancy, it is both/and, not either/or. We Catholics confess our sins inside and outside of the Sacrament of confession. In fact, we are encouraged to do a daily examination of conscience and confess our sins daily. But Jesus established the sacrament of confession for a reason (after His Resurrection, recorded in John 20:21-23). He gives us His very life of grace in the sacraments, so when we confess our sins through the priest, we receive grace that heals and forgives us and strengthens us against temptation and sin. And it also helps one grow in humility because it's much more humbling to confess one's sins to another human being who doesn't already know them than it is only to God, who already knows them. I was an evangelical Protestant for over 20 years and confessed my sins regularly to God, but I have experienced the power, healing and liberation through the sacrament of confession in a way that I never did confessing on my own, and I praise and thank God for His wisdom, mercy and goodness in giving us this beautiful means of forgiveness and experiencing His mercy and love.
Enthusiasm is a great antidote for fear. Practice being thrilled by the world, it's beautiful, by opportunity and by people ☺️🙏
Thank you so much for your ministry. God Bless
I thought this was helpful, ESPECIALLY what Fr. Goring said at the end. Praise God!
I love and pray for you Fr Mark
Thank you for making this video.
I always say at the end of my confession, I also confess to any sins I cannot remember at this time.
Great chat thanks so much
As I've mentioned in past videos I am a protestant, but I am finding myself more and more intrigued/drawn to the Catholic church. In fact I went to a mass for the first time ever this past Saturday. I still have a lot of hold ups though on Catholic theology, so maybe Matt, or I guess any Catholic who is reading this can answer. Do you guys only confess your sins to your priest/father? I mean I personally pray everyday for God to cleanse me and confess my sins directly to him. Do Catholics do that as well and also confess to their priest? Or do you just wait and confess only to your priest?
Someone else will probably be able to answer this more eloquently and expand on this more than I can but here’s my go at it ☺️ God is forgiving our sons through the priest so yes, I personally talk and pray to God when I have shortcomings and ask His forgiveness then when I’m able to get to confession I confess to the priest and receive absolution from God through that priest.
John 20:23, Jesus breathed his spirit on the disciples and gave them ability to forgive sins
Jesus works through the Priest. Jesus said "I am only hidden by the Priest" (in the Diary of St Faustina). I have had several experiences, where I went to confession (not my parish) and priests (I do not know nor they know me) have said things that he could never possibly know about me, giving me advice on things etc. I knew it was Jesus working through them.
Yes we're supposed to communicate with God regardless of the priest, but God will only forgive us during confession before a priest.
Unless of course we have perfect contrition, but that would mean we have to go to the priest later if we don't want to add another sin to the list by refusing to confess.
I daily do an examination of conscience and confess my sins directly to God. But I write those things I remember down as well and confess them to a priest the next time I am able to do so. Remember also, the priest we confess to is acting in persona Christi, that is, it is not the priest we are confessing to but Christ in that priest.
God ALREADY KNOWS whatever you are confessing! It's the act of humility and looking another person in the eyes, rather than just speaking to the clouds...at least that is how I personally have always looked at confession. 🙏❤😁
Same with me. Had first confession in 30 years when I returned to the church in 2019. To say it was a catharsis is a massive understatement.
What was your penance after 30 years away from the church?
We should take a look at this:
83 Q. If a mortal sin, forgotten in confession, is afterwards remembered, are we
bound to confess it in another confession?
A. If a mortal sin forgotten in confession is afterwards remembered we are certainly
bound to confess it the next time we go to confession.
This is the Catechism of Saint Pius X, in the section of the Sacrament of Penance.
Write it down for the next time. Write it on your calendar, so that you can remember for next time. Our confessional is a hot box, totally black out and I can barely think in there, sweating bullets let alone remember everything but there is no way to bring a note, you can't see anything. So if I miss something, I try to remember for next time. Confession is a wonderful experience.
I recently remembered a sin against another person from a decade ago that I had forgotten to confess. I weighed on my mind, and I realized that perhaps it was God calling me to prayer for that person for whatever immediate problem they may be facing.
That happened tom me, too, something in grade school. The boy has now passed (MANY decades later!), so I had a set of Traditional :Latin Masses said for him over the Epiphany.
