Before the holidays, many people decide to confess. And although we are often ashamed of our sins, if we want to receive the sacrament of communion, we must approach the confessional. What mistakes should not be made when confessing sins?
How to make a good confession? Remember the conditions for a good confession
Before we confess our sins to a priest, it is worth remembering five conditions for a good confession. Before confession, you should examine your conscience, repent of your sins, do not hide them, have a strong resolution to improve, and make amends to God and your neighbor. Father Mateusz Szerszeń at the Parish of St. Saint Mary Magdalene in Suchożebry decided to prepare the parishioners to confess their sins. He emphasized that the mistakes made most often result from failure to comply with the five conditions of confession.
Priest about mistakes during confession. “Sin is a conscious and voluntary transgression”
he noticed that many people who go to confession do not know what exactly a sin is. He mentioned that sin is a conscious action, so there is no need to confess dreams or emotional states. “Feelings are not subject to moral evaluation because they arise involuntarily,” he explained. There is no need to tell the details of a given sin unless the priest asks about them. We should also not stray from the topic, lower our voices when confessing sins, or deliberately conceal an act we have committed. – In addition, there are confessions about one’s own feelings, mental states and other people’s sins – he explained. Lack of humility and failure to do penance is also a mistake.
Source: Gazeta
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