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Hey Roxanne,.. I was in your shoes years ago. But, their was something that was holding me back. Ex- marriage , living in sin, Etc. and so on. But, something hit me and I went in front of the statue of the Blessed Mother late at night and told her to,.. " HELP ME " Believe me when I tell you ,SHE DID !! My life hit ROCK BOTTOM. But,..going back to confession, believe me I feel WONDERFUL when i go. I go every week but, I try to confess my past. Things in my youth,.. Then next several weeks I'll confess, things in my young adolescent day,.. And now I confess things I do as I'm old. I feel so comfortable talking FACE TO FACE ! Nothing to be ashamed about. Priest I knew said, we too sin,.. Once I started going, I got more comfortable. So please, DON'T WORRY! DON'T BE AFRAID !
@@markpridgen809 I returned after 40+ years and went to Confession. It was the best experience for me. It is emotionally draining expressing your sorrow for things that you did after so many years. It took a load off of my mind.
i haven't gone to confession since my confirmation. I'm trying to get back to being a practicing Catholic. I have to re-learn everything that I learned as a child.
I'm new to Catholicism, beginning RCIA, and I'm 34 so I will probably be in the confession a long time my first time lol.... But I am so grateful for the Catholic faith.
Roses From Heaven the great thing about RCIA is that you get baptized BEFORE receiving reconciliation so all your sins before that point are wiped clean 😊
tony back to your original objection to Catholicism -if you are serious about understanding- I could recommend this very concise article www.catholic.com/tract/salvation-outside-the-church
Defender of The Catholic Faith Peter Augustine dude...why not explain to those disagree with this sacramental practice using biblical verse(s)? You do a disservice to Catholics by scorning others with self-righteous rants. You can do it. Find where Jesus says whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. It is Jesus who gave the authority to the apostles to forgive and not forgive. If you caannot find the verses, then watch Catholic Answer.
Defender of The Catholic Faith Peter Augustine Is there any need to be so rude? And why are you shouting? I’m not a Catholic but would never presume to lay down the law to those who are. Have some tolerance.
I am a 57 year old man that has been a Baptist most all my life,me my sister and youngest brother just last year converted to Catholicism and we have been in RCIA SINCE. REALLY FEEL THE ACCEPTENCE and we are very much feeling like real Catholics.
A Catholic Mom's Life Thank you!! I’m so glad that I stumbled across your RUclips channel. I have been searching for a long time even before the RICA program. There’s so much learn. & I believe your videos will help me throughout life whole lot!! -Liz
Thank you for sharing this. I've been Catholic for 9 months now and I really do love confession. Sometimes it's a little hard to get started on it but I love my priest's compassion, and receiving absolution. Hearing that I'm forgiven makes a big difference. Before I was Catholic and could go to confession, I had a hard time believing that God forgave me, and I felt guilty about that, which only compounded things! This rite is beautiful for so many reasons.
Well said! I love your videos. I go to confession about once a month. Every evening, I practice the Ignatian examination of conscience and do the act of contrition for my venial sins. Honestly, I know many Catholics are hesitant to go, but I always feel a thousand times better afterward. Thank God for this sacrament of reconciliation!
Keep up the good work🤗you are big encouragement to catholic women who are truly seeking to live their life for God. It's hard to find fellowship for a lot of catholic women. Your videos are an encouragement xoxo
Great video! Confession is so healing and so awesome. Love your point about some things we might not even think of as sins, I love doing an in depth examination of conscience and it always brings things to light I might forget or not think of right away. So good to cleanse the soul and constantly turn ourselves back towards God no matter how many times we might fail and stray.
Hello Sister, greeting From the Philippines with Love 🇵🇭. Thank you so much for this video, as a Catholic it really gives insight what confession is all about and its importance for a sinner. Every I go to confessional room I always feel renewed after confessing my sins because I was able to express my venial sins. But just like you I have some sins that are not actually heavy or so venial. Keep on inspiring Catholics for us to know more about our real purpose in our faith. God Bless!
Beautiful explanation of confession. When our oldest received her first reconciliation that was our push to return to regular confession. She's nearly 20 now and confession has been an essential component to our very happy marriage.
What's sad is that Catholics don't know what it is that they have within their reach. That there are some even many who have never been to confession. go to confession fellow Catholics! Be holy! It starts right there.
Thank you so much for your beautiful smile, your enthusiasm for our wonderful faith and the encouragement you provide all your viewers! Going to confession really is healing and the grace you feel within you when you leave the confessional is amazing! God's mercy really is life changing and so unbelievable! God bless 🙏🏻 from Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
You are an amazing woman!!! I appreciate very much your incredible courage in expressing your love for Jesus to other souls like me. Please keep doing the will of God. May God bless you and your family!
I'm preparing for confession tomorrow, after a long absence. After a man testified that ex-Cardinal McCarrick sexually abused him for years starting when he was 11, including during confession, it dented my faith in the sacrament and I was left reeling in shock - for months. But after a lot of prayer, I feel I can go again.
Thank you for this video x I missed confession last week and it was in my spirit to go but I had the feeling that it's better to attend next week and use this time to study more about it, to give me a better appreciation of the sacrament. God bless you and your family❤
When I moved countries... coming to United States to be specific I found it so scary to confess in English. I remember my first time clearly... - Praised be Jesus Christ (that’s how we usually begin in Poland, it’s kind) - Now and forever Amen - Excuse my language father... and the poor man thought that I went straight to my sins so he kindly asked whether I had been baptized. :D we had quite some laugh.
