Just had to share this (from a Fr. Mike homily): "When we go to Confession we are not telling God something He doesn’t already know and we’re not showing Him something He doesn’t already see. We are giving Him something He doesn’t already have: Your broken heart."
@@basedhomuraakemienjoyer9014 No shade intended! Confession is God's mercy. Let's pray for those who haven't gone to receive His mercy! It is so good and the Lord hears our prayers. I am not coming at it in a punishing way but rather from a standpoint of love :)
@@IvanLopez-fx3hx we are priests And God has given pastor's elders teachers evangelists in the building of the church ? Which we are the church and Christ is the head and we are the body , he is the cornerstone and we build ourselves on our Lord Jesus which makes us the church, as our body's are the temple of the Holy Spirit. And in no terms does God say confess to man for forgiveness of sins. As only God can forgive when we confess our sins to him in the name of Jesus. As man can't see your heart only God can ? So how can man forgive sins. We are all sinners and only belief in Jesus Christ and what he done for us on the cross And if you confess Jesus is Lord And if you repent which means a change of mind and to turn away from sin and trust in Jesus and obey his commands which are not grevious as his way is perfect and brings Joy and love as we are filled with the holy spirit. We humble ourselves and have faith in God in all things. So my freind there's only one way for a father son relationship with God and that's through faith in Jesus Christ because he is the Lord God. No rituals no religious routine can get you to heaven and no good works because Jesus done it all and our good works are as filthy rags to him. It's total faith in the Lord Jesus and repentance comes with that through God's power through the holy spirit
It’s been many years and have gravely sinned. I’m so scared, I feel physically ill at the thought of going to confession but know I need to go and face up to the wrongs I have committed. Please pray for me to find the courage to return to confession.
@@Heidi8252 John 20:21-22: Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he has said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Your priests hate you, because they keep you from the scriptural gospel, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and was buried, and rose again the third day according to the scriptures.
I know you didn't say that. But he is keeping you from what Jesus laid out so carefully in John, and what Paul expounded upon so deeply in *tears* , that salvation is simple as believing in the gospel with a repentance filled heart, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
@NikoHL try not to be nervous but I understand as I was in your situation a week ago. Just write it all down while you are examining your conscience. The priests have heard it all, especially with me! You will feel so good when you get out of there. If you forget anything, you are still pardoned of that sin, if you honestly forgot it and then just next time you go to confession, be sure to tell it. I was glad to get mine over with and it was very lengthy, so lengthy that I made an appointment with the priest at his rectory. It would have taken way too long in a confessional While others are waiting for me. Good luck! You can do it. All us Catholics totally understand!
It's been 13 years for me. I was a child when I last went. I am 28 now. And Im coming back to catholic faith after being a partier and atheist. This was very informative I appreciate it thank you so much! 🙏 God bless. ❤
God hasn’t been a huge part of my team lately. He’s been sidelined for quite a while. But I think I’m going to work on making him the coach of my team again.
whatever others say against confession it doesnt matter to me the releif you get after a good confession cannot be expressed that is the power of confession thank you lord for giving us this blessed gift
• “Is God the center of my life?” • Sin is “I know what you want, God, but I’m going to do what I want.” 4 pieces of advice (a “cheat sheet”) on making a good confession: 1) finding an age- (or-stage-of-life) appropriate examination of conscience 2) The Litany of Humility 3) The Beatitudes 4) St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Daily Examen Thank you Fr. Mike! The message of your videos is always so good.
I love when Fr. Mike says a Confession is a place for victory, returning to Jesus! I think this is so true, so many Catholics are afraid of confession, but you don't need to be. This is such a wonderful sacrament we have, its freeing and if you do it consistently it makes a difference in your life.
You have the option of going to confession to a priest you feel comfortable with. I myself prefer a priest that will state the teachings of the church in regards to the the sins I am confessing.
God bless Fr. Mike and others like him. As a Roman Catholic, I can honestly say there are TOO FEW priests who do confession as Fr. Mike teaches. Keep up the good work Father!!!
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. 10 minutes 3 seconds. Thought it was worth mentioning.
I went to Reconciliation Tuesday service and had my first confession in 7 years. I feel fantastic. Father John helped me through it and it was so worth the 45 minute wait. Do it as soon as possible is my advise. Don’t put it off. 💜✝️
I believe confession is a great and wonderful gift that us Catholics have. When I go to confession I receive the gift of forgiveness, a great amount of peace and a new beginning. It is like starting all over again without sin. If people new and understood the great power of confession, the church would be packed too capacity..
I want to thank Fr. Mike for clarifying the difference between “mistake” and “sin” - this is extremely liberating and validating for me. Thank you for that grace.
Is "mistake" a word used in Catholicism? As far as I know, it's not. A mistake is when we are MISTAKEN... we did something in good faith, but it was accidentally the wrong thing, based on misinformation. It is a word popularly used in our culture right now, in lieu of "sin". (Meanwhile, a sin is not a mistake!)
I am looking forward to being able to participate in confession once I complete my sacraments(all but baptism). I love your videos. I was raised Baptist and have come to the Catholic Church in an unexpected way. My husband who is baptized catholic asked I go to Catholic Church when I wanted to take our boys(he now comes also, prayed about that one a lot at Mass) so I decided to give it a try. I went with a closed heart thinking there was no way I would find Jesus there. I left filled with the Holy Spirit and loving the Priest. I had a strong faith in Christ when I was young and was baptized. Now I see what I’ve been missing for years and found it where I least expected. God works in wonderful and mysterious ways. God bless you.
I am a Baptist but I loved this video especially the part where you say you love confession because it brings people back to Jesus. What a wonderful way of putting it and how very true.
