How To Go To Confession 

How did it go?

Thank you!

I feel you, same here 😮🙏

@@claudiap9621 Prayers for you! Remember, God's mercy awaits on the other side!

Congrats on your confirmation! What saint did you choose? Prayers for you! Remember, God's mercy awaits on the other side!

This is awesome to hear!

Where in the bible does it said anything that it's ok to go and confess to a man?

Does it mean that if someone did not go for Confession should not receive d Holy Communion?

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You're welcome!

Thank you!

Thank you! Confession is always a place of victory!

Thanks! Please continue the search into our faith!

Prayers for you!

You're welcome!

Just make sure you destroy your paper afterward because those sins are no longer apart of you!

This is great to hear! Thank you for sharing this.

Thank you for your compliment!

Priests cannot forgive sin. You only need to ask God for forgiveness. Jesus died so that you can go straight through Jesus to God. There is one mediator between God and man, the Christ Jesus. Priests can do nothing for you

@@camp5607 why are you attacking me? your comment makes me lean more into my Catholic faith.

@@VinesThroughTime I’m showing you that what you’ve been taught is wrong. I’m trying to help you. The Catholic Church teaches different then what the Bible says. Would you rather obey Gods word (bible) or the catechism written by man. It impossible for God to lie, so everything in the Bible is true, right? Why would the Catholic Church tell you that Mary was sinless when the Bible says there is only one who is sinless, Jesus. Romans 3:23 (“For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”) This is just one example. Please think about it, I don’t want you going to hell out of ignorance. I too was catholic, until someone challenged me to read the Bible. The whole Bible, not just a verse here and there and my mind was blown away. So many contradictions. It’s your choice to follow Jesus or follow your church. I’m here to help you. Bless you

@@camp5607 I'm not going to hell. and you have zero authority over God. You do NOT know me or my walk. I do NOT know you or your walk. but if you are going around socking it to people out of your self-righteous ego, YOU are causing discord between God and his people. You will cause discord in your own heart. Micromanaging other people speaks volumes about your YOUR insecurity. You are here searching for people to confuse them and disregard their spiritual experiences & love of Jesus... WHY? Because of your own stuff. Not ours. YOU are the one assigning sacraments as weapons, not me. not my priest. He is a helper that gives me solutions when I'm stuck. Sacraments are gifts to stay on the up&up, because the closer we get to God, the more jealous the devil gets. Therapists sent me deeper into hell. The (good) priests reach down into the muck and offer solutions. Not all priests are good, I know this because anywhere there are people, there will be evil. we are in a fallen world. please quit micromanaging people in their most sensitive time. instead, look inward. please. Don't project on others

@@VinesThroughTime I’m here to show you that you’re headed for a cliff. If you choose to keep walking on your path, that’s your choice. But if nobody has ever warned you about the approaching cliff, how will you know about the cliff? Do you agree that the Bible is Gods word and God cannot lie? I hope your answer is yes. If so, you might not realize that the Bible is telling you one thing, and the Catholic Church is telling you something else. 🤔 did you ever play the game telephone when you were growing up? The idea is one person says something and you go down the line whispering into each other’s ears and by the time it gets to the other end, it’s something completely different. That is the Catholic Church. God made the Bible so you would know what was said in the beginning. I’m just asking for you to think about it. Why would the Catholic Church teach something different than the Bible?

Excellent! Forgiveness from God... there is nothing like it!

You're welcome! We hope you went!

I am preparing for my first confession in 50 yrs. Writing things down to help me is a good suggestion. Pray for me. I really want to take communion badly. Im going to go to RCI classes . Should I wait until I do that or can I go now. My classes don’t start for another month

You're welcome1

Prayers for you, and yes, Jesus is waiting for you!

Thank your father it's been long time i went to confession am so happy for seen this video

We're glad it helped but most happy about you going to confession!

Excellent! Glory to God indeed!

Fr. Rob is awesome!

PRAY FOR THEM!

@trollpatrol7215 I guess you missed the part where I said I started going back.