Confession, I get something like a runners high after I recommend Father Ripperger he explains in detail why confession is so amazing and important and the whys and hows. Ty for doing this Catholic Mama!
Pray the Holy Rosary. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Just watched new confession video. I had zero idea about some of my sins. 😮 Thank you. I needed to know more about what to confess...I am gonna need a list to take with me. 😕 i am actually looking forward to our church's Wednesday confession. Thank you so much for your newer video.
I was baptized and raised Catholic. My siblings and I went to Catholic school and I love my faith. I try to be a good person and although I don't go to church every Sunday, I have recently started to pray the rosary daily. I have NEVER felt comfortable confessing my sins to a priest. The way I see it, why should I have to confess my sins to a priest when I can just go straight to God and ask for his forgiveness.
I know it can seem scary but there is something so comforting when I finish. Here is a great short video that Fr Mike did about confessing to a priest hope you enjoy:) ruclips.net/video/xtvjmsPmVpw/видео.html
I liked this because it made it less of a mystery. -- Amusingly I was asked to stop going to Confession because I was going once a month but wasn't in mortal sin. Ooops
I ❤️ my catholic faith! ✝️🙏🏼 I ❤️ the sacraments. Stay with the sacraments even In trying times with a parish. "If you think you've got hell inside you, go to confession, confession evicts hell." (Fr. Corapi) Most catholics do not believe The Real Presence and receive Our Lord unworthily. We've been poorly catechized. We also need to have Mass held for the priests. They are human. They NEED the Mass/prayers ALL the time!!! Thx for the videos. Keep preaching. ✝️👍🏼🙏🏼
Great video! Confession is awesome. Just one detail... "The priest will say, go in peace by the power of the Holy Spirit..." Actually, you want to be sure your priest prays, "I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." It would be nice if all priests prayed the entire prayer of absolution, which is beautiful, but it's important that he says those last words. Peace. (prayer of absolution, FYI...) God, the Father of Mercies, through the death and resurrection of His Son, has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the church, may God grant you pardon and peace, and I absolve you of your sins, in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Thanks a lot for Yr (Apostolic) Channel.It s was hard in the beginning but now i go To Confession every 2weeks.I m Catholique traditionnel(FSSPX)if u learn thé Story of Vatican 2 u il enterstand why i leaved"the Official Church".Hope y ll talking soon about ROSARY.Jesus and Marie Bless U.A Hello from France
The one I like is the face-to-face with the priest.Because being the priest have a good relationship.There's nothing I can tell him.That he would ever be surprised because he's he.I'm so comfortable around him.I don't mind face to face
Hi, I'm learning to be catholic and it'll be my first time to confess and not really know what to do. I have been praying every morning, afternoon and before bedtime. With all the prayers that my teacher is teaching me. I am to be baptize in April 2022. I just want to do everything correctly. Pls advise 🙏 thank you in advance for your advice.
This is the one thing i never understood about Catholics, and i don't think i ever will 100% believe in. Why not go directly to God and tell him your sins? Why the need to go through the priest? When i tell my sins, it's to God. I pray, ask him to forgive me, tell him my sins, say i'm sorry and i love him and didn't mean to hurt him/offend him, etc Jesus died because i was a sinner, God knows this and STILL loves me and accepts me regardless. My sins are between me and God. And i don't have to fear going to hell because of that. Jesus died so i could go to heaven despite my sinful nature..
Nichole you know how jesus sent out his apostles to spread his word, cast out demons and FORGIVE sins? Well when Jesus died he didnt leave the bible he left his church which is a GIFT, remember it was the catholic church which compiled the bible but you think you know it better than the very institution that made it with the help and holy spirit? All priests today have a direct line of authority by previous priests all the way back to Jesus to FORGIVE your sins, bless you, and turn bread into the flesh of Christ (the most important part of church) I do not have the time to look it up since im on my phone but when Jesus said eat this bread for it is my flesh and blood THE LAST DAY before he died it was not a metaphor or a symbol, he repeated himself when asked by his disciples if he was serious and said you only have eternal life by eating his flesh (the bread) which only Catholic priests have direct authority to do, i suggest you look up Father Mike Schmitz hes a really funny and likeable Catholic that really knows how to explain the Faith but for that video its literally called "Fr. Mike Schmitz this hour will change your life" i promise you, you will become Catholic after that and the reason im typing all this out is not to prove people wrong i just want to help them like someone helped me when i needed it Thanks and may God bless you Edit: of course you should always pray and repent of your sins to god but like i said the Eucharist is the most important part which only Catholic priests can do, i didnt know the significance of it but i still wanted to do my first communion after lots of praying and asking god to guide me to him, then after a while i found that video by Fr. Mike Schmitz and i knew god was answering my prayers
Ruben's explanation was very good. I just wanted to add...as a convert, confession has been the one part of the faith that I had not wanted to accept. I felt the same as you...I can talk straight to God, I didn't need anybody between us because God already knows my sins. It's not necessary for me to list them out for him. But, going to confession cleanses your soul & it kinda feels like your mouth does after you've been to the dentist for a cleaning. You know that feeling when you leave that you don't want to get them dirty & gunky again so you vow to do better. Go often & you may find you sin less & less!