I feel more at peace after confession. Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. 10 minutes 3 seconds. Thought it was worth mentioning.
3:00 I frequently literally think about this whenever I commit the mortal sin I need to go to confession for so often. Please pray for me to have chastity and a pure heart that yearns for God
joseph jackson Pray rosary will help you(please meditate)if you can do more than once it’s better,Mother Mary will help you to closer to Jesus(confession sacrament) I was just like you .Temptation will come but you will overcome it,God bless You
Hey @joseph jackson, know that I will pray for you to overcome this struggle. I have been in that struggle too, and it can seem unending. The evil one promises you everything, and once you fall, you feel all the guilt, and his accusations begin. Don't listen to the evil one! He only wants for you to despair. Know that, no matter how many times you sin, God is waiting for you with open arms in th Sacrament of Confession. Certainly, we have got to get out of our vices so that we do not sin in the same way over and over again, and this can be done only with His Grace. I highly suggest you check out Jason Evert's videos here on RUclips, I am sure they will be of great use to you as they were for me. God bless you! Viva Cristo Rey y La Virgen de Guadalupe!
A lot of Saints highly suggest monthly confession as a guard against mortal sin. I say from experience: it works. Make monthly confession a habit, you won't be sorry.
I am not a Catholic, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I’ve found this video to be so helpful! Not only to go an confess, but also to create the habit of making a conscious examination daily. I love this idea! I love how at the end you say that God wants us all to be saints. That’s what I’m striving for.
I confess every day but as I return soon to the church with a view to being able to partake in the sacraments. I have said no to God lost in the way of sin for many years. My sins are so many my guilt so heavy but the past decade the lord Jesus has stilled loved me. Amazing grace.
I have to admit it, I’m still rather new to confession. I was baptized a Catholic in 1965, but I wasn’t raised a Catholic. I went to various Protestant Churches growing up....mostly on my own since age 6. It wasn’t until I 17 0r 18 that I realized thee were different denominations...so that’s when I asked my mother what religion I was supposed to be, and she calming said “Roman Catholic, of course”. Long story, but recently in late 2017 I did my first confession. What a great thing. I’m still learning about confession....though I basically know. What a beautiful thing Jesus gave to us!
@@matthiasalexander9921 - There is one true Church, which is the body of Christ, and any who received Him as their Lord and Savior are saved and in the Body of Christ, and are the Church. The Church is not just a building or a denomination, it's those who are in His Body, who are born again. It doesn't matter which church you go to, but it is good to go to church and fellowship with others in the Body, and learn God's Word and worship Him. I prayed and asked God to guide me to the church He wanted me to go to. He led me to go to and Assemblies of God church, which I still go to since 1989.
I guess we have been too preoccupied with what we consider as the very big sins and didn't realise that we were piling some of ours up. We compare what we consider as our small sins with what we feel are the sins of other people and got very comfortable being separated from God with our own sins. Thank you very much, Fr. Mike
Faith alone is a heresy condemned by Jesus Himself (thus God), read your bible that we gave you but make sure it's before Luther's version in the 1500s
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning. 10 minutes 3 seconds.
I am having confession and a rehearsal for my confirmation next Friday (I was supposed to do it last year when I was in 7th grade but it got canceled because of COVID ). I am really scared, I don’t know why. But this video encouraged and helped me a lot. Thanks for the video Fr. Mike!
Thanks for this Fr. Mike!!! Going to confession tomorrow!!! I have the "Litany of Humility" taped inside my Bible cover actually... God bless this ministry!!!
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning. 10 minutes 3 seconds..
It's a strange thing. I go to confession very regularly,and my parish priest is literally inspirational in helping me through the sscrament, anf YET, I shake like a leaf, when I do go to confession, and feel as if I'm the biggest and weirdest sinner on the planet.
Yep!! I feel our blessed mother helps me so much to get closer to the Lord. I love Jesus and I feel He loves me and He is with me. When I have our blessed mother with me, I have Jesus with me and I know Him better! Thank You Jesus! 🕊🌸😇❤️
Thank you so much for this! I have not been back to confession since converting (2 years ago). I want to go and NEED to go but I have often wondered how I can make a truly good confession and how to do a good/thorough examination of conscience. I appreciate these tips so much! My first confession was so cathartic and as a convert, it made me understand why confession is so important. I am still learning though, and this has helped tremendously! Thanks again and God bless you and the work you do! 🙏
There's a good saying "anything worth doing is worth doing badly." 😉 Even a confession that isn't done well (but with the right attitude), is better than never going at all out of fear.
Bravo! I use the 10 commandments however you have given me other areas to use...this is phenomenal! Thank you for sharing this valuable resource Padre! ;)
Thank you. I find confession very powerful. It is a new beginning. Starting clean and bringing sins into the light. When undergoing sin, anxieties and tension I go to confession instead of medication. I sleep like a baby afterward.
Father Mike, Thank you for these amazing, inspiring and guiding videos. I look forward to more of them... You are expanding your reach and help many! Thank you again!!!! God bless you!
Hi Joe, I'm Catholic and all Catholics are Christians but not all Christians are Catholic. We were the first Christians but not the only ones. Protestants are also Christians because but we believe they do not have the fullness of the truth.
I put myself first, even though I pray to God and am improving myself so that I can one day donate to help others on the eath(God's creation) I pray never I'm grateful for what I have, but I shouldn't be sinning as much as I do
Thank you Father Mike! This platform is amazing to help answer questions I am not sure to how to answer to non-catholics. I wast recently testified to by another christian on the evils of the Catholic faith. He quoted many scriptures to prove his point. I felt I did not have enough answers to show this perception was incorrect. I never questioned a lot of what this person felt was wrong. while my faith was not shaken in the church, I did question why there is such a misconception of how we worship. I am very grateful to have found this information!