Being Orthodox, we always place a specific emphasis on sins we can and can't remember. I don't know if any Latin prayers have this (I would assume the older, original Latin versions do) but our morning and evening prayers always stress asking God to forgive us our sins "whether in knowledge or in ignorance, whether in thought, word, or deed...". And, usually when we confess, we ask to be forgiven for all sins we are conscious of and unconscious of.
We have to remember that God is not autistic. As Father Mark said, He is not unreasonable. He will also give you the grace to remember certain sins you might have forgotten if you ask Him.
Please pray for me! I'm in need of many prayers!
What you read out is exactly what I know. You forget a sin, you confess it in general. Sometimes we forget either by omission or commission and as we cone to understand God and his mercy we want to be free of the guilt of those matter which may need us making restitution. A confession may be important.
Great question, I always worried about this, because I do forget sins and I worry about sins from the past I forgot to confess.
I was the same way. I then did a general confession of all my sins from as far back as I could remember and I wrote them down. What an amazing grace that was. God bless!
I don't know about you, but I did so many sins I could never remember them all. It's a given.
We were taught in the early 60’s to say at the end of the act of contrition,” for these and all the sins I cannot remember, I am heartily sorry.”
You say ,for give me my sins of my life that l have confessed, that l hav,n't confessed and have forgotten, amen,l once read.
Thank you for clarifying.
Life is research and development. In the process we make lots of mistakes. That's why Jesus (love) forgives.
But Jesus asks US to repent and learn from our mistakes so that we don't repeat them.
Also, if we can somehow put back the joy that we sucked out ...that is even better.
I am an old man who has accidentally sucked a lot of joy out of the lives of others.
So I spend my later years trying to be the best one man cheerleading squad that I can be. Hopefully, I can replace the joy that I ignorantly sucked out...before I drop the clothing of this physical plane.
Love (god) knows every star by name. But Love doesn't know the darkness and emptiness that surrounds the stars.
Very relevant video, Does the accuser, not use and bring up guilt of forgotten and confessed sins to bring us back down? Or would it be our concious be bringing up past forgotten sin?
It isn't a bad idea to write down when u sin what u sinned, keep it hidden and bring your list with you in the confessional. It works for me
I've got a question here which I haven't seen answered directly on another video or source yet. I only started returning to confession and restart my Catholic faith last August admittedly because I got devil-scared and got to know the concept of Hell through a friend who was converting to Catholicism just last year as well but for real. It was hard for me to reconcile with a lot of truths and realities about Christianity vs the modern, secular kind I was used to being exposed all throughout my life before. I am an Anglo-American who was born and raised in Spain by the way, Seville to be specific.
While it was really hard at first to reconcile with some of my worst habits that I found out were mortal sins and confess them sooner than later to be in the faith otherwise the Devil could entrap me further, my idea was to confess two that were on my mind the first day I went back to confession which was only my second time after the first time I ever went being when I was 9 before my First Communion and that was organized by the Catechism two months in advance. So I went there after a long time, confessed those two sins as well as confessing the fact that it was my first time coming back after a long time being far from God's faith (though really it was because I was unaware of it and believed the Conservative Catholic Christian movement was nothing short of a political reactionary movement to go back in time instead of promoting the truth). I felt good but my intention, however, thinking it was valid and the priest never inquired anything beyond forgiving me of those sins, was to go there the next time little by little to confess the other sins that I had to confess, those being every sin that comes to my head and is affecting me presently when really I should have had a clear conscience in confessing everything in the first place that I could think of until I obviously had my time because it was before a mass I did it, and the same applies to other times I would go later. Not that I wanted to withhold any sin that I didn't repent or didn't want to admit while confessing others at the forefront of my head. I took it as a counseling experience of talking about some of your flaws one day, and then talking about some other flaws another day to fix by going little by little though I'm aware that with sins it's a journey to penance, contrition and repentance before the Lord. While I'm aware this may not be a sin of sacrilege as I didn't voluntarily want to withhold anything or hide anything as I've gone little by little without saying everything, I do admit to have fallen a bit short with some of my sins due to excessive confidence and some degree of embarrasment. However, does this mean that after fully knowing this, for every time I may intentionally fall short and withhold a sin to postpone or leave it for the next time and I'm aware that 1. My previous sins in the previous confession where I harboured one or more won't be forgiven and 2. I would have commited the sin of sacrilege in confession for not doing a valid confession, does that automatically mean that my previous sins listed won't only not be forgiven by God until I repent the other sin/s but they will be nullified all together in the sense that no matter how many I listed and tried to repent, I have to start over again remembering them to confess them with the other sins of grave matter I have intentionally missed as a means to leave them for another day in the future so as to not go so overboard (again, time constraints would be completely legitimate if it's for the priest and other people's matters) or even if they are past sins I stopped comitting before coming to Christ because I realized they were wrong and thought I was liberated if I apologized to comitting them towards every person or even myself but just never repented to God about them yet which was because I was far from the real faith and therefore must confess them the next chance I get? If someone is able to read and answer this, their help shall be greatly appreciated. God bless.