When I do when I go to the fashion I have it on my phone because I have a disability and I don't know how to spell so I used the microphone to still for me. Cause I used to be in special education classes. When I used to go to school. I'm 68 now and we're tired. And I still don't know how to spell. So I put it on my phone because if I try to put it on paper.I won't know what I wrote down . I have that 1 on my phone for about hurting God so I have a link and I have read it to the priest when he asked me to read it.See this one is a simple 51 since I don't read very well
Around 1955 a priest was made a bishop. His secretary/driver/assistant told him 20 miles from here in a village you have a priest who goes to the saloon every Friday nite and starts bad mouthing the church and the pope, it’s a scandal. So Friday comes and the new bishop tells his secretary to drive him to the village. They get there and go to the saloon. The bishop tells the secretary go in and see if he is in there. Sure enuf the secretary goes in and finds the priest in the saloon talking crazy talk. He tells him the bishop is outside and would like a word with you. So the priest goes out and is surprised to see the new bishop. They drive to the priest house a few blocks away. The bishop tells the driver Wait here, me and the priest are going inside to have a word. The two go in and the bishop sees a chair He tells the priest to have a seat. The Bishop kneels down and says I would like to make my confession. When he gets done the priest absolves him of his sins. The bishop stands up and says “Never forget who you are.” And he leaves. The priest never went back to the saloon again.
I’ve a question about confession. I do see the point about going to confession to clean your Sin away. But what about for those whom are enlightened about our sin but still choose to live in sin after confession. For instance someone whom married in church knew that it’s a sin to divorce their husband and remarried to another person and is living with that husband knowing fully that’s sin. I think in this situation the sin is not completely rinse. What would you or any brothers and sisters in Christ think about this please advise. Thank you.
It would be a sin if you keep having sexual relations with them. It would also be near occasion of sin to be in situations where you're tempted to have sexual relations with them.
The Catholic Church would consider that person is still living in adultery according to the RCIA teachings and unable to receive the Eucharist. Unless it was annulled, they don’t count the second marriage legit. Jesus forgives if we repent, but repentance means we stop living in the sin or it’s not true repentance!
What if 30 min after you do confessional you go out and sin and then die? I'm not asking in bad faith here. I'm protestant. But curious and a little confused
Even all the many sins and repetitive sins (those of which I have with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ and our loving Mother Blessed Virgin Mary, have over come) have not once been chastised by any priest. God’s forgiveness and mercy are limitless and the priest show it.
Candee Hansel I hope this video helped but it’s super easy call the church and see when confession is at your church and just go😊. Explain to the priest your situation and he will help explain the steps in the confessional😊. So excited for him!
Please everyone GO to confession!!! You have everything to gain by letting JESUS Himself forgive you in the sacrament. Please please please go. Stop rationalizing, stop minimizing just go see JESUS and hear those precious words ...”and I absolve you of ALL your sins.” The FATHER of all Mercies loves you.
I'm just wondering can you reflect on your sins before confession and write them all down and bring them in with you to confession so you don't forget anything?
It is not advised if you forget something that’s ok. God knows. What’s most important is your examination of conscience, as long as you’re not doing anything on purpose it is not necessary to bring anything written down
Please let me ask you this question. If you do not have any moral sense, do you still need to go to confession? Specially? The reason I'm asking this back when I was in junior high. My grandparents came out for a visit and I shook the table in. See hot coffee actually if I generally cut it on to her and here. I'm, I'm 68. Is it necessary to say that when it's not a moral thing
catholic__love this is a) extremely important and b) a bit of a challenge to understand exactly what is meant. You might find this article helpful? www.catholic.com/tract/salvation-outside-the-church
Very good Video, I am a priest, The priest is there to help you, not judge you. When we step into sin, we turn our back on Christ, He is always standing there with his outstretch hand for us to turn back too him and he forgives us our sins Thru the Sacrament of confession. Christ has given the priest the power to forgive sin. Once you have done that a great burden has been lifted from you. The priest through the seal can not tell anyone else, not another priest, his Bishop, or the Pope. If he see you outside of confession, he can not even say how is that little problem working out too you. He would be breaking the seal of confession. To be honest with you all the confession run together and he does not remember who said what. Don't think you were the first to commit a sin, he has heard them all before. He mite counsel you on how to avoid a sin, he is not judging you , he is there too help you.
can a priest not forgive a mortal sin? i’ve never been to confession before because my family is not religious but I’ve been seeking a relationship with Jesus for the past year now :) I hope i’m able to go to confession very soon!
You said that after Confession, one is a Saint and would go straight to heaven in the case of imminent death. That is not really the case. While ALL sins are forgiven, the "penalty" we have to endure for our sins is not. For that, Holy Mother Church offers indulgences. To really be a Saint and get straight to heaven, you have to get a plenary indulgence. The Enchiridion indulgentiarum has a list of works of mercy (certain prayers and actions) that can grant you a plenary or partial indulgence, if you go to Confession, detach yourself from all inclinations from sin, receive Holy Eucharist, pray in the intention of the Holy Father (e. g. an Our Father or a Hail Mary), and do the prescribed work of mercy. If you don't get an indulgence, you will most likely end up in purgatory where we get cleaned from the consequences of our sins (even though they are forgiven). For example, if your child smashed a vase, and later apologized for that, you will forgive him/her, but that won't make the vase whole again. This is a problem, and that is the same problem with sin. It has consequences, and those need to be dealt with before we can enter heaven.