I am in OCIA class now and the thought of rattling off my sins in the confessional is more than daunting and I have to say embarrassing. I am looking forward to it, to unburden myself but I am still learning about genuine repentance and actually facing all the things I have been a willing participant in my whole life. For the first time I am actually looking at not only my actions but how they became a way of life and how I now see how wrong and arrogant I have been even thinking about my misdeeds. Confession is a strange concept to me having been a protestant, but I can see how this is something I need.
I’m in RCIA and have been unsure what to say in my first communion. I’m scared of being judged by the priest and at the same time, afraid of taking too long over every little thing and boring him to tears. This kind of cuts to the chase to get to what is meaningful - thank you.
It would be wonderful if more priests shared these sorts of teaching with their congregations as part of their sermons during Mass, in schools, with all the staff as well as the students, and in every possible place. So many people have only their basic knowledge to fall back on or have only heard about this beautiful Sacrament of Reconcilliation in a negative way. God bless you, Fr Mike, so very much. 🙏🕊
Congratulations! I am so incredibly happy for you. Becoming a Catholic is the best thing that ever happened to me. I have NEVER regretted it. You have SO much to look forward to! I highly recommend EWTN too. May God richly bless you!!
Thank You Fr. Mike Schmidt, you are such a smiling happy priest, it shows. I also watch Bishop Barren on IPAD .... He is knowable in the church teaching and am from Chicago as I am, but now live in Iowa. I definitely believe that when I receive the Holy Eucharist, I am receiving THE BODY & BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST! ! JESUS SAID SO AT THE LAST SUPPER! (Am 82 yrs old) so am old school (nuns 12 years of Catholic School in Chicago years ago!) In Times now, so many Church teaching does not really acknowledge THE EUCHARIST as we were taught SO SINCERELY Back in time. My Grandchildren are having children now, and I pray that as these children come into the Church that so many teachings are so SERIOUSLY TAUGHT< ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE SACRAMENTS!! AMEN
Thanks for these videos; they are like a refreshing breeze. This one missed the best 'cheat sheet' of all, the Ten Commandments. The stone that the builders rejected has become the corner stone- we need to recover the Jewish roots of our faith.
Actually you need to get to the faith that actually IS rooted. You need to trust in the gospel, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Thank you Fr. Mike. It's my first time to search the RUclips the steps in making a good confession. The steps that you were giving us is totally awesome. At 3:00 pm am going to confession and I follow the steps that you were sharing. I will share this to others. Happy Holy Week. Great day ahead!! Take care and God bless!!
Has anyone else noticed how dilated his pupils are because of how enthusiastic and excited he is to spread the word of our lord Jesus Christ! Keep up the good work and god bless
Please pray for me the courage to do A true full confession , it’s been 2 years since I received the Holy Eucharist. Or physically attended Mass. pray for me for not keeping God as my first priority! In Jesus name I pray. 🙏
I pray that you may have the courage. I just went to confession today, my last one was 8 years ago and I hadn't been attending mass for several years either. It was a freeing and rejoiceful experience and I feel so much better and closer in Christ after going.
Hi Michelle, I hope you went to Confession and will keep going...I will keep praying for you and for me and for all of us to go to Confession as Jesus wants us to
Listening to you on fasting, Keystone Penances, preparing for Confession, etc are all changing my thinking and my actions. Most of all, you are bringing me closer to God.
I Love confession ITS just a cleansing of relaxation of spirit. Its like a relief but as my faith grew I realize its not relief that happens. It opens and srengthens you in faith hope chairty love. Now I wish I went more often when I was younger
Fr Mike. I love your ministry on RUclips. Part and parcel from your videos my wife and I are in RCIA now. If you wouldn’t mind to add us (my 2 mo daughter as well) in your prayers. GOD bless
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Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning.
Can you share more about “sin is never by accident” and “sin is when you know what god wants you to do and you do what you want instead” I wanted to do a sermon on this and I thought this would be a great topic to explain and learn more about. Thanks!
"If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible." Lev. 5:17 You can sin by accident.