Remember that ALL are victims at some level and God does not desire that they go to hell. Us? We pray for them.

You're welcome!

Thanks! Confession is always a place of victory!

You don’t need to go to a priest for forgiveness. Jesus died for you. There is one mediator and it’s Jesus

We're happy to help... Great to hear... know that a weight will be lifted off of you... God's mercy!

Make a list as you remember. And, as they say, finish with "and for any sins that I have forgotten" - "IF" you are sincere and contrite, God is merciful and will destroy those sins.

I struggle with my memory. That part of writing my sins on paper helps and even more so destroying the paper afterward so I remember the sins no more

You're welcome!

Kneeling is not required. Some confessionals have a chair. You can always tell the priest.

Thank you!

James 5:16

@@jenamaza3834 It says to "each other" Does the priest confess his sins to you after you tell him yours?

EXPLAIN: we are taught BY THE BIBLE to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The BIBLE teaches that Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. The BIBLE teaches that Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). The BIBLE teaches that Paul had a ministry of RECONCILIATION to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

@@HAL9000-su1mz Because of Jesus's sacrifice, we can now approach the throne of God with boldness (Heb. 4:16). Jesus is our great High Priest (Heb. 4:14-15,10:21) and is the only mediator between us & God (1 Tim. 2:5). No priests in the New Testament, only elders, deacons & pastors (1 Tim. 3:1-13, Titus 1:6-9, Eph.4:11) 1John 1:9 tells us to confess our sins directly to God. James 5:16 does not link forgiveness with the confession of sin. Only God has the ability to forgive sins (Isaiah 43:25)

@@sawyerwhited6802 Bible says to confess. Confessions have been heard for nearing 2,000 years. Simply repeating the same self-justifying verses over and over is little more than vain repetition, is it not? Why can you not leave other Christians alone? Why MUST we believe exactly as you do? THERE is the issue.

You're welcome!

Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

@@HAL9000-su1mz . No

@@HAL9000-su1mz . Man made religions becomes so ingrained in people that they will not listen or investigate with transparency and without prejudice. I sent you scripture but you refuse to believe because of false teaching from the rcc.

It better be serious. If not, then you have anxiety. 64 million Americans do. Treatment is readily available.

OK, High Priest. Were there others? YES! Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

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Thank you -- I wonder if I should try again.. as far as I am concerned for me personally if I thought I was a sin I have to struggle to find my way - but I have always been a person and good catholic in every way -- except the one I just cant change