I tried trust or all the priests. A one time, I had a bad experience. It was one, please. That scolded me. Just because it was the same sin a week go. I felt all of these here to say least. You just said try to work on it and not do it again. Because one of the mic on RUclips says it's a good thing when you have the same sin.But not then you get a whole bunch of new sense
You need to talk directly to a priest though you can be behind a screen or in a confessional so you will be anonymous. Face-to-face is often an option too.
Is it a sin to say Oh my gosh or Jeez? I think it is and I have confessed to taking the Lord's name in vain, but I still struggle with it. I have never asked a priest though. Does anyone know?
I don't take Holy Communion 'cause I can't receive a proper confession. I experienced with 3 different priests and each one of them stood up and walked away, while I was confessing and then turned around with a scowl on their face and said that is not a confession. It beggars the question how did they become priests; no soothing words of God's Wisdom. The church has failed us morally and spiritually. I am dismayed what I see and hear in the church. The sermon is criticising the West and also Israel....what????. I still attend Mass and have recently started the Rosary daily. Until such time I find a good priest. I won't take Communion. Everything seems watered down and there is little respect and substance. We should be Christian Warriors
I am sorry to hear your experience with all those priest, I recommend trying a different priest... Weather the priests are good or not it is just as valid as Christ himself is absolving you! Jesus can't wait to be with you in the eucharist! Don't let Satan discourage you from going to confession! And of course praying for those priests!
It says in the bible to trust in God, but it doesn't say that it's a sin when we are afraid to sometimes. Questioning God is a big part of faith! The priest shouldn't have been rude about it. But I think that his point, rather, was that there is not one Catholic on the planet who trusts in God at all times. If it is a habitual lack of trust that is shaping your life, then it might be the sin of pride (trusting in yourself rather than in God). But no, it's otherwise not really a sin.
I'm protestant and don't think there is anything wrong with confessing our sins to another I know it can be freeing. However I believe the only way to heaven is to be saved. Yes it is good to ask for forgiveness and we should when we have a relationship w Christ, but when we are saved our sins are already forgiven. But us as believers should acknowledge our sins and repent. Grace is in us when we r saved!!!
If you mean "saved" as in baptised, then all catholics are baptised. You can be "saved" and commit murder and not be let into heaven until you confess that sin.
Yes, my priest told me to do something good for a person that was involved in my confession. There was more detail than this, but that was the basic idea.
I thought it was like, confessing through the Priest. Like the Priest is Jesus at the time. It is very special and sometimes I cry during/after. The usually have a box of Kleenex. It is a great feeling after. 😢😊😁
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I went to confession today for the first time in 30 years. Thanks, sharing all your knowledge. You helped me see the importance of going.
Hey Roxanne,..
I was in your shoes years ago. But, their was something that was holding me back.
Ex- marriage , living in sin,
Etc. and so on.
But, something hit me and I went in front of the statue of the Blessed Mother late at night and told her to,..
" HELP ME "
Believe me when I tell you ,SHE DID !!
My life hit ROCK BOTTOM.
But,..going back to confession, believe me I feel WONDERFUL when i go.
I go every week but, I try to confess my past. Things in my youth,..
Then next several weeks I'll confess, things in my young adolescent day,..
And now I confess things I do as I'm old.
I feel so comfortable talking FACE TO FACE !
Nothing to be ashamed about.
Priest I knew said, we too sin,..
Once I started going, I got more comfortable.
So please, DON'T WORRY!
DON'T BE AFRAID !
@@markpridgen809 I returned after 40+ years and went to Confession. It was the best experience for me. It is emotionally draining expressing your sorrow for things that you did after so many years. It took a load off of my mind.
i haven't gone to confession since my confirmation. I'm trying to get back to being a practicing Catholic. I have to re-learn everything that I learned as a child.
I'm new to Catholicism, beginning RCIA, and I'm 34 so I will probably be in the confession a long time my first time lol.... But I am so grateful for the Catholic faith.
Roses From Heaven the great thing about RCIA is that you get baptized BEFORE receiving reconciliation so all your sins before that point are wiped clean 😊
xbecks88 I thought that was only if you hadn't been baptized to a prior faith previously?
tony back to your original objection to Catholicism -if you are serious about understanding- I could recommend this very concise article www.catholic.com/tract/salvation-outside-the-church
Defender of The Catholic Faith Peter Augustine dude...why not explain to those disagree with this sacramental practice using biblical verse(s)? You do a disservice to Catholics by scorning others with self-righteous rants.
You can do it. Find where Jesus says whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. It is Jesus who gave the authority to the apostles to forgive and not forgive.
If you caannot find the verses, then watch Catholic Answer.
Defender of The Catholic Faith Peter Augustine Is there any need to be so rude? And why are you shouting? I’m not a Catholic but would never presume to lay down the law to those who are. Have some tolerance.
I am a 57 year old man that has been a Baptist most all my life,me my sister and youngest brother just last year converted to Catholicism and we have been in RCIA SINCE. REALLY FEEL THE ACCEPTENCE and we are very much feeling like real Catholics.
You are very much real Catholics! Welcome home!
I just joined the Catholic Church last year. I have been fighting with myself because I was afraid to go to confession. Thank you so much!!
Welcome to the Catholic church!!! I am glad that this helped:)
A Catholic Mom's Life Thank you!! I’m so glad that I stumbled across your RUclips channel. I have been searching for a long time even before the RICA program. There’s so much learn. & I believe your videos will help me throughout life whole lot!! -Liz
I balled like crazy. I started my confession with “Father, I broke every commandment…” then I explained each one.
