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Markh said:discipline, accountability and spiritual development
DreamTheater said:It just would seem as though absolution would not be given during Reconciliation since it was already granted.
clskinner said:Well typically you wouldn't go to Confession after Mass, but before.
DreamTheater said:If we recieve absolution for our venial sins during the Penitential Rite, why do we need to still attend Confession? (Assuming we have no mortal sins)
Michelina said:We do not receive Absolution during the Pentitential Rite.
Michelina said:We do not receive Absolution during the Pentitential Rite.
Our Venial Sins can, however, be forgiven when we receive Holy Communion, if we have Perfect Contrition for all of our sins.
St_Joseph_Cupertino said:Now, I don;t know how accurate this is, but I was actually told that certain small "rituals" do forgive our Venial sins, if accompanied by confession to God, (Inware repentance) i.e. the Eucharist, doing a self-inflicted pennance or crossing ourselves with Holy Water.
Since Venial Sins does not need confession to be forgiven, I would assume that if we have (as perfect as possible) contricion for our sins and sho remorse, even just by praying inwardly, we will be forgiven for venial sins.
Hence, DT's question, is that if we do not have the stain of mortal sin on our souls, and showing contricion, our venial sins should be forgiven on it's own.
I do think that, at lesat personally, if I do not have a good long examination of conscience, I tend to overlook some venial sins, so I opt to confess everything.
Please do correct me if I heard, ir understand wrongly!
Peace in Christ!
DreamTheater said:Interesting. I didn't know that a perfect act of contrition was needed for a Penitential Rite to recieve forgiveness.
Michelina said:Imperfect Contrition can forgive venial sins, within the context of the Penitential Rite -which is a communal Act of Contrition- or at any other time.
Perfect Contrition w/ Holy Communion forgives all Venial Sins.
DreamTheater said:I'm confused now. The Penitential Rite forgives venial sins, even if it is done with an imperfect contrition.
But for the Eucharist, there needs to be a perfect contrition for forgiveness. But isn't one always going to take part in the Penitential Rite prior to recieveing Communion? How much sinning is one really going to do between the Penitential Rite and receiving of the Eucharist?
ShannonMcMorland said:Confession is a sacrament-- one of the things about sacraments is that they confer grace. Each sacrament has its own special sacramental grace to help us. In confession we are given the grace to fight against temptation, decrease our attatchment for sin, and to purify our hearts to abhor sin ever greater and gain true contrition for our sin.
I think that confession isn't so much about forgiveness of sins - as it is about gaining grace to better fight against sin and grow in perfection. After all- God is omniscient- He already knows what we've done- He already knows if we're sorry--- but He reserves the special gift of grace to those who humble themselves to come to Him in this sacrament...
And how sweet that is....Michelina said:Very true, Shannon!
The Sacrament also heals our souls and spirits of the damage done by the effects of our sins.
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