Thank you for this message, I came back to church 2 years ago and had not gone to confession in close to 20 years. It helped me find more peace in my life and now I go almost every week cause I examine my life more and see things in my life differently. I understand sin more and what I once thought was not sin I see is and how I justified my actions. I also see how the devil told me lies and tempted me. I pray for all people to go to confession while they can and still have breath. Jesus loves everyone so much. And every soul is important to him, even a lost sinner like me when I was away for so long. God bless everyone on here. All glory to God 🙏🏼
Yes those in mortal sin " Go quickly to Confession " as Mother Mary says in her messages to Late Father Gobbi. Queen and Mother of the Last Times Snatch us out of the clutches of Evil 😈
@@Perririri , Late Father Stefano Gobbi was an Italian Priest who for 25 years received messages from Our Blessed Mother for Priests. These messages are compiled in a book " Marian Movement of Priests ! " I read the entire messages and was amazed at these all important wondrous messages that should be read by all. For example one message to Priests says " If in mortal sin go quickly to Confession " Then another general message says " The prayers of the sick are almost Sacramental " This latter message has changed my thinking towards my wife. She has undergone five major surgeries in the last 20 years and now is very weak but still doing the house work , cooking, laundry etc and of course the servant helps. Moreso she is totally in prayer without cease. I remember reading in Medjugorie News long back of an elderly Lady who stopped praying as she thought : What is the use of my prayers at this stage ? " Hence she reduced her prayers to bare minimum. Then she has a dream where she sees a blonde drowning in a lake of fire ! Alarmed she noticed Jesus standing next to her who then told her : Give her your hand and gently pull her out ! She balked but Jesus repeated and said Fear not ! She then extended her hand and rescued her and pulled her out ! Jesus then told her this is what your Prayers Do !.....and the dream ended. Thereafter she started saying her original Prayers. I too then realized Salome's prayers are having the same effect and do the same rescue acts hence fully support her in kindness, love etc !! I too pray similarly. Queen and Mother of the Last Times Snatch us out of the clutches of Evil 😈
I m a kid using my Mom's phone. I found this video helpful. 🤗☺️ Father said in class we need to go once a year. Now I know why my mom keeps trying to take me every week.
Tonight was the first time I have been to Mass in 15 years . I was scared .Shaking .. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer over two years ago and not expected to live through the summer of 2020 .Though through some Miracle I am still here . Tonight I had to go no matter what .I said to myself " The devil will scream and will fight me to the door" ..It's been too long and I want to come Home . Cancer has been a blessing . Experiencing it I believe is Jesus calling me back , to repentance and communion . Pray for me
God loves you. Yes, I will also pray for you. Sometimes, I think suffering or becoming sick is a blessing... Maybe we can offer our suffering for the people who are drowning in grave sin that thru our sacrifice and offering, God will reach out to them and convert their hearts..
I am a catholic priest. My dears, do never be ashamed to confess your sins, whatever they are. Remember that a priest is a sinner just like you, and do never think that your sin is the worst possible: consider rather that priests hear always something worst than yours. Trust me. Usually people think only about sin of sex...of course they must be confessed, but what about hatred? What about lies, betrayals of partner, filthy language... Go confess and change your life, this is what really matters.
Over 20 years ago I went to confession and was face to face with priest. As I was talking to hi and I got absolution and grace pouring light fell on both of us. So amazing. Good stuff happens in confession. Praise Jesus.
There needs to be more times for Confession. We keep talking about Eucharistic revival, but before this, there has to be a Confession revival. Thanks for this video. Amen, Amen!
@Zippitydoodah We don't deny Jesus died for us in able to repent from our sins, in fact you wouldn't even know this without Christ's only Church, the Catholic Church outside of which there is no salvation. Christ gave men the ability to forgive sin, we see that in John 20:23 and through apostolic succession bishops (and priests under a bishop) have a duty to follow Christ and His Church's teachings. We also know that the Church is the pillar and foundation of all truth, the Church says the normative means for Christ to forgive your sins is through a priest. When we confess to Christ through His priests it is an act of obedience to Christ Himself. We believe in an act of perfect contrition but this is not the normative means to confess and when you have the opportunity you have the obligation to be obedient to Christ and His bride the Church by going to confession. You are in error, following theology from the 1500's, these protestant heretics voluntarily broke from Christ's Body and started teaching their own made up theology which included no sacraments (outside of Lutherans, Anglicans and a few others). And no wonder these fake "pastors" don't believe in the sacraments, they have no authority and their calling to teach is not only illegitimate but heresy. Repent and come to the same Church St. Ignatius of Antioch and other early Christians claimed to be apart of, the Catholic Church. The Church began on Pentecost, not in the 1500's.