Further, the sense of peace and relief and love I felt was so overwhelming that cried even more. I did feel pure.
Thank you for sharing this. I've been Catholic for 9 months now and I really do love confession. Sometimes it's a little hard to get started on it but I love my priest's compassion, and receiving absolution. Hearing that I'm forgiven makes a big difference. Before I was Catholic and could go to confession, I had a hard time believing that God forgave me, and I felt guilty about that, which only compounded things! This rite is beautiful for so many reasons.
Well said! I love your videos. I go to confession about once a month. Every evening, I practice the Ignatian examination of conscience and do the act of contrition for my venial sins. Honestly, I know many Catholics are hesitant to go, but I always feel a thousand times better afterward. Thank God for this sacrament of reconciliation!
I love that you do the examination of conscience every night! I think I might try to do that too:) Thanks for sharing!
A Catholic Mom's Life It keeps me honest, but it also allows me to see where God was throughout my day. I love your channel! Keep it up!
I’m going to confession for the first time tomorrow morning. Pray for me 🙏🏽
Keep up the good work🤗you are big encouragement to catholic women who are truly seeking to live their life for God. It's hard to find fellowship for a lot of catholic women. Your videos are an encouragement xoxo
Great video! Confession is so healing and so awesome. Love your point about some things we might not even think of as sins, I love doing an in depth examination of conscience and it always brings things to light I might forget or not think of right away. So good to cleanse the soul and constantly turn ourselves back towards God no matter how many times we might fail and stray.
Hii I am agree with you
Thank you for being honest and remind us and encourage us to confession
Hello Sister, greeting From the Philippines with Love 🇵🇭. Thank you so much for this video, as a Catholic it really gives insight what confession is all about and its importance for a sinner. Every I go to confessional room I always feel renewed after confessing my sins because I was able to express my venial sins. But just like you I have some sins that are not actually heavy or so venial. Keep on inspiring Catholics for us to know more about our real purpose in our faith. God Bless!
Beautiful explanation of confession. When our oldest received her first reconciliation that was our push to return to regular confession. She's nearly 20 now and confession has been an essential component to our very happy marriage.
love it! That is awesome!
What's sad is that Catholics don't know what it is that they have within their reach. That there are some even many who have never been to confession. go to confession fellow Catholics! Be holy! It starts right there.
You inspire me sister. My family is going through RCIA and will be joining you this Easter. Prayers are appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
That is awesome!!! I am so excited for your family! Praise God:)
I found your channel today and I just wanted to say thank you for making these videos. Keep up the good work ♥️ God bless
Thank you so much for your beautiful smile, your enthusiasm for our wonderful faith and the encouragement you provide all your viewers! Going to confession really is healing and the grace you feel within you when you leave the confessional is amazing! God's mercy really is life changing and so unbelievable! God bless 🙏🏻 from Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
You are an amazing woman!!! I appreciate very much your incredible courage in expressing your love for Jesus to other souls like me. Please keep doing the will of God. May God bless you and your family!
Going to the sacrament of reconciliation gives you joy when the priest absolves you from the sins.
Thank you so much for this video Heather. This was such a big help to me as I have not been to my first confession as of yet.
I'm preparing for confession tomorrow, after a long absence. After a man testified that ex-Cardinal McCarrick sexually abused him for years starting when he was 11, including during confession, it dented my faith in the sacrament and I was left reeling in shock - for months. But after a lot of prayer, I feel I can go again.
I LOVE that statue of Our Lady in the background. Thanks for your videos!
Thank you for this video x I missed confession last week and it was in my spirit to go but I had the feeling that it's better to attend next week and use this time to study more about it, to give me a better appreciation of the sacrament. God bless you and your family❤
Going to confession feels like my soul took a shower 🚿 I feel sooo clean 🙏❤🌸🌼🌺
Yes!!
When I moved countries... coming to United States to be specific I found it so scary to confess in English.
I remember my first time clearly...
- Praised be Jesus Christ (that’s how we usually begin in Poland, it’s kind)
- Now and forever Amen
- Excuse my language father...
and the poor man thought that I went straight to my sins so he kindly asked whether I had been baptized. :D we had quite some laugh.
LOL good for you for going I can only imagine how that would be hard going to confession when it's not your first language!
Thank you , for helping me with my faith , you make a difference in my life God Bless
Confession, I get something like a runners high after I recommend Father Ripperger he explains in detail why confession is so amazing and important and the whys and hows. Ty for doing this Catholic Mama!
Pray the Holy Rosary.
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Amen! 🙏🏿
Just watched new confession video. I had zero idea about some of my sins. 😮
Thank you. I needed to know more about what to confess...I am gonna need a list to take with me. 😕 i am actually looking forward to our church's Wednesday confession. Thank you so much for your newer video.
I was baptized and raised Catholic. My siblings and I went to Catholic school and I love my faith. I try to be a good person and although I don't go to church every Sunday, I have recently started to pray the rosary daily. I have NEVER felt comfortable confessing my sins to a priest. The way I see it, why should I have to confess my sins to a priest when I can just go straight to God and ask for his forgiveness.
