What’s the proper way to confess? Like if you want to confess watching porn? Do you say i have watched porn or do you say i have committed sexual immorality
Ok, but I am a scum bag who has sinned in word, thought and deed. I don't see how any priest wouldn't think less of me or be able to look me in the eye again knowing my sins and my vile, wicked heart. 😢 Lord have mercy. ✝️🙏🏻
My priest always said they are not here to judge but stand purely to stand witness. He said he's heard pretty much everything and the only thing they told us not to get into specifics about is sexual sins{obviously}. I'm new to orthodoxy myself so confessing to a priest is still new and strange to me but I've felt the lord leading me in the right direction. I feel giving word to deeds relieves the soul and cleanses the mind. You're not dwelling on your own sins so often, as I find myself doing. Proverbs 3:5-6 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
I love this version of Confession in Orthodoxy it’s all about confessing our sins to God and vs Catholicism is not really aimed that instead the priest forgives and then the Catholic priest says God forgives you now. Big difference in Confessions between the two Faiths. Gloria in excelsis et Te Deum and God bless brother in Christ Jesus❤️❤️❤️🌹😊👍🙏✝️.
Not exactly. Please read the complete formula of confession in the Roman Church: "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 give you pardon and peace, and I ABSOLVE you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." The priest does not forgive, he only absolves.
@@disciple4578 Your assessment is pure contradiction. If the Holy Spirit was sent for the forgiveness of sins, the Holy Spirit was not sent "in order to help fight sin", but for the forgiveness of sin. Both statements can be affirmed simultaneously, but it is inconceivable why you, protestant heretics, confront the two to create a diabolic contradiction. The Apostles received several commands: to absolve ("tie and untie"), to fogive sins, to preach, to baptize, to celebrate Eucharist... if you affirm that one of these comands belongs personally to the Apostles and not to the Church, how can you say that the case is different for the other ones? "The holy spirit was sent in order to help fight sin, not a single time did it validate the idea that priests can forgive or absolve sins." Of course, if the first part of your assertion were true, the other one would be true as well. The problem is that the first is false, an the other, too. If the Holy Spirit is a simple moral supporter, we are lost.. Ok, we are not lost, but you, heretics, are doomed.
First, I am not a catholic apologist. Second, if you are an orthodox christian, I must before God beg your pardon. But, if you are a protestant heretic, I must rebuke you and your heresies. I was explaining to orthodox christians the exact words a priest ritually uses during the Sacrament of Penance, so as to avoid missunderstandings. In this Sacrament the Chruch merely actualizes the gift or power of the Keys, bestowed by the Lord to the Church in the person of the Apostles. I can do it because we, christians, have a common ground and avoiding missunderstandings is essential among brothers. The problem is that there is NO, ZERO common ground between a believer and a heretic, I mean, a protestant. We can use the same words, for example “Only God forgives”, but the meaning of “only”, of “God” and of “forgives” is never the same. So, understanding is not even possible. I would say that you should define the role you attribute to the Holy Spirit, a role invented by you, by your reformer or by your pastor. Meanwhile I confess with the Chuch that the Holy Spirit is the “vivificans”, the Life-giver, the Ζωοποιον.
@@disciple4578 I would recommend you, heretic, not to accuse me of illiteracy, right? I am not a native english speaker and I make many mistakes. But this is not illiteracy. And, please, give up ridiculizing yourself. I explain: you want me to doubt the activity of the Holy Gosh in the Church, in the Sacraments, in the sacramental role of priest BUT, simultaneously, you want me to admit that the Holy Gosh is with you when you read the Bible?? Ja.
Should a person confess the sins in relation to the earthly laws violated or in terms of biblically defined sin? For example should I say “I violated a chapter of the lethal code defining fraud” or “I have stolen from other people” ? Does God prefer me to frame my transgressions in the framework of his defined laws or the man made ones?
Yes, most likely you will not remember everything and you can confess that. Confess that you are sorry that you can’t remember everything do forgetfulness or time. If you remember things later in then go to confession again.