@Zippitydoodah this is all you can say..."who's sin you forgive, they are forgiven" from Christ's own mouth; meaning God told us what to do. Previous writer told you best- you are disobedient. Let go and Let God and come Home.
@Zippitydoodah Remember what Jesus commanded? "Love one another as God loves you" You're failing. You don't say things like that to other believers. That's shameful. "It does not matter! I am happy about it-just so Christ is preached in every way possible, whether from wrong or right motives. And I will continue to be happy.” Philippians 1:18 (GNT
I don’t know if it was a psychological thing or not, but every time I walked out of the confession room after I confessed, I felt physically lighter, like gravity became a lesser force or I was on the moon. Even if I wasn’t really paying attention to truly feeling sorry, and was more just worried about being nervous, every time I felt lighter after without fail.
@Brian 2019 Yes I know sins have a spiritual weight, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say that every single sin is an actual demon in our bodies commanding us, if you’re talking in literal terms. If that were true, I’d have thousands and thousands of demons in my body commanding me, and though I probably get tempted by demons like everyone else, I’m clearly not possessed. Yes demons tempt and influence us to sin, but they aren’t the sins themselves. The only spirit living inside my body the Spirit of God, because God is gracious and will stay with his child, despite the fact I have tons of moral errors I haven’t confessed yet. I believe possession and demons inside people is real, and that demons do cause their hosts to sin and can use their sin as an opportunity to enter them, but what you describe is wayyy over the top.
I am a naturally anxious person and I tend to feel anxious even after leaving confession. Is something wrong with me? I have confessed my anxiety and the fact that I over analyze my confessions feeling like I messed up or forgot something. I wish this did not happen.
@@Molly-sv9yn Yes something is wrong with you: the anxiety you feel. But I wouldn’t feel anxious about the anxiety because that’s just adding to it, and totally unnecessary, you know? And plus, we all have things wrong with us. Pretty much everyone has some sort of emotional or mental issues. I doubt anyone’s mentally perfect. I have anxiety issues, anger issues, and pride issues too. And sometimes I think I’m straight up delusional lol I’m trying to get better of course, but it’s a process, and I’ll never reach perfect. This helps me with anxiety: just calming myself down by realizing there’s nothing really to worry about that’s worth all this worry. And the anxiety you’re feeling is just a feeling- it will pass, and everything is and will be okay. Anxiety is just an emotion which will go away, so imagine it gradually flowing away. When it comes to your specific worries about confession, countless people have forgotten something! I forget my sins all the time, and I’m sure none of my confessions are even close to perfect. That’s unideal of course, but completely normal. And God is very understanding, so I’m sure he gets it if you make a mistake. So also just reminding yourself everyone has slip ups, and so even if you did make a mistake, it truly isn’t a big deal at all. Just let the worry flow away. God is gentle and kind, and completely gets it, and that’s what matters. Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Sorry for the very long response, but anyway I hope this might help🙂 Remember you’re fine, you’re only human, and God (your truest Father and friend) is extremely loving and understanding, much more so than any human being on the Earth.
@Brian 2019 Yes I’m aware all people have many spiritual impurities. This doesn’t equate to the demonic possession of all of human kind. How many demons do you think you have inside your body controlling you right now? Or if you just went to confession and confessed “all” your sins, how many demons do you think you’ll have inside of you by 4 days from now?
@@Molly-sv9yn Hei molly, take this from a priest, go for spiritual direction. Just excuse any priest or confessor you can see and have 15 minutes of spiritual direction on this.