Wait, am I reading this to say that you’re angry that they won’t offer absolution because of your insistence on continuing in a mortal sin? If I read it right that’s like saying “I want to do everything for God accept this one thing I’m addicted to, I’m keeping this one.” In order to receive absolution you’re supposed to resolve to do your best to not commit the sin again. If you refuse to do that it indicates a lack of remorse for the sin and saying “God, let me be god on this one.” So of course he can’t offer absolution in that instance. The most he can do is is offer a blessing and pray for you. Since I can see this is is painful for you, I want to remind you that if following Christ were easy, everyone would do it and the pain we feel while trying to get on the right path and stay on the right path is one of the largest motivators for growth. To be pure in heart and mind, we have to follow Christ’s teachings not what we wish them to be. I will of course pray for you that you as I would any person who’s hurting that you may find peace in the Lord and a willingness to continue growing in faith. I try to remind myself daily that as hard as life gets sometimes, it’s still a lighter cross to bear than Jesus’s. Since your comment is 6 months old, I do hope you’re feeling better, whether I misinterpreted your comment or not, I wish the best and love you as I do all people. We all sin and we all struggle with specific sins, I will not cast stones at another person’s sins because they’re different than mine so please don’t think I mean it that way. I’ve been praying for the humility to return to the sacraments after being away for 35 years so I also have a lot to confess, but I’m also praying for the willingness to accept Gods plan for me and to do His will. The St. Francis prayer has been helping me as well as praying the rosary twice a day. I removed most social media from my phone, I deleted all of the memes I had saved as well as all of the pornographic pictures women have sent me because I have difficulty with lust and fornication. It was near the end of a 6 day fast when I was feeling down I was praying and asked God what He wants from me. I had been selfishly praying that my truck be repaired so I could return to work after two months in the shop. I asked if I’m being called back to the church, then I said if that’s His will I would return even if my truck were repaired before I got there. At that very moment my phone vibrated but I continued my prayer. When I got up off my knees, I looked at my phone and saw that vibration was a text saying my truck was ready. It was the day before the part they were waiting on was supposed to be in. Since then I haven’t stopped praying daily and while I’m sinning significantly less, I’m trying to gather the strength and humility to fulfill my calling to return to where I’m being called. Because I was only a few days away at that time from a date with suicide, I was praying from the heart and in tears, rather than the usual just saying the words of a prayer because were supposed to. That’s when it hit me that my struggles were meant to get my attention. Before that I was trying to find a god that fit what I wanted him to be but the god I’m supposed to pray to is the one I truly believe in whether I’m conscious of it or not so the way for me to know is to remember who I pray to when death seems certain, and there’s absolutely no where else to turn, for me, that showed me through the most genuine prayer that not only does He still care about me, and that he uses my struggles to help me, but that He’s been a part of my life all along and it was me who was being selfish and trying to decide between right and wrong with my selfish and fallible mind. Since I feel called back to the church I left as part of Gods will, I feel remorseful of my sins and have a true desire to not commit them in the future. I’ve been tested on them several times already and have recognized them every time so far and only given in once and then found further ways to reduce temptation. By resisting temptation, we are serving God and he sees our successes and He fills my heart with joy every time I resist and do the right thing. For me, the greater the temptation, the better I feel after resisting it, then I offer a prayer of thanks and gratitude for the strength to resist and the opportunity to realize I can do the right thing with His grace. Sorry, I didn’t mean to write a novel, lol. I just wanted to relate with a story of my own struggle to help you not feel alone because even with the differences, I see some similarities between them. I have no idea if it’s helpful to you but it is truly from the heart and maybe it’s meant to help someone else scrolling the comments, either way, I pray that you’re feeling better and may God bless you and anyone who reads this.

And so Pope Francis has issued direction to bless these Unions - what doing is my complaint - you are making judgemnets about what you thiank God wants just like this man - why not just come out and admit thjat you are using the mans doctrine to make judgements in the name of God.. @@drbirdleaf2574

This sounds like. LGBTQ cut and paste. I have seen it elsewhere.

Yes, that's ok. Great news you went to confession! Doesn't it feel great?

@@diospringfieldIL yes it is.

That's ok. You can sit. Usually there are chairs in a confessional.

You need to talk to the Office of Tribunal Services in your local diocese.

You have to be Catholic to go to the sacrament of Confession, although you can always talk to a priest in a more informal way if you are seeking guidance.

Just know the priest will walk you through it and God's mercy awaits on the other side! You will feel so much better!

Fear dying in your sins! Now THAT is embarrassing.

I had best one ever. Got a good a priest last December.

When you pray the Rosary, you are praying the life of Christ as you meditate of the mysteries of Christ's life. The Hail Mary prayer is taken from the Bible and asking Mary, our Mother to pray for us, is always a good thing.

Sorry to hear about this experience. We encourage you to go again. Maybe try going behind the screen. Your next experience will be much better... and God's forgiveness is the best!

Of sinning?

@@HAL9000-su1mz No, not my sinning, the sinning of our parish pastor who sexually abused me in the fifth grade. It took place in a confessional booth, three times.

@@paulfisher1296 With God's grace, forgiveness is possible and forgiveness leads always to healing. There is more, certainly, but it is the start.

@@HAL9000-su1mz Where did I say that I was unable to forgive? I said it brought back bad memories. You don’t know the first thing about me, nor my process or stages of forgiveness I’ve leveled. Think you may want to refrain from comment and zip-it.

@@paulfisher1296 Can you now forgive me?

