It is our duty to mention in confession all our serious (or ‘mortal’) sins and we are encouraged to mention some of our other smaller (or ‘venial’) sins and everyday faults, but we don’t need to list every minor failure. Spend a few minutes before your confession: Pray for God’s help and guidance examine your conscience remember any sins you have committed (write them down if it helps) pray for God’s forgiveness.īut don’t spend forever trying to remember every little sin (this can become an obsession that is called ‘scruples’) – ten minutes is probably a good amount of time an hour is too long. In this way you will become more sensitive to what is really happening in your own life, and you will be more prepared and more honest as you come to confession. Try to go regularly, perhaps every month.īriefly examine your conscience at the end of each day, and make an act of contrition. If your local parish does not have this, then if you prefer you can try and find confession at another parish that does. You have the right as a Catholic to go to confession ‘anonymously’, in a confessional where the priest cannot identify you. The diocesan Cathedral is often a good place to go to confession, with plenty of different times. It is also useful to know the times of confession at other churches nearby, or at churches near where you work or study. Your local parish should have confessions at least once a week. Christ touches our life through each priest, whoever he is and every priest will keep your confession absolutely secret for the rest of his life. But what matters is the presence of Jesus in our life through the ministry of the priest, and not the personality of the priest. Priests are all different and some we like more than others. Remember that it is the Lord we meet in confession. However long it has been, however bad the sin, however embarrassed you feel – don’t let anything stop you from going to confession. But don’t let nerves or fear hold you back. Sometimes we get nervous about going to confession.
If you want to know more about the kind of life we should be living as Christians, and what sins we should be avoiding, see the ‘Examination of Conscience’ below. Here is the traditional way of making a confession, which has the very basics of what we need to know and say. Sometimes, your confession will be the good news that improves her mood, so go ahead and pour your heart out.There are variations in the way different priests celebrate the sacrament of confession, and they will sometimes introduce different prayers and scripture readings. Either way, don’t confess your feelings to someone that appears unhappy or stressed out.Īt the same time, just because your crush appears to be in a terrible mood, it doesn’t mean she can’t take your confession. Some girls are complicated, so the reverse could be true. If she is jolly and care-free, that’s the perfect mood. If she seems unhappy or too silent, she might be in a not-too-good mood. Watch her for a while before you talk to her. So how do you know if she is a bad mood? It’s simple. A bad mood almost always results in a bad response, even when she might have admitted to liking you, too.
When a girl is in a positive mood, she is more likely to respond to your confession positively, even if she doesn’t like you. The answer will greatly affect how she will respond. Even when confessing to your crush, you need to figure out what her mood is before you start talking. If there is one thing that affects women’s decisions to a great degree, it is their moods.
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