@@OrthodoxExperience Are your sins the same as Catholic sins and if you made the same sin multiple times then what? I just watched a Catholic video on sins and one of them was getting angry and saying hurtful things to someone( basically) I thought many of them were not correct also one of them was not going to church every Sunday for mass unless you had a very good excuse. Thank you
I am struggling with going to confession. I switched jurisdictions and it’s been hard for me to get used to the difference. It’s my fault. It’s a struggle and I am weak. Please pray for me.
I am new to Orthadoxy and have no Orthodox priest I can go to for confession. I live in Kenya. I desire with all my heart no veils or impurities between God and I and I was wondering if confessing my sins through silent communion in prayer with God is worthy enough of his forgiveness. Or does an Orthodox priest have to be a medium between God and I? Is there Orthadox confession online somewhere?
The answer is yes. God will not turn his back on anyone who is trying to reach him. While going to an Orthodox priest is preferable, you can't help your geographic location. I would suggest contacting a Bishop and asking about the possibility of starting a parish in your area. If he is unable to arrange it, ask for advice about living an Orthodox life.
Orthodox priest is not a medium between God and the one who is confessing. When you confess your sins, you confess them to Christ. The priest is just a witness, as well as a nurse who helps the Doctor of souls. The confession is God's mystery, in which we can receive visibly God's invisible mercy and get assurance that we really are forgiven. But of course God's mercy is always working if we just seek Him, and confessing your sins to God and repentance should be anyway part of our everyday life. (Btw, since you have no Orthodox priest you can go to for confession, doesn't that also mean there is no divine liturgies in your home area?)
I always feel I do a terrible job with confession and have given it up for decades, but as I return to faith... how do I know if something is a sin? The obvious ones are obvious, worshipping things, adultry, willfully hurting others for personal gain... But beyond this it gets very murky. Are there any hard and fast rules? People say thay if you feel bad about it, it's a sin, but I find myself in the weird place of reflexively apologizing to inanimate objects I bump into, yet never thinking about lives I directly ended in combat.
I would recommend just confessing what is afflicting the conscience even if it may not technically be a sin and allow you priest/spiritual confessor tell you otherwise.
Yes, in these cases, When we have had many years (or a lifetime) between confessions. The best we can do is reflect on our sins to utmost of our ability and confessthat which is afflicting our conscience. God is merciful and will judge us by the effort we put into it. Do not fear missing every little sin but be sure to capture the large ones.
I'm 40 and never did a confession to a person either. But I did confess them to God. But I know it's not the same. I think it's because the church is a body that the confession occurs within the body?
How can people avoid the faith and confession of Judas? Judas knew he had done wrong against the Lord and confessed. Yet after he confessed he went and committed even worse sins.
i'm new to Orthodoxy and i haven't gone to a confession yet, though i really want to.. but the way i grew up, i wasn't taught right from wrong, so i committed a lot of sin involuntarily and voluntarily, i don't remember a lot of my sins because as i've grown up, i purposely shut out memories from my childhood and early teen years, so if i don't remember a sin at the time of confession, will i be still be forgiven? and another question is, sometimes when i do commit sin im not remorseful.. i understand that i've offended God, and i understand that i've done wrong, but i don't feel an extreme amount of guilt or shame.. but i desire to, because i want to please God.. can anyone help me or pray for me?
I ask, with all do respect: as an almost 30 year old person who has never been an Orthodox Christian before, how can I remember my every sin? If I vigorously go through my life with a fine tooth comb, and forget one sin, will it be held against men after I die?
God is merciful! Do the best that you can in remembering those sins that are on the mind and confess that you have forgotten others and that you are sorry for it. If you remember old sins at a later point in time then confess them as they come into your mind. That’s all! Our conscience will be formed over time and become more sensitive the more we confess. God is looking for honest contrition and a resolute will to do better NOT evidence to hold against us if we missed the mark by a degree.
Answer of the creator of the video: Yes, in these cases, When we have had many years (or a lifetime) between confessions. The best we can do is reflect on our sins to utmost of our ability and confessthat which is afflicting our conscience. God is merciful and will judge us by the effort we put into it. Do not fear missing every little sin but be sure to capture the large ones.