The concept of confession of sin to a priest is nowhere taught in Scripture. First, the New Testament does not teach that there are to be priests in the New Covenant. Instead, the New Testament teaches that all believers are priests. First Peter 2:5-9 describes believers as a “holy priesthood” and a “royal priesthood.” Revelation 1:6 and 5:10 both describe believers as “a kingdom of priests.” In the Old Covenant, the faithful had to approach God through the priests. The priests were mediators between the people and God. The priests offered sacrifices to God on behalf of the people. That is no longer necessary. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we can now approach God’s throne with boldness (Hebrews 4:16). The temple veil tearing in two at Jesus’ death was symbolic of the dividing wall between God and humanity being destroyed. We can approach God directly, ourselves, without the use of a human mediator. Why? Because Jesus Christ is our great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-15; 10:21) and the only mediator between us and God (1 Timothy 2:5). The New Testament teaches that there are to be elders (1 Timothy 3), deacons (1 Timothy 3), bishops (Titus 1:6-9), and pastors (Ephesians 4:11) - but not priests. When it comes to confession of sin, believers are told in 1 John 1:9 to confess their sins to God. God is faithful and just to forgive our sins as we confess them to Him. James 5:16 speaks of confessing our trespasses “to one another,” but this is not the same as confessing sins to a priest as the Roman Catholic Church teaches. Priests / church leaders are nowhere mentioned in the context of James 5:16. Further, James 5:16 does not link forgiveness of sins with the confession of sins “to one another.” The Roman Catholic Church bases their practice of confession to a priest primarily on Catholic tradition. Catholics do point to John 20:23, “If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” From this verse, Catholics claim that God gave the apostles the authority to forgive sins and that authority was passed on to the successors of the apostles, i.e., the bishops and priests of the Roman Catholic Church. There are several problems with this interpretation. (1) John 20:23 nowhere mentions confession of sin. (2) John 20:23 nowhere promises or even hints that apostolic authority of any kind would be passed on to the successors of the apostles. (3) The apostles never once in the New Testament acted as if they had the authority to forgive a person’s sin. Similarly, Catholics point to Matthew 16:19 and 18:18 (binding and loosing) as evidence for the Catholic Church’s authority to forgive sins. The same three above points apply equally to these Scriptures. The ability to forgive sins is God’s and His alone (Isaiah 43:25). The better understanding of John 20:23 is that the apostles were given the responsibility of declaring with utmost certainty the terms on which God would forgive sins. As the church was being founded, the apostles declared that those who believed the gospel were forgiven (Acts 16:31) and those who did not obey the gospel faced judgment (2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17). As the apostles proclaimed salvation in Christ (Acts 10:43) and exercised church discipline (1 Corinthians 5:4-5), they were wielding the authority Christ had given them. Again, the concept of confession of sin to a priest is nowhere taught in Scripture. We are to confess our sins to God (1 John 1:9). As New Covenant believers, we do not need mediators between us and God. We can go to God directly because of Jesus’ sacrifice for us. First Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
Although I am a terrible sinner thank You Jesus for listening to my prayers ,I LOVE yOU jESUS i praise and adore You Jesus , I trust you JESUS ,THANK YOU jESUS FOR INCREASING MY FAITH ,THANK yOU JESUS .aMEN
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Just had to share this (from a Fr. Mike homily): "When we go to Confession we are not telling God something He doesn’t already know and we’re not showing Him something He doesn’t already see. We are giving Him something He doesn’t already have: Your broken heart."
+Greg Aitchison that's beautiful! thanks for sharing
i like what u said because I am going to start my first confession
Wow. Love this. I've shared this on Facebook and given you credit for this quote from Fr. Mike's homily.
Thanks! But the credit really goes to Fr. Mike. And, of course, the Holy Spirit. :)
Mentioned that too :)
Lets pray for those who haven't been to confession in a long time
No need to throw shade
@@basedhomuraakemienjoyer9014 No shade intended! Confession is God's mercy. Let's pray for those who haven't gone to receive His mercy! It is so good and the Lord hears our prayers. I am not coming at it in a punishing way but rather from a standpoint of love :)
Turn to Jesus Christ and repent as he is the way the truth and the life,
There's only salvation through my Lord
@@jamiegough1781 AMEN! He instituted the priesthood!
@@IvanLopez-fx3hx we are priests
And God has given pastor's elders teachers evangelists in the building of the church ? Which we are the church and Christ is the head and we are the body , he is the cornerstone and we build ourselves on our Lord Jesus which makes us the church, as our body's are the temple of the Holy Spirit. And in no terms does God say confess to man for forgiveness of sins. As only God can forgive when we confess our sins to him in the name of Jesus.
As man can't see your heart only God can ? So how can man forgive sins.
We are all sinners and only belief in Jesus Christ and what he done for us on the cross
And if you confess Jesus is Lord
And if you repent which means a change of mind and to turn away from sin and trust in Jesus and obey his commands which are not grevious as his way is perfect and brings Joy and love as we are filled with the holy spirit.
We humble ourselves and have faith in God in all things.
So my freind there's only one way for a father son relationship with God and that's through faith in Jesus Christ because he is the Lord God. No rituals no religious routine can get you to heaven and no good works because Jesus done it all and our good works are as filthy rags to him. It's total faith in the Lord Jesus and repentance comes with that through God's power through the holy spirit
It’s been many years and have gravely sinned. I’m so scared, I feel physically ill at the thought of going to confession but know I need to go and face up to the wrongs I have committed. Please pray for me to find the courage to return to confession.
Paul. Simply go and confess. Confess what is most on your mind and conscience. Let the priest guide you. Good luck and God Bless.
@@ristrellaconti1005 plus the priest gets excommunicated if he reveals it :P
@@Heidi8252 John 20:21-22: Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he has said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Paul Connell
Ahhhh ya ok nutcase!!!
No need to confess to a priest. God is listening all the time. Repent of your sins to Him, and have faith that your are forgiven. Done.
I like my priest but father Mike would be an awesome priest to have.
me too!
totally agree. The priests in parish do not really want to hear confession.
Your priests hate you, because they keep you from the scriptural gospel, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and was buried, and rose again the third day according to the scriptures.
IDK my priest doesn't hate me. I never said that.
I know you didn't say that. But he is keeping you from what Jesus laid out so carefully in John, and what Paul expounded upon so deeply in *tears* , that salvation is simple as believing in the gospel with a repentance filled heart, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
I just had my first confession in 12 years. The most honest confession of my life. The experience left me in tears in the most positive way.
That's what I'm nervous about..
@NikoHL try not to be nervous but I understand as I was in your situation a week ago. Just write it all down while you are examining your conscience. The priests have heard it all, especially with me! You will feel so good when you get out of there. If you forget anything, you are still pardoned of that sin, if you honestly forgot it and then just next time you go to confession, be sure to tell it. I was glad to get mine over with and it was very lengthy, so lengthy that I made an appointment with the priest at his rectory. It would have taken way too long in a confessional While others are waiting for me. Good luck! You can do it. All us Catholics totally understand!
It's been 13 years for me. I was a child when I last went. I am 28 now. And Im coming back to catholic faith after being a partier and atheist. This was very informative I appreciate it thank you so much! 🙏 God bless. ❤
Welcome Home!