I've also had a long battle with myself about a certain sin and confession. When this sin started (I was still a child), I didn't know it was a sin, I thought it was okay. When I found out what the Church says about it, I tried to rationalise it and say that's not correct... then I accepted the fact that it's sinful but still wasn't able to force myself to go to confession, I was too ashamed to tell this to anyone. It took me a few years to do that. After that I still struggled with this sin and didn't take the offense seriously.. a few months ago I had a sort of breakdown and was crying almost all day about it. The next day I went to confession without even having the usual shame hold me back. This was around the week before Easter. I'm much more hopeful now that with His grace, I can overcome this sin. 💛🕊
God's mercy is infinite. He loves you more than your sins. Just humble yourself and beg for His DIVINE Mercy because He is longing to talk to you heart to heart...
I also do my confession every week. Participate in the mass daily. Take it from me too. It's beautiful to be close to be Jesus. A love for which you will be ready to do anything for Jesus.
Thank God for my wife. Her decades of faith were instrumental in bringing me back to penance after years, which I now take advantage of at LEAST once every two months, often more frequently. But she's pushing me to go more. God Bless her, she loves me so much. Just celebrated 38 years. Luckiest man on earth, thank you God.
This is true I was under attack from a succubus until I went to confession I had a dream, and the demonic entities couldn't touch me. It was if I was in a glass bell and it couldn't get near me. 🙏🙏🙏🕊🏴
@@gabiafterhours I belive it came from a curse that a wich my stepson was dating cast on me and my child. Love your content and your teaching style 🙏🙏🙏🕊🏴
This video really touched my heart today. I have been a cradle Catholic all my life. I only did with my children what I was taught. Now that I am more involved with the church, I am realizing all the mistakes I have done with my children. Now they are all grown up and it has been so hard to get them back to the church. Please pray for them and all youth🙏🏽
I think it was St. Padre Pio who went to confession every 8 days. He said something like “the soul gets dusty.” We also get graces from that Sacrament and it helps put another layer of protection. Some people have more sanctifying graces than others because they receive The Holy Eucharist and Confession more frequently.
What a beautiful video. Two weeks ago, I was in the ICU with a bad case of pneumonia. I hadn't been to confession in 6 years, since before I married my now husband. Shame over my sins kept me a prisoner. Everything changed in the hospital; a priest walked into my room, said I heard you're Catholic, do you want to talk, have confession, anointing of the sick, and receive the Eucharist? I nearly burst into tears then and there. I had been running and hiding my face from God for years, so He found me himself in the form of that priest. I am happy to say after a painful 6 day stay in the hospital I am healed and healing, both physically and spiritually. Praise God for His love and mercy!
I need to get back to confession. I love confession, it usually makes me feel better I used to go a couple times a week and would walk or uber since I didn't have a car until last year. I haven't gone in a couple weeks but as someone who struggles with addiction since middle school and is in therapy to help me, I need it. If i'm honest I got very frustrated with a priest in a confessional a couple months ago, I didn't show it obviously. He basically said how if I spend an hour with Jesus a day and fast from one thing a day, it's *impossible* to fall into mortal sin (as in my addiction). I used to spend hours a day in praying to Jesus in high school daily during my senior year. I skipped a social life in my senior year and skipped school to spend time with Jesus. My addiction was far worse then than it was during that confession. I smashed my most prized possession as an offering to God back then and I still very often deal with regret over it. To say I was infuriated after hearing that was an understatement. Especially since my addiction is quite literally triggered by being alone. Ever since that i've been in a faith crisis off and on to the point where I have contemplated leaving the church, stopped praying my daily chaplet and rosary and have basically backslid into how bad my addiction was years back. It was my fault and I regret allowing my anger at a priest who offered poor counsel to scare me away from confession like that and admitting defeat to my addiction. So thank you for the video. I will be returning to confession to a priest I trust as well as continuing therapy to crush this sin in my life. Most priests have been helpful and led me in confession to breaking my addiction for several months. Thank You and God bless.
Beautiful testimony. I appreciate you sharing it. Yes it is so important to find a loving and gentle priest. I will be praying for you! Mary loves you and she is always with you!
@BRATET MSHEEKHA @gabi after hours Thank you so much both of you. Prayed my rosary again last night. I met with my therapist today about it again and i'm going to a Catholic campus event at my university tonight so hopefully I can catch father for a confession! I will keep you both in my prayers. I was admittedly worried how people would respond and it was a great boost to my faith especially as Gabi's videos was one of the influences that led me to pray the rosary daily originally.