I recently went to reconciliation after about 40 years of avoiding this very difficult sacrament. What I did was to go through the ten commandments and the seven deadly sins. I wrote down as many instances that I could recall when I committed a sin against God. During my confession, I pulled out my list and reviewed ALL those sins I could recall, though maybe not delving deeply into detail.
When you go to reconciliation and INTENTIONALLY leave out sins due to shame, pride or embarrassment, remember that your lack of candor with the priest is IN ITSELF a sin and NONE of your sins from that particular reconciliation have been forgiven. On the other hand, if you honestly forget to mention a sin during reconciliation, you have been forgiven that sin. God is merciful.
I know it's difficult, but just "bite the bullet" as they say and lay ALL your sins that you can recall out onto the table.
@@loubee8503 thank you for your words. I shall intend to be more honest with myself from now on which is what I most intend to do. My only doubt left is if a sin I used to commit in the past I never actually repented to a priest before God, I apologized for and rectified to not commit said sin or mistake in life again but never had actually repented on it before the church, means I ought to which I did lay out in one confession a bit after I wrote that long comment. Does that mean that has to go included no matter now long it's been since you sinned. Plus, if I do indeed commit the sin of sacrilege during Confession by intentionally hiding a sin like say, gossiped about this person the other day and acted smug about it but I acted really lazy for several days and must confess that first and foremost as it's crucial for my development and backs me the most away from my faith. But I leave out the gossiping like I don't feel that guilty because I don't think it was that bad. I still have a way to go regarding God, but I'm afraid to fall into scrupulosity. Just supposing that last instance happened and it doesn't matter how many grave sins I confess. If I intentionally leave out any one instance of pride or lust or whatever. For every ten mortal sins I confess, none of them shall be forgiven so I shall have to start recounting them over again along with the one I intentionally left out plus added the sin of sacrilege already to the list of mortal sins for not having had that awareness during confession and proved a feeling of presumption. It's simply getting out the 10 commandments and 7 capital sins out again one by one for every sacrilege mistake one makes of pride, shame or embarassment instead of showing true repentance regardless of the gravity of the other sins I did confess and regret.
I'm lol re; Aquinas quote, whoa I like the sweet and simple answer Father Mark gave!
A better conversation is , would God remind us of unrepentant sin , and does He give us opportunity to see them and then give us chance to repent? God helps us to see the unresolved sin in our lives through many situations.
I'm sorry I thought this was Fr. Goring's channel. I have deleted my previous post, as it is unlikely he will see it.
Everyone be aware that there is someone on Fr. Goring's youtube acct. pretending to be him and asking for money for an orphanage. He just posted a video clarifying, it is not him. it's scammers. Do not send any money. bye Pints with Aquinas. . I'll be more careful where I post something next time.
Not every confessor is like Padre Pio who could see your unconfessed sins. I think it’s only reasonable that if one forgets to confess a sin, he/she can confess it in the next confession, like Fr. Mark said. But even if we forgot to confess that sin again in the next confession, God knows our hearts and He knows that that sin was forgotten again and He will forgive us for that sin.
I'm a Catholic and I feel better knowing that
Thanks
I say at the end of my confession, "I'm sorry for these sins and the ones I can now not remember." I do want to cover all bases! If I did forget a mortal sin, which I wouldn't ordinarily do, I'd confess it the next time.