Before you go for confession, sorry for my bad English, first you must be alone and try to think all the sins you have done from your childhood. Then take a paper and write them. I have done it so many times because i didn't want to forget something. Except that pray to God to open your heart and mind. Don't worry. Everything will be fine. God bless you.
@@prayunceasingly2029 A priest may never reveal what is heard in confession, even under legal threat. In the United States religious confession is considered legally privileged and anything said or heard in confession is inadmissible as evidence in a court of law.
I am a Roman Catholic, but I am interested in learning the Orthodox way. I have a few questions. I noticed there is no screen between the priest and the confessor.I was wondering if that is always the way confession is done in your church? and 2 if I decided to go to an orthodox church would I need to tell all of my confessions again because it was done in a different church?
@@eritech It is not necessary to go into extraneous or morbid detail. But no relevant facts should be omitted. As a rule, one should refrain from mentioning others in confession unless it is extremely relevant. Names of others, including accomplices, should never be mentioned.
No, because the Roman Catholic Church is not in communion with the Eastern Orthodox churches. However, you could go to a Byzantine Catholic Church (such as the Melkite Church, Ruthenian Church, Ukrainian Catholic Church, etc) and see about going to confession there, which should be very similar or exactly the same if I’m not mistaken. They follow the same tradition as the Eastern Orthodox churches but are in communion with with the Roman Catholic Church and believe the same Faith, though expressed differently.
Anyone who seeks spiritual council can go to confession. However, if you are outside the Church, you cannot be given absolution as unbelief, schism and or heresy are themselves sins which separate us from God. But I have known cases of non-Orthodox who have sought prayerful guidance from our priests.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God: and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works (Rev-20:12)." The Dread Judgment knows no witnesses or charge-sheets. Everything is recorded in men's souls, and these records, these "books" are open. Everything becomes clear to all and to oneself, and the state of a man's soul assigns him to the right or to the left. Some go to joy, others to horror. When the "books" are open, it will become clear to all that the roots of all vices are in man's soul. Here is a drunkard, a fornicator; some may think that when the body dies the sin dies as well. No; the inclination was in the soul, and to the soul the sin was sweet.
Ask your priest, but if you are converting and being brought into the Church via baptism then a life confession is generally done prior to the sacrament. Baptism will wash away the sins but a repentance of heart through confession is needed first.
1 John 3:15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. Matthew 5:27-28 27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Pray to God to make visible your sins for we are all sinners and each of us sin daily knowingly or unknowingly. We should examine the conscience in prayer. Reflect on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. Matthew 5:3-10 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake Do I forgive those who insult me? Do I show mercy or anger? Do I envy? Do I show obedience? Am I patient? Do I judge others? Do I, by telling truths, cause pain in others? Am I biased? Do I like to draw conclusions? Do I worship my own opinions? Do I like strict judgement more than mercy? Do I have compassion for criminals, the selfish, addicts, sinners, the humiliated, the lustful? Do I bless those who curse me? Am I meek? Am I aware of my own spiritual and mental poverty towards God without His wisdom and truth? Do I share the goods of the earth with others, knowing that I only have them on loan? Am I poor for God and for people, do I realize that everything I have belongs to God and comes from Him. Do I really value poverty as the most perfect ideal? Am I trying to develop an attitude of poverty in myself? Do I care about people’s suffering? Do I love my enemies and do I forgive those who hurt me? Do I long for God above all else? Do I love the law more than the Spirit? Do I love peace and am I helping to bring about peace at home, at the work place, in church, in society and in the world? Am I prepared to be persecuted? Do I try to flee responsibility? Do I make an idol of safety and security? Am I ashamed of Christ? Am I lazy? Do I choose the easy road or the hard road? Do my joys and things to rejoice over have anything to do with God? Or are they only of this world with its lusts, power, wealth and fame? Do I complain a lot? Do I really trust in God? Do I really strive for inner peace? We should not try to justify our own mistakes or sins “I did that because I was weak at that period of time.” We should also not talk about others during our Confession but truly confess our own sins and wrongdoings. God knows we are weak and have a hard time and He will strengthen us and give good advise through our spiritual father. To justify our mistakes makes things worse. Pray to God to reveal your weakness and sins and we should examine our conscious. Maybe you can find a prayer book with help for examining the conscious. In Christ, ☦️
We should confess at how to God as a way of preparing to receive absolution which will be imparted by a priest. There is no getting around actually confessing to your spiritual father. He is a witness before God and has the authority to bind or loose your sins.