I know it can seem scary but there is something so comforting when I finish. Here is a great short video that Fr Mike did about confessing to a priest hope you enjoy:) ruclips.net/video/xtvjmsPmVpw/видео.html
thank you for your videos...it has been many years since going to mass and this is helping me make the move to mass this evening...thank you
James Gibbs so awesome! Welcome home! I hope you experience the joy of the lord! God bless💕
@@ACatholicMomsLife oh I did enjoy mass this evening...I live in a new area and have found St. CLARE IN Roseville, Ca.....thank you again.
I liked this because it made it less of a mystery. -- Amusingly I was asked to stop going to Confession because I was going once a month but wasn't in mortal sin. Ooops
I try to go to confession every month. And it feels great to be able to clean the heart from every little sin .
Why would you wait a month if you feel you have sinned? I’m not Catholic, just curious why you would wait so long
I ❤️ my catholic faith! ✝️🙏🏼
I ❤️ the sacraments.
Stay with the sacraments even In trying times with a parish.
"If you think you've got hell inside you, go to confession, confession evicts hell." (Fr. Corapi)
Most catholics do not believe The Real Presence and receive Our Lord unworthily. We've been poorly catechized.
We also need to have Mass held for the priests. They are human. They NEED the Mass/prayers ALL the time!!!
Thx for the videos. Keep preaching. ✝️👍🏼🙏🏼
Love the way you explained this !!
Great video! Confession is awesome. Just one detail...
"The priest will say, go in peace by the power of the Holy Spirit..."
Actually, you want to be sure your priest prays, "I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." It would be nice if all priests prayed the entire prayer of absolution, which is beautiful, but it's important that he says those last words.
Peace.
(prayer of absolution, FYI...)
God, the Father of Mercies, through the death and resurrection of His Son, has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the church, may God grant you pardon and peace, and I absolve you of your sins, in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Thank you, so helpful.😊
Thanks a lot for Yr (Apostolic) Channel.It s was hard in the beginning but now i go To Confession every 2weeks.I m Catholique traditionnel(FSSPX)if u learn thé Story of Vatican 2 u il enterstand why i leaved"the Official Church".Hope y ll talking soon about ROSARY.Jesus and Marie Bless U.A Hello from France
The one I like is the face-to-face with the priest.Because being the priest have a good relationship.There's nothing I can tell him.That he would ever be surprised because he's he.I'm so comfortable around him.I don't mind face to face
Thank you for this video!
Thank you so much.
Hi, I'm learning to be catholic and it'll be my first time to confess and not really know what to do. I have been praying every morning, afternoon and before bedtime. With all the prayers that my teacher is teaching me. I am to be baptize in April 2022. I just want to do everything correctly. Pls advise 🙏 thank you in advance for your advice.
This is the one thing i never understood about Catholics, and i don't think i ever will 100% believe in. Why not go directly to God and tell him your sins? Why the need to go through the priest? When i tell my sins, it's to God. I pray, ask him to forgive me, tell him my sins, say i'm sorry and i love him and didn't mean to hurt him/offend him, etc Jesus died because i was a sinner, God knows this and STILL loves me and accepts me regardless. My sins are between me and God. And i don't have to fear going to hell because of that. Jesus died so i could go to heaven despite my sinful nature..
Nichole you know how jesus sent out his apostles to spread his word, cast out demons and FORGIVE sins? Well when Jesus died he didnt leave the bible he left his church which is a GIFT, remember it was the catholic church which compiled the bible but you think you know it better than the very institution that made it with the help and holy spirit? All priests today have a direct line of authority by previous priests all the way back to Jesus to FORGIVE your sins, bless you, and turn bread into the flesh of Christ (the most important part of church)
I do not have the time to look it up since im on my phone but when Jesus said eat this bread for it is my flesh and blood THE LAST DAY before he died it was not a metaphor or a symbol, he repeated himself when asked by his disciples if he was serious and said you only have eternal life by eating his flesh (the bread) which only Catholic priests have direct authority to do, i suggest you look up Father Mike Schmitz hes a really funny and likeable Catholic that really knows how to explain the Faith but for that video its literally called "Fr. Mike Schmitz this hour will change your life" i promise you, you will become Catholic after that and the reason im typing all this out is not to prove people wrong i just want to help them like someone helped me when i needed it
Thanks and may God bless you
Edit: of course you should always pray and repent of your sins to god but like i said the Eucharist is the most important part which only Catholic priests can do, i didnt know the significance of it but i still wanted to do my first communion after lots of praying and asking god to guide me to him, then after a while i found that video by Fr. Mike Schmitz and i knew god was answering my prayers
Ruben's explanation was very good. I just wanted to add...as a convert, confession has been the one part of the faith that I had not wanted to accept. I felt the same as you...I can talk straight to God, I didn't need anybody between us because God already knows my sins. It's not necessary for me to list them out for him. But, going to confession cleanses your soul & it kinda feels like your mouth does after you've been to the dentist for a cleaning. You know that feeling when you leave that you don't want to get them dirty & gunky again so you vow to do better. Go often & you may find you sin less & less!
When I do when I go to the fashion I have it on my phone because I have a disability and I don't know how to spell so I used the microphone to still for me. Cause I used to be in special education classes. When I used to go to school. I'm 68 now and we're tired. And I still don't know how to spell. So I put it on my phone because if I try to put it on paper.I won't know what I wrote down . I have that 1 on my phone for about hurting God so I have a link and I have read it to the priest when he asked me to read it.See this one is a simple 51 since I don't read very well
Nice video thx for doing it, very helpful, God bless!
Around 1955 a priest was made a bishop.