Welcome back
God hasn’t been a huge part of my team lately. He’s been sidelined for quite a while. But I think I’m going to work on making him the coach of my team again.
I’m Everywhere how is it going with the plan to make Him your concentration
I respect you !! not like the"i respect your thought" one it's like I'M PROUD OF YOU ONE
*\(^o^)/*
Same goes for me! I take this video as a sign from God. God bless to the both of us💖
Oh yes, please
whatever others say against confession
it doesnt matter to me
the releif you get after a good confession cannot be expressed
that is the power of confession
thank you lord for giving us this blessed gift
You are correct, Christo Jose.
Only the true Catholic know that. 😇
Amen
• “Is God the center of my life?”
• Sin is “I know what you want, God, but I’m going to do what I want.”
4 pieces of advice (a “cheat sheet”) on making a good confession:
1) finding an age- (or-stage-of-life) appropriate examination of conscience
2) The Litany of Humility
3) The Beatitudes
4) St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Daily Examen
Thank you Fr. Mike! The message of your videos is always so good.
May the Lord Bless you for this summary, if only you knew how much you have helped me
Thank you Fr. Mike I struggle to make an appropriate confession. Your suggestions are a big help. God bless you
Thank you for this!
Thank you so much.
I love when Fr. Mike says a Confession is a place for victory, returning to Jesus! I think this is so true, so many Catholics are afraid of confession, but you don't need to be. This is such a wonderful sacrament we have, its freeing and if you do it consistently it makes a difference in your life.
Sarah Sprenger it’s unnecessary
I really appreciate when the priest helps me go through a GOOD confession.
Yes it is free and reconciliation helps us to forgive ourselves.
I made my first confession today, it was nowhere near as intimidating as I thought it would be. :D
You have the option of going to confession to a priest you feel comfortable with. I myself prefer a priest that will state the teachings of the church in regards to the the sins I am confessing.
God bless Fr. Mike and others like him. As a Roman Catholic, I can honestly say there are TOO FEW priests who do confession as Fr. Mike teaches. Keep up the good work Father!!!
yeah sometimes u need help!
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. 10 minutes 3 seconds. Thought it was worth mentioning.
Awesome Father Mike. I'm a Presbyterian, but your videos inspire me to grow as a Christian. Thank you!
I went to Reconciliation Tuesday service and had my first confession in 7 years. I feel fantastic. Father John helped me through it and it was so worth the 45 minute wait. Do it as soon as possible is my advise. Don’t put it off. 💜✝️
Thank you for the advice. I have been putting it off but I am going tomorrow.
This is the coolest priest I've ever seen.
he’s awesome. ❤️
i go to confession once a month for the past 6 months🙏 thank u God for the gift of reconciliation
I believe confession is a great and wonderful gift that us Catholics have. When I go to confession I receive the gift of forgiveness, a great amount of peace and a new beginning. It is like starting all over again without sin. If people new and understood the great power of confession, the church would be packed too capacity..
I want to thank Fr. Mike for clarifying the difference between “mistake” and “sin” - this is extremely liberating and validating for me. Thank you for that grace.
Is "mistake" a word used in Catholicism? As far as I know, it's not. A mistake is when we are MISTAKEN... we did something in good faith, but it was accidentally the wrong thing, based on misinformation. It is a word popularly used in our culture right now, in lieu of "sin". (Meanwhile, a sin is not a mistake!)
Even after 6 years this video is still relevant to me. This is truth!
I am looking forward to being able to participate in confession once I complete my sacraments(all but baptism). I love your videos. I was raised Baptist and have come to the Catholic Church in an unexpected way. My husband who is baptized catholic asked I go to Catholic Church when I wanted to take our boys(he now comes also, prayed about that one a lot at Mass) so I decided to give it a try. I went with a closed heart thinking there was no way I would find Jesus there. I left filled with the Holy Spirit and loving the Priest. I had a strong faith in Christ when I was young and was baptized. Now I see what I’ve been missing for years and found it where I least expected. God works in wonderful and mysterious ways. God bless you.
Welcome little sister to the trunk and roots of the Christian 🌳 tree . This is the church Jesus established.
I am a Baptist but I loved this video especially the part where you say you love confession because it brings people back to Jesus. What a wonderful way of putting it and how very true.
Going to confession. Always a relaxing experience, lol.
I feel more at peace after confession. Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. 10 minutes 3 seconds. Thought it was worth mentioning.
he is being ironical people, just so if you didn't relize.
@@DubiaFluctuant I think it’s both to be honest. (For me)
Thank you for this. I am planning on going to confess next Sunday. For the first time since my first communion... You confirmed my thoughts. 🙏
Gabriele Gabriele Gabriele how it wentt??
3:00 I frequently literally think about this whenever I commit the mortal sin I need to go to confession for so often. Please pray for me to have chastity and a pure heart that yearns for God
joseph jackson
Pray rosary will help you(please meditate)if you can do more than once it’s better,Mother Mary will help you to closer to Jesus(confession sacrament)
I was just like you .Temptation will come but you will overcome it,God bless You
Hi joseph, you can ask St Joseph to help you grow in chastity and purity of heart. :) Hope this helps
Hey @joseph jackson, know that I will pray for you to overcome this struggle. I have been in that struggle too, and it can seem unending. The evil one promises you everything, and once you fall, you feel all the guilt, and his accusations begin. Don't listen to the evil one! He only wants for you to despair. Know that, no matter how many times you sin, God is waiting for you with open arms in th Sacrament of Confession. Certainly, we have got to get out of our vices so that we do not sin in the same way over and over again, and this can be done only with His Grace.
I highly suggest you check out Jason Evert's videos here on RUclips, I am sure they will be of great use to you as they were for me. God bless you!