Have you tried praying to Mary Undoer of Knots? Also, frequent communion (if you can get to daily Mass) really helps strong sins. Have you found Father Ripperger’s book of Deliverence Prayers yet?! Those are very helpful too. I find it is best to say 3 or 4 different prayers. It took me 1 1/2 years of daily Mass, regular confession, intermittent fasting to beak one of mine. Depending what it is, if you struggle with chastity I suggest finding a priest who will enroll you in the Dominican devotion Angelic Warfare Confraternity. God Bless, I will pray for you!
Amen I left for 15 years also, I fell ill for 3 years . I was in so much mortal sin I was dead. One day I went back to mass then confession. I was healed almost completely, the Eucharist accomplished the rest and I have never felt that illness again. My soul was black and became new and so did my life ❤ I love Jesus
Before I don't believe in confession but now I do believe in Confession because after I finally confess I could really see that God work for getting rid of the sin I committed. He show lots and lots of words from the Bible automatically after I confess about that sin . I also encounter bad and people who hurt me ,so I realized that I should not hurt people. And now I'm 100% free from that sin and now I don't do it because the LORD work for it. He helps me after I confess.
I had a confession last First Friday of the month. I've been struggling with pride, high temperance, lack of accepting my mistakes, fears, anxieties, constant worries and overthinking. I released all the heavy burdens I have been carrying years ago. I was weak. I sinned too much. I felt free again after confession . I am at peace. I thank God for the beauty of this sacrament. God is so good. Mama Mary truly protects us too.
Please pray for me brothers and sisters, I begin RCIA in the fall so I can't receive the Sacrament of Penance until after my diocese allows me to enter the church next Easter, and therefore I have to bear the weight of my sins until then. I'm trying to foster true contrition to reconcile with Christ, but it feels hopeless. Any prayers would be appreciated. God bless
I will pray for you. Remember... God loves you. He knows that if you could confess today you would. The devil wants you to lose your peace. Resolve to go to confession as soon as possible, and then ignore those evil thoughts. I will be praying for you. Please keep me posted on when you will enter the church!
I also remember those days in RICA. The Holy Spirt had already revealed to me that the Eucharist was in fact the flesh and blood of Christ our Lord. The hardest part was watching as many walked through knowing that had taken grace for granted, just going through the motions with no real conversion even as adult Catholics. I don’t say this in judgment but rather in heartbreak for those who don’t understand or participate in weekly confession and truly believing in the Sacrament. This was a timely video for me!
This message is so much needed today! I can relate to that girl who came back to confession after a long time, when I was young not seeing my parents going to frequent confession encouraged me to avoid it like the plague because of fear and shame. Even now it is hard to go but God's grace is powerfull.
I LOVE confession! The grace of God washes over you and a great peace rests in the place of where burden used to. I have two young kids that aren't of age yet for the sacraments, but when they are, I will be taking them frequently to confession. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Write down your sins because you will forget one or more once you get in there. It also helps you to meditate on them and reflect on how you will keep from falling into temptation again.
I think that’s very true. When you write them down you realise how many lore there are that are buried and that may or have come up in the confessional had you tried to remember them in the moment. Writing them helps to see the words written on paper and gives you time to reflect upon them and to let them sink in. It’s a great act of clearing of the conscience and a kind of prep work for before you go in to see the priest.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now am found Was blind but now I see Was Grace that taught my heart to fear And Grace, my fears relieved How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed Through many dangers, toils and snares We have already come T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far And Grace will lead us home And Grace will lead us home Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found Was blind but now I see Was blind, but now I see. Amen 🙏
Im not catholic but this is good to hear for all christians. I have gone a long time sense I told our priest I wanna confess. We do it eye to eye but that part I think Dont matter. Confess to a family and friends can help as well... Im gonna do It as son as possible now. Its something I’ve thaought about a long time. Now Im not gonna just think about it just do it! Thanx for this video! God bless you all and much love from Sweden 🇸🇪💟☦️💟
I had not gone to confession for over a year. I had this tagging in my heart to go before Eater so I could really enjoy celebrating the Easter vigil with a free heart. However the Parish program was such that I missed out on the set time for confession and the priests were busy with other programs. I went to adoration chapel instead and thought to myself "Lord I really tried. Seems like you will forgive me now that it wasnt my fault that no priest was available...unless you brought one right now by some sort if miracle.." You would not believe how out of nowhere a priest came walking by and the man who had explained to me earlier how there were no priests available today points him out to me! Thankfully he was so generous to me, listened to my confession and changed my life! To this day Iam so grateful to God for the miracle of not letting me go back with unrepented sins, but more so for the grace I received at this confession...to the priest too for his generosity. I have never experienced so much love and healing in my soul after this confession. Am sorry to blabber too much. Am just blown away by my experience I thought I would share😊
Confession is so important and I’m so glad you made this video. I used to get extremely nervous, anxious, and even angry when confession was brought up. The devil was trying very hard to keep me from going to confession, especially since I had committed mortal sins. I’m so grateful to God that going to confession is now something I look forward to, since I know it is good for my soul.