Love ✝ driven spirituality is top! I repent 4 small things also; a negative thought or even if I get angry, great 4 re-training the mind 4 Holiness ✝. Walking In GODS ✝ Word is 1st 4 me. It is work because we are in the flesh. God Bless ✝.
Father God in the name of your son our Lord Jesus Christ please forgive all my s'ens the ones I remember and the s'ens I forgot and the s'ens I did not know there s'ens and give me please Father God Almighty I regret all s'ens
Lord have mercy on me i repent
Me already knowing the answer but watching
I love the picture of Pope Benedict! I believe he will be a Doctor of the Church, someday.
But what if you forget a sin or sins and never remember them at any time due to whether or not you just had so many other things in mind before that you forgot these other sins completely. I don't think that was clearly answered for me at least.
I think Thomas Aquinas says that if you have an honest confession to the best of your ability, then all of your sins are forgiven - even if you remember later that you forgot to mention something.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Also just remember dear brothers and sisters if you forget (not avoid) to confess a mortal sin, it's actually an obligation to mention the sin in the next confession (even though it's forgiven and your confession is valid). I think it's important to keep in mind❤️✝️
At the end of your confession, don't we say something like "Please forgive me for these and all my other sins"?
It's not a mandatory thing but after I'm done saying my sins I say that genuinely that I'm sorry for any and all sins I might have forgotten. And after that the Act of Contrition. I think it's a good thing to throw in personally, even though God already knows I'm sure. I'm kinda scrupulous so I throw it in. And I mean it too. God bless!
@@lilyw.719 you remind me of the old me. Overthinking lol. I guess it's better to overthink than under though. God loved you lily. I used to be incredibly scrupulous. Just confess when you can get to confession if you have mortal sins. Try to remember what you can and whatever you forgive is forgiven too. God does not want your relationship with Him to be one of calculating and measuring like that. Imagine if we had to do all that with our parents, for example.
Christ used the sacrament of confession to forgive sins but there are times when confession is not available or maybe you just got in a bad car wreck and want to tell God then. You can. The sacraments is primarily how God wishes to give us absolution under normal circumstances, but it is not the only way. Christ is not bound by his own sacraments. That's why the Church has things like baptism by desire, for example, even though the person never formally was baptized physically with water.
Just keep loving God, trying your best, confess serious sins as soon as ya can. I personally kick the can down the road and I wanna end doing that. As far as devotions go, those aren't mandatory but just extra help. I personally love the rosary and divine mercy chaplet. They help me. I've dealt with some sexual related addiction for a long time. If you have some kind of addiction I invite you to talk to a good priest. I used to think I was in mortal sin for years and years but came to realize that I didn't meet the criteria for mortal sin because as an addict I couldn't give full consent to sinning since the brain was messed up. I bring up my addiction in case you struggle with one and fret over it. I wish I would've talked to a priest 15 years earlier cause it would have saved me a boat load of scrupulosity and fear. If you do have an addiction, we do have the responsibility to try and get better and get help. God will be there as we struggle and rise likely 1000 times.
Believe in God's merciful love and power. Christ died for lily. Remember the thief on the cross. He was repentant and spent probably a life in sin, serious sin likely. But he realized who Christ was and that what he did was wrong and longed for Christ's mercy. He personally didn't have time for a normal confession hanging on the cross but Jesus gave him absolution then and there because He is not bound by his own sacraments.
Just keep trying and getting up again. God is a God of love. He loves you.
@@lilyw.719 hun you need to pay more attention to the normal deposit of faith firstly. Apparatioms like Fatima are so good but our lady said we must pray do souls don't go there. I highly highly suggest starting devotion to Divine Mercy . Try reading St Faustina's diary. As a former (and still recovering) incredibly scrupulous person, this devotion helped so much. Mercy and love and truth is the church tradition. I think you just see too many people online talking legalism and putting people down maybe. Yes there is sin and wrong but too many turn the faith into mere legalism. God loves you, lily. See how Jesus encounters sinners in scripture. Read the prodigal son story again. Watch how God embraces us. He is your father. You are his daughter. He loves you and is proud of you and so am I.
@@lilyw.719 btw I love Therese too!