@@eritech A priest may only withhold absolution for very serious reasons, usually a lack of full repentance which might include willfully remaining outside the Church. In some situations, a priest may impose a penance as a form of spiritual medicine, or he may suspend you from receiving Holy Communion for a period if the sins are especially serious or persistent. In the extremely unlikely event that a priest withholds absolution, he will explain why and what you must do to correct the situation.
All Glory be to the father the son and the holy spirit!
Amen!
I've always felt clean and the weight of the world off my shoulders after confession.
Me too ☦️💯
@@a_lil_bitI’m going to do my first one soon
What’s the proper way to confess? Like if you want to confess watching porn? Do you say i have watched porn or do you say i have committed sexual immorality
lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner
Ok, but I am a scum bag who has sinned in word, thought and deed. I don't see how any priest wouldn't think less of me or be able to look me in the eye again knowing my sins and my vile, wicked heart. 😢 Lord have mercy. ✝️🙏🏻
My priest always said they are not here to judge but stand purely to stand witness. He said he's heard pretty much everything and the only thing they told us not to get into specifics about is sexual sins{obviously}. I'm new to orthodoxy myself so confessing to a priest is still new and strange to me but I've felt the lord leading me in the right direction. I feel giving word to deeds relieves the soul and cleanses the mind. You're not dwelling on your own sins so often, as I find myself doing.
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Just like the rest of us, brother. May Jesus Christ have mercy on us.
this was such a great video!! i love this so much because this gave me so much confidence thank you so much i’m crying 😭
I love this version of Confession in Orthodoxy it’s all about confessing our sins to God and vs Catholicism is not really aimed that instead the priest forgives and then the Catholic priest says God forgives you now. Big difference in Confessions between the two Faiths. Gloria in excelsis et Te Deum and God bless brother in Christ Jesus❤️❤️❤️🌹😊👍🙏✝️.
Not exactly. Please read the complete formula of confession in the Roman Church: "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 give you pardon and peace, and I ABSOLVE you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." The priest does not forgive, he only absolves.
@@disciple4578 Your assessment is pure contradiction. If the Holy Spirit was sent for the forgiveness of sins, the Holy Spirit was not sent "in order to help fight sin", but for the forgiveness of sin. Both statements can be affirmed simultaneously, but it is inconceivable why you, protestant heretics, confront the two to create a diabolic contradiction. The Apostles received several commands: to absolve ("tie and untie"), to fogive sins, to preach, to baptize, to celebrate Eucharist... if you affirm that one of these comands belongs personally to the Apostles and not to the Church, how can you say that the case is different for the other ones?
"The holy spirit was sent in order to help fight sin, not a single time did it validate the idea that priests can forgive or absolve sins." Of course, if the first part of your assertion were true, the other one would be true as well. The problem is that the first is false, an the other, too. If the Holy Spirit is a simple moral supporter, we are lost..
Ok, we are not lost, but you, heretics, are doomed.
First, I am not a catholic apologist. Second, if you are an orthodox christian, I must before God beg your pardon. But, if you are a protestant heretic, I must rebuke you and your heresies.
I was explaining to orthodox christians the exact words a priest ritually uses during the Sacrament of Penance, so as to avoid missunderstandings. In this Sacrament the Chruch merely actualizes the gift or power of the Keys, bestowed by the Lord to the Church in the person of the Apostles. I can do it because we, christians, have a common ground and avoiding missunderstandings is essential among brothers.
The problem is that there is NO, ZERO common ground between a believer and a heretic, I mean, a protestant. We can use the same words, for example “Only God forgives”, but the meaning of “only”, of “God” and of “forgives” is never the same. So, understanding is not even possible.