Hello! I just want to express my gratitude to you for making this video. I'm an active Catholic Christian from the Philippines and lately, I've been struggling to do my confession. I am ashamed of my sins considering that I am an active servant of God. But I guess this is my calling to really do my confession. This video is not a coincidence though I am quiet surprise why it was on my youtube feed. Please pray for me, pray for the while world to take courage and do our confessions regularly. Like how I always say, confession is purgation of our souls, to cleanse and purify. It is better if we feel humiliated and ashamed because that's how conversion works as long as we stay humble. Thank you and I'll pray for you! May God bless you! 😇
Confession changed my spiritual life in unthinkable (to me) ways. One Confession I made I was lucky enough to attend Mass just then and recieve the Precious Body and Blood of our Lord. I came away with forgiveness, grace, and fully fed with Our Lord, the Bread of life. I will never forget the encounter a broken man had on that day, how God reached into my heart and soul, healed me and brought me out of the mire, filled me with his love and grace. Go to Confession. Receive Our Lord in the Eucharist. Love him - he loves you! Ask Mary for help
Thank you for this. I feel encouraged. It's important to have a great regular Confessor who is in line with the Church and who knows us and helps us grow. Remember the Divine Mercy Message and Devotion. Jesus I Trust in You!
Mr. Gabe! Very timely! I just went to confession yesterday for this month and I think it was especially powerful because I was confessing the same sins and wanted to stop. Even though they were basically the same from before I got a longer penance which gave me some initiative to stop and to resolve my life. Thanks a lot! I know some people who are struggling to go to confession maybe because they are afraid, so this video would be great for a lot of people. Please pray for me and my family. Thanks! Ave Maria!
It is good to examine your conscience daily, but when you go to Confession, you get the assurance that the sins are forgiven by God. Who doesn't want to hear that? It is a tremendous blessing. Sin affects our relationship with God and with our neighbors (the Church.)
Gabi, I found your channel after your interview on Pints with Aquinas and I’m really thankful for that. My mother, whom I often refer to as a saint, brought me to confession while I was in grade school and I had never stopped to consider what my spiritual life would like look had she not done that. May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you abundantly!
This video wasn’t considerably relevant to me, until now where I feel the memory of a past sin which I can’t remember confessing previously on my mind which also trying to hold me back from going to confession because of some pride feeling which makes me feel embarrassed to say it out loud. Please Pray for me Gabriel, for your videos always inspire me and bring me comfort when I need it the most. Ave Maria ❤
I went to confession in Lourdres at a Reconciliation mass some years ago. I hadn’t wanted to go because it was face-to-face confession. Anyway, when the priest raised his hand and said the absolution prayer, I felt an electric ‘zzzzz’ over my head. It didn’t hurt, but it was an incredible sensation, I looked straight up at the priest to see if anything explainable could have caused it, but no; he was not touching my head and seemed unaware. I have never forgotten this. I thank God for this grace.
Thank you so much. God always allows me to learn new things through your videos. Some things I considered to be normal are actually sins. I am definitely going to confession tomorrow which is luckily for me, the first Friday of the month. And I'm also definitely sharing this to others. Keep up the good work and may God always bless you and may Our Lady always abound Her grace in your mission.