So technically, If someone were to let themselves get hypnotized in order to forget something they’re so ashamed of that they don’t want to talk about it, they would’ve found a way to outmaneuver the whole process?
Don't we confess at every mass? "I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God."
If we say the above prayer with our heart and soul, are all our sins forgiven during each mass?
So, time in purgatory is only for sins committed since my last visit to the confessional?
I don't care what Thomas Aquinas says, I do care what Ephesians 4:31 says
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
This is God's forgiveness the moment You believe the Gospel of grace, everything else is tradition and fables!
@@laakins was Paul part of these apostles?
Something I never see talked about, running out of time. During my last confession I had sins I wasn’t able to get to because the line was long and mass was due to start. I didn’t willingly withhold them but I wasn’t able to say them. Are those sins forgiven?
What if you prepare to confess only your mortal sins or venial sins that have been an issue in your life and leave out others for some other time because it’s urgent that you confess the mortal sins.
Please, help. I have made a general confession in my confession after 10 years and being born again, but left out some specifics I said "I have stolen" but didn't say what I stole. And I left out the amount of times I did each mortal sin. The priest didn't ask for the amount of times though. So should I re confess. I honestly didn't know, I went to confession blindly.
Should we jot down our sins and bring them with us to the confessional?
Yes, I write them down, this way nothing is forgotten. Highly recommend! God bless!
No, for two reasons- first, it adds to scrupulosity; secondly, you provide a way for other people to see them. (If you’re not concerned about others knowing about your sins, think about whether this is prudent and how that might affect someone who reads it and their relationship with you- it may not be appropriate that you give other people access to that information.) God bless you
If I take a 'list', I write them down and bring them lest I forget, being a very forgetful person anyway. The paper stays with me so no one will see it (not big sheet of paper, small pieces of paper).
I do...it helps me and eases my anxiety
Yes... I sure do.. It’s part of doing my best to make a good confession.. I sit with a pen and paper at home before leaving for confession .. go through the 10 commandments and 7 deadly sins and write down all I can remember ..then I read them in the confessional... how can one say they have honestly made a Good confession if they go in and just go by memory .. what did you eat for lunch last Tuesday???? Chances are you don’t remember .. when you do your honest best to make a good confession .. then walk out and remember another sin.. even a serious one..your heart is not troubled.. when you rush.. this is not the case.. this is especially true if you only go to confession a few times a year .. as far as people reading your sins if you drop the paper by accident... all I can say is I’ve never put my name and contact info on the top of the paper ... 🤪.. destroy the paper right after confession and you’re good..
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit because you are sealed unto the day of redemption.
When you are a saved Christian,and you sin the Holy Spirit will let you know of that sin. You must be sorry for that act of transgression, and God will forgive you, All in the name of Jesus Christ.
A repentant heart is a change of mind towards Christ, You must be reborn.
I believe when you are sealed with the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ your personal savior purged your sins on the cross by his blood. Trust the blood that washes you clean, once saved always saved because you are sealed with the Holy Spirit. Trust the gospel truth. 1CORINTHIANS 15:1-4 , Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30, Romans 10:9, 1John 5:13, Titus 1:2, Ephesians 2:8-9.
@@johnp.6043 my brother look at 1 cor 15:2 again. By this gospel you are saved IF YOU HOLD FIRMLY TO THE WORD I PREACHED
@@resetsetmefree478 , Jonathan I agree. The gospel. 1CORINTHIANS 15:1-4 KJV. Moreover, brethren I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,unless ye believe in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also have received, How that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and and that he rose again on the third day according to the scriptures;
In Romans 7. Paul is saying what a sinner he is and he continues to sin, he does not delight in it. O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Titus 1:2 KJV In hopes of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.
1John 5:13 KJV Believe on the name of the son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life.
When I was a Catholic, Whenever I sinned I was running scared, because I did not want to go to hell.
So I was always looking for a priest to have my sinned confessed and absolved.
When I started to read scriptures, the scales came off my eyes. This is not doctrine that a priest has powers to forgive sins, besides how can any person remember all their sins.
The wages of sin is death no mention of mortal or venial sins, all sin is death according to scripture.