Viva Cristo Rey y La Virgen de Guadalupe!
A lot of Saints highly suggest monthly confession as a guard against mortal sin.
I say from experience: it works. Make monthly confession a habit, you won't be sorry.
@@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442I think even more than monthly.
That Litany of Humility is good solid punch in the stomach, spiritually speaking.
I am not a Catholic, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I’ve found this video to be so helpful! Not only to go an confess, but also to create the habit of making a conscious examination daily. I love this idea! I love how at the end you say that God wants us all to be saints. That’s what I’m striving for.
Oh! Do come to us when you can!
@@mariemunzar6474 Amen.
Please join the Catholic Church as soon as you can! Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church. It is the one true and Universal Church.
I confess every day but as I return soon to the church with a view to being able to partake in the sacraments. I have said no to God lost in the way of sin for many years. My sins are so many my guilt so heavy but the past decade the lord Jesus has stilled loved me. Amazing grace.
I just when to confession today. I am so happy God is good :-)
I have to admit it, I’m still rather new to confession. I was baptized a Catholic in 1965, but I wasn’t raised a Catholic. I went to various Protestant Churches growing up....mostly on my own since age 6. It wasn’t until I 17 0r 18 that I realized thee were different denominations...so that’s when I asked my mother what religion I was supposed to be, and she calming said “Roman Catholic, of course”. Long story, but recently in late 2017 I did my first confession. What a great thing. I’m still learning about confession....though I basically know. What a beautiful thing Jesus gave to us!
So, you asked your mother, instead of God? What if God wants you to go to a different church? That's what I did.
You did the right thing by becoming a Catholic thats what god would of wanted you to do. God bless
@@julienielsen3746 why would God want her to go to any other church other then the one true church
@@matthiasalexander9921 - There is one true Church, which is the body of Christ, and any who received Him as their Lord and Savior are saved and in the Body of Christ, and are the Church.
The Church is not just a building or a denomination, it's those who are in His Body, who are born again.
It doesn't matter which church you go to, but it is good to go to church and fellowship with others in the Body, and learn God's Word and worship Him.
I prayed and asked God to guide me to the church He wanted me to go to. He led me to go to and Assemblies of God church, which I still go to since 1989.
@@julienielsen3746 how do you know it was not evil spirits taking you away from the true church?
This video popped up in auto-play at the very perfect moment. Thank you, Lord 🙏
I guess we have been too preoccupied with what we consider as the very big sins and didn't realise that we were piling some of ours up. We compare what we consider as our small sins with what we feel are the sins of other people and got very comfortable being separated from God with our own sins. Thank you very much, Fr. Mike
I would love to have Father Mike as a priest.
Father Mike, thank you...what words of wisdom! I do love you and I am so grateful I've found you.
Why would you be thankful to have someone that is keeping you away from simple salvation in Jesus Christ be found ?
Faith alone is a heresy condemned by Jesus Himself (thus God), read your bible that we gave you but make sure it's before Luther's version in the 1500s
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning. 10 minutes 3 seconds.
Thank you Father Mike! This was very helpful. I am 48 years old and this is an area that I have needed guidance lately.
I am having confession and a rehearsal for my confirmation next Friday (I was supposed to do it last year when I was in 7th grade but it got canceled because of COVID ). I am really scared, I don’t know why. But this video encouraged and helped me a lot. Thanks for the video Fr. Mike!
I wish all priests would teach like this..
Moments when we say yes to God's blessings and moments when we say no. Very well said.
Thanks for this Fr. Mike!!! Going to confession tomorrow!!! I have the "Litany of Humility" taped inside my Bible cover actually... God bless this ministry!!!
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning. 10 minutes 3 seconds..
Going back to Catholic faith ty your an awesome teacher father
Oh no I cried again after watching this...this just prove how sinful I am.
GO to confession. Jesus will make you smile again. :)
It's a strange thing. I go to confession very regularly,and my parish priest is literally inspirational in helping me through the sscrament, anf YET, I shake like a leaf, when I do go to confession, and feel as if I'm the biggest and weirdest sinner on the planet.
I love all of the amazing catholic people in the comments here!
Your an awesome Priest can't wait to become catholic
I know 8 years ago this was posted ,but thanks I’m going to confession this coming weekend
Thank you Father Mike Smith, watched and listened, then found the litany of humility, prayed this, then went to confession. As an adult.
Yep!! I feel our blessed mother helps me so much to get closer to the Lord. I love Jesus and I feel He loves me and He is with me.
When I have our blessed mother with me, I have Jesus with me and I know Him better! Thank You Jesus! 🕊🌸😇❤️
Thank you so much for this! I have not been back to confession since converting (2 years ago). I want to go and NEED to go but I have often wondered how I can make a truly good confession and how to do a good/thorough examination of conscience. I appreciate these tips so much! My first confession was so cathartic and as a convert, it made me understand why confession is so important. I am still learning though, and this has helped tremendously! Thanks again and God bless you and the work you do! 🙏
There's a good saying "anything worth doing is worth doing badly." 😉 Even a confession that isn't done well (but with the right attitude), is better than never going at all out of fear.
Bravo!
I use the 10 commandments however you have given me other areas to use...this is phenomenal! Thank you for sharing this valuable resource Padre! ;)
Thank you. I find confession very powerful. It is a new beginning. Starting clean and bringing sins into the light. When undergoing sin, anxieties and tension I go to confession instead of medication. I sleep like a baby afterward.
Thanks Father Mike. Been struggling lately with confession and how to really be thorough.
Father Mike, Thank you for these amazing, inspiring and guiding videos. I look forward to more of them... You are expanding your reach and help many! Thank you again!!!! God bless you!