I think the greatest lie that comes into the mind of us Catholics is: God cannot forgive me. And sadly, not having faith in God's loving mercy can hinder you from being healed.
Several months ago, I found this video of yours accidentally on RU-vid. I was scrolling through my YT feed and then I came across this very testimony about confession. Back then, I was really struggling whether or not to go to confession, and then I came across with this. Maybe it was really God's plan all along for me to find this video. I wasn't finding anything about confession, it was offered to me by God. And by His Grace with the help of this video, I was able to conquer my fear and doubt in confession. Thank you, Bro. Gabriel for this video. I will continue to pray for you!
Temptations 1. the validity of the sacrament “why do I have to confess my sins to a sinful man?” Because Jesus says to 2. Sin is a wound on our soul. The greater the sin the greater the wound. When we sin we hide from God. Fear of the priest judging you. 3. The lie that I don’t have to go to confession unless I have a mortal sin. Although not necessary it is encouraged to confess even venial sins
Thank you so much for this message. It actually confirms what my mum has been saying to me about keeping myself in a state of Grace. She has told me about the Three days of Darkness that has been predicted, and in order to light the blessed candle that will be only light available, one needs to be in a state of Grace. Your message just confirms the importance of that. Amen
I have hidden a serious sin in confession before my first communion(last week). The reason why I hid it because I didn't confess on a Church with a confessional, and there's people near and I'm afraid they'd hear it. I was confessing just at the last seat, and not on a room and some people pass by. I actually am feeling very bad about it until now. Thank you so much for this video it made me understand why I should confess properly without hiding some sins. I'll try my best to be able to go to the Cathedral to confess. I actually got sick when I got home after hiding a serious sin in the confessional. I should confess not for the fear of the effect of sin, but to be able to get better and closer to God. Please pray that I'll be able.
You must confess that sin. Purposely Hiding a mortal sin is the grave sin of sacrilege. When you confess next mention you made a sacrilegious confession.
I agree with most of this, except that too frequent confession is not good for a scrupulous person. I suffered and still suffer although not as bad with it. But a few priests helped me with the scruples. First, I had to stop confessing temptations, they are not a sin, stop confessing all my old sins out of fear the priest did not understand me correctly. Moreover, I had to change my concept of God and see God as a loving, welcoming father, not a legalistic scorekeeper in heaven that deducted points when I messed up. So now I try to space out my confessions. When life gets busy, I find myself going more. However, I tend to go maybe once a month, and at one point when I could feel the grace and starting following the counsel given me, I only went about 3 times a year. But what an incredible gift the sacrament is. I know many popes have had frequent use of the sacrament. John Paul II they said went a few times a week. Pope Francis admits he goes 2 times a month. However, one has to realize the incredible responsibility they bare, so frequent confession makes sense. But for a common person like me that frequent confession is probably not necessary. Just my thoughts!
I’ve met priests who told me that I don’t have to go to confession when I haven’t committed a mortal sin because I only went on to confess my venial sins but I do know that saints have practiced regular confession even with being not in a state of mortal sin. I was so happy to meet priests who encouraged me to continue doing regular confession and those were my best confessors as well, really felt Christ in those good and blessed priests❤️ let us all take advantage of the sacrament of confession since it is a great gift from God. Thank you God for this grace
I believe temptation is also meant the Devil want us to "not" do something. In such cases as, immobilize us and tempting us to not seek help. So your video speaks the truth of such. After some 5 years of no confession, I was sitting in an alter praying to Mary and asking St. Therese to help me through the tough times I was going through at that time. I felt an overwhelming smell of roses sitting at that alter, but there was not even a single rose in sight. It didn't occur to me at that time that I was living in a sinful state, until I received that signal from St. Therese. I immediately walked over to the confessional and confessed everything that I could remember. Asking for help is also the key to such grace and mercy from God, I think.
God told me one night before my son was born "THIS CHILD WILL BRING YOU CLOSER TO MY SON". the words burned in my mind. i had no idea what to make of this, but it brought me peace. "Okay Lord... i don't know what you mean but we will find out together!" now a year later i went to confession for the first time in 25 years, i'm starting the first 5 Saturdays (all by the grace of Mary), and i've resolved to make sure i go to confession regularly so i can take my son so he doesn't grow up without a rooted understanding of the faith and what's necessary for salvation. Funny how the Lord works sometimes :-D. but i say all that to say you're 100% spot on with this video and ive experienced what not to do first hand.