But the gift from God is eternal life. By a repentant heart heart towards Jesus . That you are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV.,
Romans 10:9 confession with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Purgatory is unbiblical, It’s heaven or hell! Hebrews1:3 He himself Jesus purged our sins.
If you are a sealed and a saved Christian in Jesus Christ and you sin before you die although you are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. The Holy Spirit is not going to purgatory with you.
In Corinthians ,Bad works are burned up, but good works are rewards, so we all must stand at the judgement seat of Christ.
Paul says we should confess our faults to one another. To one another, that is two ways.
Grace be upon you!
@@johnp.6043 the video says yes, God forgives all sin. Some sins are more serious though cf 1 John 5:16-17. Jesus preached to souls in prison 1 Peter 3:19 so they weren't in heaven yet at that time
If I know of a mortal sin I have committed since my last confession and do not confess it intentionally, I understand that that renders the confession invalid and that it would be sinful to do so. If I'm in confession and have venial (not mortal) sins on my mind that I intentionally do not confess, is that sinful or does that make the confession invalid? It is probably too much to confess all of your venial sins just because you couldn't remember them all but I'm not sure if you have to confess all the venial sins you can think of or just do a portion of them. I would really appreciate an answer if anyone knows. Thanks
Divine Mercy.
Then why is a general confession recommended?
Colossians 2:13,14
God gifts are without repentance.
If I intentionally refuse to confess a 'so called Sin of back bitting against a priest or the priest ' which could hurt a priest and cause him to emotionally backfire on me through "Political correctness" Is it a Sin unforgiven ?
Can Catholics confess sins on phone when it's emergency or in need or in the absence of a church nearby?
When you remember one of these sins, do you go to confession as soon as possible? Or is it just the next time in your life you go?
I don't understand. Are you saying if go to confession I cant leave out a sin to save time. If that were the case I'd be there all day. I haven't been to confession in over 40 years.
I have a lot of sins to confess. What if my intention is to confess it at another time.
This is disheartening.
I have heard that there is no Confession in the Greek Orthodox Catholic Church. Can you clarify this for me? Also is this one of the reasons there is the division between the Greek Orthodox Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church? Thank You, Be Well, and God Bless, Tom.
@@marym.338 Catholic means: Universal; the Church of the Universe.
Father, I have a physical illness that holds me back from going to Mass and confession as much as I would like too. I do attend Mass and Chaplet of divine mercy on EWTN. Due to covid, can confession be done by phone during certain hours?
Sorry but no, Confession can’t be done over the phone. I asked about this last year.
Call the parishes around you, a priest should come to visit and give you the sacraments. Also, consider getting a brown scapular and enrolling. But of course most importantly do everything you can to get a priest over.
Say if you go to confession weekly and you commit a mortal sin in between confession and you forget about the mortal sin and you die before your next weekly confession. Will that person go to hell or heaven?
Yes, it is called the Turtledove Sacrifice in the Old Testament if you refuse to confess Christ as the final priest, final Temple, and final sacrifice. You are practicing Jewish Teshuvah, which is confession in lieu of Temple sacrifice, yet, Christ said He is the final sacrifice. Think the diaspora Jews ended up in Rome…
Well that just clears everything up - now I can go eat my waffle, waffle, waffles.
If you don’t no something is sin what should you do?
Why can’t I confess my sins straight to God? Why do I have to confess to a priest? Why can’t I forgive myself?
That’s Gods will to be humble enough to confess to other imperfect human being .
@@czeneke1162 where does it say in the Bible that I must that I have to confess my sins to somebody imperfect or to a priest?
@@josephfugedi3712 “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy” (Proverbs 28:13).
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16).
Where does it say in the Bible pedophilia is sin ? It doesn’t but we know it’s bad . Just because something is not in the Bible literally does not mean that God does not expect it from us.
Why did Jesus choose twelve apostles and gave them the authority to forgive sins ? Jesus said to his apostles: “whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained” . There is hierarchy in heaven and hell and there is hierarchy in the church . Simple as that .
@@czeneke1162 Thank you, God bless.
@@czeneke1162 Thank you. God bless
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Is it sacrilege if we remember a sin after an honest confession but don’t confess them next time we go to confession ?
No. Your forgotten sin was forgiven.