I would say that you should define the role you attribute to the Holy Spirit, a role invented by you, by your reformer or by your pastor. Meanwhile I confess with the Chuch that the Holy Spirit is the “vivificans”, the Life-giver, the Ζωοποιον.
@@disciple4578 I would recommend you, heretic, not to accuse me of illiteracy, right? I am not a native english speaker and I make many mistakes. But this is not illiteracy.
And, please, give up ridiculizing yourself. I explain: you want me to doubt the activity of the Holy Gosh in the Church, in the Sacraments, in the sacramental role of priest BUT, simultaneously, you want me to admit that the Holy Gosh is with you when you read the Bible?? Ja.
Tomorrow I’m having my confession…
Glory to God!
Thank you.
Should a person confess the sins in relation to the earthly laws violated or in terms of biblically defined sin? For example should I say “I violated a chapter of the lethal code defining fraud” or “I have stolen from other people” ? Does God prefer me to frame my transgressions in the framework of his defined laws or the man made ones?
Thanks a lot for the content it really helps. God bless💒
At 51 and contemplating my first confession. One worry for me is that I will forget something,this sin or that sin.
Yes, most likely you will not remember everything and you can confess that. Confess that you are sorry that you can’t remember everything do forgetfulness or time. If you remember things later in then go to confession again.
@@OrthodoxExperience Are your sins the same as Catholic sins and if you made the same sin multiple times then what? I just watched a Catholic video on sins and one of them was getting angry and saying hurtful things to someone( basically) I thought many of them were not correct also one of them was not going to church every Sunday for mass unless you had a very good excuse. Thank you
I am struggling with going to confession. I switched jurisdictions and it’s been hard for me to get used to the difference. It’s my fault. It’s a struggle and I am weak. Please pray for me.
I am new to Orthadoxy and have no Orthodox priest I can go to for confession. I live in Kenya. I desire with all my heart no veils or impurities between God and I and I was wondering if confessing my sins through silent communion in prayer with God is worthy enough of his forgiveness. Or does an Orthodox priest have to be a medium between God and I? Is there Orthadox confession online somewhere?
The answer is yes. God will not turn his back on anyone who is trying to reach him. While going to an Orthodox priest is preferable, you can't help your geographic location. I would suggest contacting a Bishop and asking about the possibility of starting a parish in your area. If he is unable to arrange it, ask for advice about living an Orthodox life.
Brother there are many orthodox churches and Bishops in Kenya
Orthodox priest is not a medium between God and the one who is confessing. When you confess your sins, you confess them to Christ. The priest is just a witness, as well as a nurse who helps the Doctor of souls. The confession is God's mystery, in which we can receive visibly God's invisible mercy and get assurance that we really are forgiven. But of course God's mercy is always working if we just seek Him, and confessing your sins to God and repentance should be anyway part of our everyday life. (Btw, since you have no Orthodox priest you can go to for confession, doesn't that also mean there is no divine liturgies in your home area?)
There are Ethiipian Orthodox churches in Kenya. Please reach out to them
I always feel I do a terrible job with confession and have given it up for decades, but as I return to faith... how do I know if something is a sin?
The obvious ones are obvious, worshipping things, adultry, willfully hurting others for personal gain... But beyond this it gets very murky. Are there any hard and fast rules?
People say thay if you feel bad about it, it's a sin, but I find myself in the weird place of reflexively apologizing to inanimate objects I bump into, yet never thinking about lives I directly ended in combat.
I would recommend just confessing what is afflicting the conscience even if it may not technically be a sin and allow you priest/spiritual confessor tell you otherwise.
Și cântare și predici că la noii îi faină 👍
How does one confess ALL sins in our life? I am now 64...
Yes, in these cases, When we have had many years (or a lifetime) between confessions. The best we can do is reflect on our sins to utmost of our ability and confessthat which is afflicting our conscience. God is merciful and will judge us by the effort we put into it. Do not fear missing every little sin but be sure to capture the large ones.
I'm 40 and never did a confession to a person either. But I did confess them to God. But I know it's not the same. I think it's because the church is a body that the confession occurs within the body?
Is it necessary to tell the priest every detail?
We should not conceal sins but should not go into unnecessary graphic detail. The priest will ask follow up questions if needed.