I love these thought provoking videos. Confession is so often misunderstood, I like most people I know and have met throughout my life all rationalized that all I needed to do was ask God to forgive me in the privacy of my relationship with him. However when I finally increased my intimacy with God through daily prayer and reading the WORD of God, his Divine Holy Spirit was encouraging me to go to Confession. Going to Confession is truly a humbling experience where we bear our souls. All the shame we have secretly carried for years, thinking ourselves so unlovable that we dare not confide in another human soul what we have done so scared and frightened of judgement in human eyes, feeling incredibly worthless, unclean and dirty. All the time we carry this the enemy keeps reminding us of how SEPTIC we are. We cry to God over and over again to forgive us and momentarily think we are forgiven only to feel the presence of that sin again and again throughout our lives. Confession is a most prescious Sacrament, I think it had been possibly 40years or more when I first returned to the Sacrament. What a gift and blessing and release from a insular prison I had built around myself it was. I went a few times before I gained the courage to be completely honest. What was amazing was in that moment just after I released my soul to God the acting priest hurried me up as he was due to say Mass and absolved me. God forgave me and never allowed the enemy to use any Confession against me again. I never gave any of it a second thought again, the mountains I had built were removed and green fields of yellow daisies replaced it. Peace peace love and glorious heavenly light filling me up. Joy hope and deliverance and a thirst for more and more God within me. I highly recommend this ultra divine peace that comes from this prestigious gift. Holy Love to you and yours.🙏💕💖
This year, my 5 year old daughter did early first communion (both our main priest and the kindergarten cathegist encouraged us to do so and assured she is ready). We as parent make sure that she is going to confession once a month. How do you convince your kids to go? By setting an example. My daughter knows it is normal to go to confession, as she sees her mom and dad doing so too. We help her with the examination of conscience, and we have awesome supportive priests in our parish. I hope and pray that more and more people rediscover this wonderful sacrament of mercy, and get accustomed to use it frequently.
Thank you for this video. Never been to a confession I'm become 49 this summer. Feeling sad about my childhood. That no one never told about Trinity, God, Church in the right way. But been influenced of my mother becoming a JW when we're a teen and started to hate all religion. Become a bad man and started to cut off the small pieces of me that still wanted to know the truth. Become more and more sure about the importance of Confession. Think that my prayers and walk with God is partially hindered of my sin. (Sorry for my English)
When I was struggling with trauma, depression and mental health issues I started to rebel. I hung out and dated bad guys, and they convinced me that I should stop going to mass bc I was a hypocrite, and should only go to church when I am good because I am not deserving of mass or God. I believed it. So I stopped going to mass and that made me fall into worst sin and getting worst. With Gods grace I took control of myself and was moved to go to mass every Sunday again and go to confession monthly. That’s when I started changing. The devil did not want me to heal. Regular mass, sacarament and confession will heal and move changes in your life! Don’t let the world poison your healing.
Well, in my case is different. I go to confession every month at least or as much as I can and I kept encouraging my husband and children but they still don't wanna do it and I pray for it also. So, I guess I have to surrender it to God now.
Great video & very helpful. Although I usually go every week, after listing my sins, I will add.....I am sorry for these sins, sins I may have forgotten & sins of my past. I especially want to renew my sorrow for my sins committed against the (list the commandment, mortal or serious sin committed in the past). I joyfully receive & appreciate a heavier penance when I renew my sorrow for a past serious sin. God bless you.
I had the same experience as the teenager you where talking about when I confessed for the first time at 16 for my first communion and confirmation. I went to the bathroom crying and crying. God is good! 🙏
Thank you so much for this talk.. please please do more videos....I pray for you and I ask God to keep you on this channel.....I got so much out of this....
You are an amazing young man with a great gift from God and I’m so glad that you put this out there for the young people for the middle-aged people and for the old people confession is such a great gift from God and you have explained it and shown it in such a way that opens the heart of all of us thank you for the ending prayer to our holy mother Mary God bless you and your family♥️💙🙏🏻🩸