God bless Fr. Mike! The whole world should be watching your videos!
Interesting video. I'm an Orthodox Christian and there's not much videos in English about Confession. Thanks for the help
aahlstrom93 we are basically the same. :3
God bless you!
Hopefully some day we unite as ONE!! Amen
aahlstrom93 Jesus is the Way not mary or something else
I'm not Catholic, but I am Christian. I do know Catholics have so much good information and practices on things. Like this!
You are protestant, not Christian. The only Christian is Catholic.
Joe Munoz you are Catholic, not Christian. It appears we're at an impasse here.
K P The original, FIRST Christians were the Catholics. You are heretical, and ignorant..do your research, ive been around the block a few times.
Hi Joe,
I'm Catholic and all Catholics are Christians but not all Christians are Catholic. We were the first Christians but not the only ones. Protestants are also Christians because but we believe they do not have the fullness of the truth.
When a non catholic has an open mind to the Church, its a great thing. :)
Thank you for the great video, Father Mike!
Thank you so much, Father Mike!!!!!
Thank you, father Mike. May God bless you with peace and love.
Henry Tnh
I put myself first, even though I pray to God and am improving myself so that I can one day donate to help others on the eath(God's creation) I pray never I'm grateful for what I have, but I shouldn't be sinning as much as I do
Thank you Father Mike! This platform is amazing to help answer questions I am not sure to how to answer to non-catholics. I wast recently testified to by another christian on the evils of the Catholic faith. He quoted many scriptures to prove his point. I felt I did not have enough answers to show this perception was incorrect. I never questioned a lot of what this person felt was wrong. while my faith was not shaken in the church, I did question why there is such a misconception of how we worship. I am very grateful to have found this information!
I am in OCIA class now and the thought of rattling off my sins in the confessional is more than daunting and I have to say embarrassing. I am looking forward to it, to unburden myself but I am still learning about genuine repentance and actually facing all the things I have been a willing participant in my whole life. For the first time I am actually looking at not only my actions but how they became a way of life and how I now see how wrong and arrogant I have been even thinking about my misdeeds. Confession is a strange concept to me having been a protestant, but I can see how this is something I need.
I’m in RCIA and have been unsure what to say in my first communion. I’m scared of being judged by the priest and at the same time, afraid of taking too long over every little thing and boring him to tears. This kind of cuts to the chase to get to what is meaningful - thank you.
Heather Allingham Read the CCC, it defines what sins are in respect to ten commandments. Go to page 504, second edition. Start from there.
It would be wonderful if more priests shared these sorts of teaching with their congregations as part of their sermons during Mass, in schools, with all the staff as well as the students, and in every possible place. So many people have only their basic knowledge to fall back on or have only heard about this beautiful Sacrament of Reconcilliation in a negative way. God bless you, Fr Mike, so very much. 🙏🕊
Thank you Fr. Mike for this video.
As a mother of three yound adults living at home, this was helpful to show to prepare for Penance this Passion week. Thank you, thank you.
Thanks for your help! I did my first confession tonight.
Thank you for blessing us, Father. Grace, everywhere.
thank you so much...
im learning about confession.
im going for catechism 😀.
Congratulations! I am so incredibly happy for you. Becoming a Catholic is the best thing that ever happened to me. I have NEVER regretted it. You have SO much to look forward to! I highly recommend EWTN too. May God richly bless you!!
Father Mike - you are an angel.
Thank you for your heart, wisdom, and humor.
Not going to lie I jumped when He said Jack. lol Jack is one of my alieses XP.
This guy is really cool.
This still makes me laugh
Same here lol
Thank You Fr. Mike Schmidt, you are such a smiling happy priest, it shows. I also watch Bishop Barren on IPAD .... He is knowable in the church teaching and am from Chicago as I am, but now live in Iowa. I definitely believe that when I receive the Holy Eucharist, I am receiving THE BODY & BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST! ! JESUS SAID SO AT THE LAST SUPPER! (Am 82 yrs old) so am old school (nuns 12 years of Catholic School in Chicago years ago!) In Times now, so many Church teaching does not really acknowledge THE EUCHARIST as we were taught SO SINCERELY Back in time. My Grandchildren are having children now, and I pray that as these children come into the Church that so many teachings are so SERIOUSLY TAUGHT< ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE SACRAMENTS!! AMEN
I watch a Catholic Program that he's included in.
Very, very Inspring.
Thank you for your channel, Fr. Mike! JA
Thanks for these videos; they are like a refreshing breeze. This one missed the best 'cheat sheet' of all, the Ten Commandments. The stone that the builders rejected has become the corner stone- we need to recover the Jewish roots of our faith.
Actually you need to get to the faith that actually IS rooted. You need to trust in the gospel, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
@@PaperTrailsAnimation we rely on more than just gospel we have tradition as well.
Thank you Fr. Mike. It's my first time to search the RUclips the steps in making a good confession. The steps that you were giving us is totally awesome. At 3:00 pm am going to confession and I follow the steps that you were sharing. I will share this to others. Happy Holy Week. Great day ahead!! Take care and God bless!!
FR. Mike , I'd love to be drunk in god's love as you are , I can see Jesus in your eyes .... , God bless you 😇.
This was so good. I want more. Thank you, Father Mike.
That was awesome, Fr. Mike. Thank you.
Wonderful. Thinking this way makes confession a true blessing.
You have helped me so much lately, I need your videos growing up
Has anyone else noticed how dilated his pupils are because of how enthusiastic and excited he is to spread the word of our lord Jesus Christ! Keep up the good work and god bless
Please pray for me the courage to do A true full confession , it’s been 2 years since I received the Holy Eucharist. Or physically attended Mass. pray for me for not keeping God as my first priority! In Jesus name I pray. 🙏
I pray that you may have the courage. I just went to confession today, my last one was 8 years ago and I hadn't been attending mass for several years either. It was a freeing and rejoiceful experience and I feel so much better and closer in Christ after going.