His secretary/driver/assistant told him
20 miles from here in a village you have a priest who goes to the saloon every Friday nite and starts bad mouthing the church and the pope, it’s a scandal.
So Friday comes and the new bishop tells his secretary to drive him to the village.
They get there and go to the saloon.
The bishop tells the secretary go in and see if he is in there.
Sure enuf the secretary goes in and finds the priest in the saloon talking crazy talk.
He tells him the bishop is outside and would like a word with you.
So the priest goes out and is surprised to see the new bishop.
They drive to the priest house a few blocks away. The bishop tells the driver
Wait here, me and the priest are going inside to have a word.
The two go in and the bishop sees a chair
He tells the priest to have a seat.
The Bishop kneels down and says I would like to make my confession.
When he gets done the priest absolves him of his sins.
The bishop stands up and says
“Never forget who you are.”
And he leaves. The priest never went back to the saloon again.
Him Bike wow thank you for sharing!
I’ve a question about confession. I do see the point about going to confession to clean your Sin away. But what about for those whom are enlightened about our sin but still choose to live in sin after confession. For instance someone whom married in church knew that it’s a sin to divorce their husband and remarried to another person and is living with that husband knowing fully that’s sin. I think in this situation the sin is not completely rinse. What would you or any brothers and sisters in Christ think about this please advise. Thank you.
It would be a sin if you keep having sexual relations with them. It would also be near occasion of sin to be in situations where you're tempted to have sexual relations with them.
It depends on whether or not they got their first marriage annulled.
The Catholic Church would consider that person is still living in adultery according to the RCIA teachings and unable to receive the Eucharist. Unless it was annulled, they don’t count the second marriage legit. Jesus forgives if we repent, but repentance means we stop living in the sin or it’s not true repentance!
A lovely video;well done!
What if 30 min after you do confessional you go out and sin and then die? I'm not asking in bad faith here. I'm protestant. But curious and a little confused
Even all the many sins and repetitive sins (those of which I have with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ and our loving Mother Blessed Virgin Mary, have over come) have not once been chastised by any priest. God’s forgiveness and mercy are limitless and the priest show it.
Heather, most importantly, listen to the words of absolution. Those words are the essence of knowing that you are forgiven, straight from God.
With two different priest, I had to :
-say 3 hail Mary
-do a novela
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The Bible says we sin seven times a day before we realize it...I go to confession weekly...Follow Tradition.
u r awesome u r doing a great job love it dear
Thank you:)
My husband became a Catholic 8years ago but Never has been to Confession so How does he go about going to Confession
Candee Hansel I hope this video helped but it’s super easy call the church and see when confession is at your church and just go😊. Explain to the priest your situation and he will help explain the steps in the confessional😊. So excited for him!
Please everyone GO to confession!!! You have everything to gain by letting JESUS Himself forgive you in the sacrament. Please please please go. Stop rationalizing, stop minimizing just go see JESUS and hear those precious words ...”and I absolve you of ALL your sins.” The FATHER of all Mercies loves you.
I got straight to Jesus. Not some priest. No man can obsolve you of you sin, only Jesus can.
I'm just wondering can you reflect on your sins before confession and write them all down and bring them in with you to confession so you don't forget anything?
I'm guessing you can, I have never heard either way:)
I have done that before. None of the priests have commented about it either way, yet.
It is not advised if you forget something that’s ok. God knows. What’s most important is your examination of conscience, as long as you’re not doing anything on purpose it is not necessary to bring anything written down
Please let me ask you this question. If you do not have any moral sense, do you still need to go to confession? Specially? The reason I'm asking this back when I was in junior high. My grandparents came out for a visit and I shook the table in. See hot coffee actually if I generally cut it on to her and here. I'm, I'm 68. Is it necessary to say that when it's not a moral thing
You must go to confession if you have committed a mortal sin. You cannot pray for other people or the dead if you are not in a state of grace.
catholic__love this is a) extremely important and b) a bit of a challenge to understand exactly what is meant. You might find this article helpful? www.catholic.com/tract/salvation-outside-the-church
I was taught to say, "Bless me father for I have sinned," not "Forgive me..."
Where can I?
Get a image of mary that I can put on my yes
acatholicmomslife.com/catholic-discounts/
I asked priest what would happen if I did it confession and I have a major heart attack and died.He told me I would go to purty
Very good Video, I am a priest, The priest is there to help you, not judge you. When we step into sin, we turn our back on Christ, He is always standing there with his outstretch hand for us to turn back too him and he forgives us our sins Thru the Sacrament of confession. Christ has given the priest the power to forgive sin. Once you have done that a great burden has been lifted from you. The priest through the seal can not tell anyone else, not another priest, his Bishop, or the Pope. If he see you outside of confession, he can not even say how is that little problem working out too you. He would be breaking the seal of confession. To be honest with you all the confession run together and he does not remember who said what. Don't think you were the first to commit a sin, he has heard them all before. He mite counsel you on how to avoid a sin, he is not judging you , he is there too help you.
Thank you for sharing Father!
I learned that we have to go to confession every Sunday or we can’t receive Body of Christ?
Really?
What’s the Casteism?
No, you don't. Only if you have mortal sin.
Of one priest is lenient and one priest prescribes more, is there no difference? Bc of the power of the office...
Just wondering...
can a priest not forgive a mortal sin? i’ve never been to confession before because my family is not religious but I’ve been seeking a relationship with Jesus for the past year now :) I hope i’m able to go to confession very soon!