Well, if its true, then its wrong. But youre taking the word of a murderer, and the priest cant defend himself against a lie because of the seal of confession

Honestly what nonsense. I doubt this story is true. First of all, there is the seal of confession so no priest would leak this story, Second, the priest can ask the congregation for donations at any time (usually 'any other business' at the end of Mass), thirdly, the priest would know that not only was this a wrong thing to do but he himself would be sinning gravely by asking for money in this way and finally, the priest would have encouraged the man to go to the police, turn himself and the credit cards in. If you believe this story to be true you should contact the Bishop of the relevant diocese and discuss the priest's behaviour with him, naming him but not the penitent - since that is for him to do. Be responsible. Stop spreading stories or step up to the plate, and do the right thing.

Wow. That's shocking. I've never encountered a request for a donation around the sacrament of confession. Certainly not in Ireland. This is not the norm.

I have no idea if your story is true, but I’m pretty sure the abuse of selling indulgences went out with the middle ages.

@@writersblockmemoirs Another much more serious problem with the church is the following: Church leadership should be held both criminally & financially accountable for gun violence as deleting Deuteronomy 13:1 from scripture & moving Deuteronomy 13:1 to end of Deuteronomy 12 as an unauthorized add on at end of chapter in the hopes no one will be able to see it shows unbelievably extreme, irresponsible & irrational arrogance to the extent church leadership thinks it is God and somehow has permission to add or delete scripture they think is unacceptable. The church has altered or deleted or added over 10,000 lines to scripture over the last 500 years. Unauthorized changes to scripture brings on the extreme curse of gun violence as change to scripture invites total anarchy & extreme gun violence.

@trollpatrol7215 Untrue. The catholic church introduced the trunity doctrine at The First Councli of Constantinople in 381 AD. Nnne of Jesus's Apostles believed in the catholic trinity.

FYI: Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

FALSE THEOLOGY from a Pagan "bible". Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

No, but if you read the church fathers you will see that early Christians, even before the New Testament was written, were to confess their sins before one another. The evolution is that now the priest represents the community so that scandal is avoided from having everyone's sins aired in public.

WRONG! Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

James 5:16

After YOU, my dear. Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

James 5:16

@@jenamaza3834JAMES 5:16 “CONFESS YOUR FAULTS TO ONE ANOTHER” Mark 2:7 “Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?” 80 percent of priests in the Vatican are gay: new book, JAMES 5:16 is sharing your faults with one another not thinking they can forgive your sins.

Nowhere (except in catholic mythology) Does it say man can forgive your sins! In fact it says the opposite, Mark 2:7 “Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?” I can tell you my sins but unless you are GOD ALMIGHTY all you can do is sympathize!

@@savedbygrace8337 „Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.“ ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭18‬ ‭

FALSE THELOGY. Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

Please note that we are taught to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16). The Apostles received power over sin from Christ ( Matthew 16:19, 18:18, John 20:23). They handed it on to their successors. Paul forgave sins IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST and with the authority of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10). Paul had a ministry of reconciliation to Christians urging them to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20 and following). Orthodox and Catholic priests received this teaching directly from the Apostles and have practiced it continuously since 33 AD. NOTE: 500 years ago, "MAN" who is fatally flawed by his ego, decided that these BIBLE verses no longer apply. Can you be Christian if you DENY any part of the bible?

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@@TheVCRTimeMachine That's the truth. Your sins are to be confessed to God alone, they got nothing to do with anyone else. Go in your room, close your door and kneel before God and ask him by faith for the forgiveness of your secrets sins, He is near and He hears and He knows every thought and intents of your heart. The Bible says to confess our faults one to another that we may be healed { James 5:16 KJV} } and not our sins. Your sins are to be confessed to God alone. Jesus Christ is Our only High Priest who is seated at the Right hand of God in Heaven, He ever lived to make intercession for us.. So we are to confess our sins to Him and believe that He hears us and will forgive us and healed us and we must be willing with determined effort to forsake all our sins.

No.. we get grace to sin no more. To recognize how sins hurts others not just ourselves

Thanks! Confession is always a place of victory!