Amen!
How can people avoid the faith and confession of Judas? Judas knew he had done wrong against the Lord and confessed. Yet after he confessed he went and committed even worse sins.
i'm new to Orthodoxy and i haven't gone to a confession yet, though i really want to.. but the way i grew up, i wasn't taught right from wrong, so i committed a lot of sin involuntarily and voluntarily, i don't remember a lot of my sins because as i've grown up, i purposely shut out memories from my childhood and early teen years, so if i don't remember a sin at the time of confession, will i be still be forgiven? and another question is, sometimes when i do commit sin im not remorseful.. i understand that i've offended God, and i understand that i've done wrong, but i don't feel an extreme amount of guilt or shame.. but i desire to, because i want to please God.. can anyone help me or pray for me?
I ask, with all do respect: as an almost 30 year old person who has never been an Orthodox Christian before, how can I remember my every sin? If I vigorously go through my life with a fine tooth comb, and forget one sin, will it be held against men after I die?
God is merciful! Do the best that you can in remembering those sins that are on the mind and confess that you have forgotten others and that you are sorry for it. If you remember old sins at a later point in time then confess them as they come into your mind. That’s all! Our conscience will be formed over time and become more sensitive the more we confess. God is looking for honest contrition and a resolute will to do better NOT evidence to hold against us if we missed the mark by a degree.
Answer of the creator of the video: Yes, in these cases, When we have had many years (or a lifetime) between confessions.
The best we can do is reflect on our sins to utmost of our ability and confessthat which is afflicting our conscience. God is merciful and will judge us by the effort we put into it. Do not fear missing every little sin but be sure to capture the large ones.
Before you go for confession, sorry for my bad English, first you must be alone and try to think all the sins you have done from your childhood. Then take a paper and write them. I have done it so many times because i didn't want to forget something. Except that pray to God to open your heart and mind. Don't worry. Everything will be fine. God bless you.
@frlillie what if the sin may be illegal? Like theft or arson something? Will that have legal implications?
@@prayunceasingly2029 A priest may never reveal what is heard in confession, even under legal threat. In the United States religious confession is considered legally privileged and anything said or heard in confession is inadmissible as evidence in a court of law.
I am a Roman Catholic, but I am interested in learning the Orthodox way. I have a few questions. I noticed there is no screen between the priest and the confessor.I was wondering if that is always the way confession is done in your church? and 2 if I decided to go to an orthodox church would I need to tell all of my confessions again because it was done in a different church?
Confession is done face to face. No need to hide from the priest. When you convert to Orthodoxy a life confession is done.
Do I need to tell every detail to the Priest?
@@eritech It is not necessary to go into extraneous or morbid detail. But no relevant facts should be omitted. As a rule, one should refrain from mentioning others in confession unless it is extremely relevant. Names of others, including accomplices, should never be mentioned.
Every sin can’t miss one
Talk to the priest. He will tell you these things
☦️☦️☦️
Excellent video. What is the song in the background?
Psalm 50 - Monks of St. John of San Francisco
Is making a short list to help remember sins beneficial, or should one typically avoid that?
Yes, I making a list can be helpful.
I am a Roman Catholic. Is it licit if I were to approach the Orthodox priest for confession, or is it outlawed? Thank you.
No, because the Roman Catholic Church is not in communion with the Eastern Orthodox churches. However, you could go to a Byzantine Catholic Church (such as the Melkite Church, Ruthenian Church, Ukrainian Catholic Church, etc) and see about going to confession there, which should be very similar or exactly the same if I’m not mistaken. They follow the same tradition as the Eastern Orthodox churches but are in communion with with the Roman Catholic Church and believe the same Faith, though expressed differently.
Anyone who seeks spiritual council can go to confession. However, if you are outside the Church, you cannot be given absolution as unbelief, schism and or heresy are themselves sins which separate us from God. But I have known cases of non-Orthodox who have sought prayerful guidance from our priests.
2:13 source on ur sins being revealed to aquiantances on last judgement day?
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God: and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works (Rev-20:12)."