Yes a priest can forgive a mortal sin! There is no sin the priest can’t forgive 🥰 confession is so healing I hope you can go soon😁
You said that after Confession, one is a Saint and would go straight to heaven in the case of imminent death. That is not really the case. While ALL sins are forgiven, the "penalty" we have to endure for our sins is not. For that, Holy Mother Church offers indulgences. To really be a Saint and get straight to heaven, you have to get a plenary indulgence. The Enchiridion indulgentiarum has a list of works of mercy (certain prayers and actions) that can grant you a plenary or partial indulgence, if you go to Confession, detach yourself from all inclinations from sin, receive Holy Eucharist, pray in the intention of the Holy Father (e. g. an Our Father or a Hail Mary), and do the prescribed work of mercy. If you don't get an indulgence, you will most likely end up in purgatory where we get cleaned from the consequences of our sins (even though they are forgiven).
For example, if your child smashed a vase, and later apologized for that, you will forgive him/her, but that won't make the vase whole again. This is a problem, and that is the same problem with sin. It has consequences, and those need to be dealt with before we can enter heaven.
Yes that is true! Well said!
Heather maybe you could do a video about indulgences!
Can you drive like 75 miles to confess to that Father, so you’re not embarrassed?
I tried trust or all the priests. A one time, I had a bad experience. It was one, please. That scolded me.
Just because it was the same sin a week go.
I felt all of these here to say least. You just said try to work on it and not do it again. Because one of the mic on RUclips says it's a good thing when you have the same sin.But not then you get a whole bunch of new sense
Do priests go to confession?
Of course.
Great video! :)
Can I do confession online or do I have to see a priest
You need to talk directly to a priest though you can be behind a screen or in a confessional so you will be anonymous. Face-to-face is often an option too.
Is it a sin to say Oh my gosh or Jeez? I think it is and I have confessed to taking the Lord's name in vain, but I still struggle with it. I have never asked a priest though. Does anyone know?
Never thought about that one... I guess I would ask a priest:)
A Catholic Mom's Life Ok thanks! I'll do that.
Isn’t it: Bless me father for I have sinned?
loely video
I don't take Holy Communion 'cause I can't receive a proper confession. I experienced with 3 different priests and each one of them stood up and walked away, while I was confessing and then turned around with a scowl on their face and said that is not a confession. It beggars the question how did they become priests; no soothing words of God's Wisdom. The church has failed us morally and spiritually. I am dismayed what I see and hear in the church. The sermon is criticising the West and also Israel....what????. I still attend Mass and have recently started the Rosary daily. Until such time I find a good priest. I won't take Communion. Everything seems watered down and there is little respect and substance. We should be Christian Warriors
I am sorry to hear your experience with all those priest, I recommend trying a different priest... Weather the priests are good or not it is just as valid as Christ himself is absolving you! Jesus can't wait to be with you in the eucharist! Don't let Satan discourage you from going to confession! And of course praying for those priests!
Hi! Is there any way I could contact you, I have so many questions I think you could help on
sure you can email me at acatholicmomslife@gmail.com
What about purgatory
There isn’t one.
Purgatory isn't real
It says in the bible to trust in God, but it doesn't say that it's a sin when we are afraid to sometimes. Questioning God is a big part of faith! The priest shouldn't have been rude about it. But I think that his point, rather, was that there is not one Catholic on the planet who trusts in God at all times. If it is a habitual lack of trust that is shaping your life, then it might be the sin of pride (trusting in yourself rather than in God). But no, it's otherwise not really a sin.
So what's a hail mary?
I believe it’s a prayer. You can find it online
I'm protestant and don't think there is anything wrong with confessing our sins to another I know it can be freeing. However I believe the only way to heaven is to be saved. Yes it is good to ask for forgiveness and we should when we have a relationship w Christ, but when we are saved our sins are already forgiven. But us as believers should acknowledge our sins and repent. Grace is in us when we r saved!!!
If you mean "saved" as in baptised, then all catholics are baptised. You can be "saved" and commit murder and not be let into heaven until you confess that sin.
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Is there an email where I can write to you?
Sure acatholicmomslife@gmail.com
Instead of saying prayers as penance, do priests ever ask you to right the wrongs you have done to other people?
Yes, my priest told me to do something good for a person that was involved in my confession. There was more detail than this, but that was the basic idea.
My question or statement is Jesus died for our sins, but you are saying to go to confession to be clean of our sins?
I thought it was like, confessing through the Priest. Like the Priest is Jesus at the time. It is very special and sometimes I cry during/after. The usually have a box of Kleenex. It is a great feeling after. 😢😊😁
So if you have "mortal" sins they tell you not to go to Jesus but to a priest to confess to do penance and be absolved??? What?!?! C'mon!!!
ruclips.net/video/xtvjmsPmVpw/видео.html Hopes this helps:)
A Catholic Mom's Life hey I'll check out this link too. I hope you got my email I left on your other video.
Pope Francis goes to confession.
Yes! I’m not a fan of the current Pope.
@@sashenkadumerve3017 What does it have to do with the question whether you like him or not? Every Pope is a sinner and goes to confession.
I hoop for him.❤
wow wonder full and you look like Indian girl so beautiful dear from India 😘
Nishwitha nishwithaK that is so nice Indian girls are so beautiful!
A Catholic Mom's Life 😊Thank you so much dear 😘😘😘😘😘😘
Confession was child abuse to me.