Hi Michelle, I hope you went to Confession and will keep going...I will keep praying for you and for me and for all of us to go to Confession as Jesus wants us to
wow. Thanks again Fr. Mike! God Bless.
Thank you for the advice, sometimes it is difficult to know your sins.
Listening to you on fasting, Keystone Penances, preparing for Confession, etc are all changing my thinking and my actions. Most of all, you are bringing me closer to God.
Divine amnesia 😂
Made me chuckle, thanks fr. Mike
I Love confession ITS just a cleansing of relaxation of spirit. Its like a relief but as my faith grew I realize its not relief that happens. It opens and srengthens you in faith hope chairty love. Now I wish I went more often when I was younger
Fr Mike. I love your ministry on RUclips. Part and parcel from your videos my wife and I are in RCIA now. If you wouldn’t mind to add us (my 2 mo daughter as well) in your prayers. GOD bless
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. 10 minutes 3 seconds.Thought it was worth mentioning.
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God bless you Father. This was very helpful. 🙏❤️
I thank God for your life, Fr. Mike. May the Lord Bless you today and always.
Recommended viewing > a video > (Co ops mondragon Thom Hartman interviews Richard Wolff) PHD. It's a more advanced workplace system invented by a Catholic priest > Spain. Thought it was worth mentioning.
Thank you father Mike
Can you share more about “sin is never by accident” and “sin is when you know what god wants you to do and you do what you want instead” I wanted to do a sermon on this and I thought this would be a great topic to explain and learn more about. Thanks!
"If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible." Lev. 5:17
You can sin by accident.
Thank you for this father.... ❤️ God bless you... 🙏
WOW! Thank you Father Mike, this vid blew me away! New subscriber!
Wow that touched my heart. I'm not catholic but I think God dosen't mind I watch you.
Thank you for this. I will use these techniques.
You are no as good as you should be- preach it father. God bless you
"not because I like the dirt on people" hehehehe loving this channel
Wow thank you so much Fr Mike this is so so helpful.
thank you Fr. Mike, a million times and over! i soo needed this.
Well you really and actually need Jesus Christ and him alone, specifically him alone for salvation.
The concept of confession of sin to a priest is nowhere taught in Scripture. First, the New Testament does not teach that there are to be priests in the New Covenant. Instead, the New Testament teaches that all believers are priests. First Peter 2:5-9 describes believers as a “holy priesthood” and a “royal priesthood.” Revelation 1:6 and 5:10 both describe believers as “a kingdom of priests.” In the Old Covenant, the faithful had to approach God through the priests. The priests were mediators between the people and God. The priests offered sacrifices to God on behalf of the people. That is no longer necessary. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we can now approach God’s throne with boldness (Hebrews 4:16). The temple veil tearing in two at Jesus’ death was symbolic of the dividing wall between God and humanity being destroyed. We can approach God directly, ourselves, without the use of a human mediator. Why? Because Jesus Christ is our great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-15; 10:21) and the only mediator between us and God (1 Timothy 2:5). The New Testament teaches that there are to be elders (1 Timothy 3), deacons (1 Timothy 3), bishops (Titus 1:6-9), and pastors (Ephesians 4:11) - but not priests.
When it comes to confession of sin, believers are told in 1 John 1:9 to confess their sins to God. God is faithful and just to forgive our sins as we confess them to Him. James 5:16 speaks of confessing our trespasses “to one another,” but this is not the same as confessing sins to a priest as the Roman Catholic Church teaches. Priests / church leaders are nowhere mentioned in the context of James 5:16. Further, James 5:16 does not link forgiveness of sins with the confession of sins “to one another.”
The Roman Catholic Church bases their practice of confession to a priest primarily on Catholic tradition. Catholics do point to John 20:23, “If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” From this verse, Catholics claim that God gave the apostles the authority to forgive sins and that authority was passed on to the successors of the apostles, i.e., the bishops and priests of the Roman Catholic Church. There are several problems with this interpretation. (1) John 20:23 nowhere mentions confession of sin. (2) John 20:23 nowhere promises or even hints that apostolic authority of any kind would be passed on to the successors of the apostles. (3) The apostles never once in the New Testament acted as if they had the authority to forgive a person’s sin. Similarly, Catholics point to Matthew 16:19 and 18:18 (binding and loosing) as evidence for the Catholic Church’s authority to forgive sins. The same three above points apply equally to these Scriptures.
The ability to forgive sins is God’s and His alone (Isaiah 43:25). The better understanding of John 20:23 is that the apostles were given the responsibility of declaring with utmost certainty the terms on which God would forgive sins. As the church was being founded, the apostles declared that those who believed the gospel were forgiven (Acts 16:31) and those who did not obey the gospel faced judgment (2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17). As the apostles proclaimed salvation in Christ (Acts 10:43) and exercised church discipline (1 Corinthians 5:4-5), they were wielding the authority Christ had given them.
Again, the concept of confession of sin to a priest is nowhere taught in Scripture. We are to confess our sins to God (1 John 1:9). As New Covenant believers, we do not need mediators between us and God. We can go to God directly because of Jesus’ sacrifice for us. First Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
@@sandoholtz1504 I love how you Protestants come on a catholic site and preach to us from your King James Bible so funny
Although I am a terrible sinner thank You Jesus for listening to my prayers ,I LOVE yOU jESUS i praise and adore You Jesus , I trust you JESUS ,THANK YOU jESUS FOR INCREASING MY FAITH ,THANK yOU JESUS .aMEN