The Dread Judgment knows no witnesses or charge-sheets. Everything is recorded in men's souls, and these records, these "books" are open. Everything becomes clear to all and to oneself, and the state of a man's soul assigns him to the right or to the left.
Some go to joy, others to horror.
When the "books" are open, it will become clear to all that the roots of all vices are in man's soul. Here is a drunkard, a fornicator; some may think that when the body dies the sin dies as well. No; the inclination was in the soul, and to the soul the sin was sweet.
Do I need to confess my sins before baptism?
Ask your priest, but if you are converting and being brought into the Church via baptism then a life confession is generally done prior to the sacrament. Baptism will wash away the sins but a repentance of heart through confession is needed first.
What is the chanting in the background?
Psalm 50 sung by the Monks of St. John Shanghai monastery in Manton, CA.
Chant name??
Can one use the toll houses as a structure for confessions?
I recommend a reflection of St John Cassian’s list of 8 sins. www.pigizois.gr/agglika/on_the_eight_deadly_sins.htm
Who is preforming the chant?
But Father what if I don't feel like I have to confess to everything and I think that I'm not sinning ? And it's been months since my last confession?
1 John 3:15
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
Matthew 5:27-28
27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Pray to God to make visible your sins for we are all sinners and each of us sin daily knowingly or unknowingly. We should examine the conscience in prayer. Reflect on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5.
Matthew 5:3-10
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake
Do I forgive those who insult me? Do I show mercy or anger? Do I envy? Do I show obedience? Am I patient? Do I judge others? Do I, by telling truths, cause pain in others? Am I biased? Do I like to draw conclusions? Do I worship my own opinions? Do I like strict judgement more than mercy? Do I have compassion for criminals, the selfish, addicts, sinners, the humiliated, the lustful? Do I bless those who curse me? Am I meek? Am I aware of my own spiritual and mental poverty towards God without His wisdom and truth? Do I share the goods of the earth with others, knowing that I only have them on loan? Am I poor for God and for people, do I realize that everything I have belongs to God and comes from Him. Do I really value poverty as the most perfect ideal? Am I trying to develop an attitude of poverty in myself? Do I care about people’s suffering? Do I love my enemies and do I forgive those who hurt me? Do I long for God above all else? Do I love the law more than the Spirit? Do I love peace and am I helping to bring about peace at home, at the work place, in church, in society and in the world? Am I prepared to be persecuted? Do I try to flee responsibility? Do I make an idol of safety and security? Am I ashamed of Christ? Am I lazy? Do I choose the easy road or the hard road? Do my joys and things to rejoice over have anything to do with God? Or are they only of this world with its lusts, power, wealth and fame? Do I complain a lot? Do I really trust in God? Do I really strive for inner peace?
We should not try to justify our own mistakes or sins “I did that because I was weak at that period of time.” We should also not talk about others during our Confession but truly confess our own sins and wrongdoings. God knows we are weak and have a hard time and He will strengthen us and give good advise through our spiritual father. To justify our mistakes makes things worse.
Pray to God to reveal your weakness and sins and we should examine our conscious. Maybe you can find a prayer book with help for examining the conscious. In Christ,
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@@Alex-hz2xg oh thank you so much.
God bless you.
"If we claim we have not sinned, we make him (Christ), out to be a liar and his word is not in us." 1 John 1:10
@@OrthodoxExperience I know He's not a liar.
Can we confess to God in our home privately or do we need to go to spiritual father?
We should confess at how to God as a way of preparing to receive absolution which will be imparted by a priest. There is no getting around actually confessing to your spiritual father. He is a witness before God and has the authority to bind or loose your sins.
OK, the priest is a person and if he is not willing to loose me out of some personal reason, what would I do?
@@eritech A priest may only withhold absolution for very serious reasons, usually a lack of full repentance which might include willfully remaining outside the Church. In some situations, a priest may impose a penance as a form of spiritual medicine, or he may suspend you from receiving Holy Communion for a period if the sins are especially serious or persistent. In the extremely unlikely event that a priest withholds absolution, he will explain why and what you must do to correct the situation.
What if most of your life has been sinning? Dude I ain't confessing everything. They won't let me in.