Just for Catholics.
Do you think that the sacrament of confession is little used and little understood? How often do you go? If you often, how to cope with the feeling that you are not getting anywhere, but confessing the same defects, and then again?
I am a cradle Catholic and go to confession once a month-more often if necessary.
To answer your question about "do anywhere'…. here is something that happened to me a few months ago.
I work for a Catholic parish. The pastor friends and I went 5 years before they hired me. He is still my main confessor. One day I entered his office before they headed to church for noon Mass. I closed the door behind me and said, "Will you hear my confession?" He will never say no to that. Therefore, we celebrate the sacrament and I went to church with a clean soul. It was difficult to make a confession to a priest who is also a friend and I decided that would never sin again because I do not want to have to hear those words.
The need to confess my sin? Well, three days after I did it again. I am SOOOOO annoyed at myself!
I went to another church in town, because he knew that day had schedualed Confessions. I sat up, "Bless me Father, for I have sinned. My last confession was made three days … "(The Okaaayyyy …..) I looked like I made my confession and concluded that it was the same as the sin confessed three days earlier.
You know what I said?
"Well, at least there is nothing new. Do you know where they are struggling, and can focus on that. "
I had walked there feeling like a miserable excuse for a Christian, and his leadership by the Holy Spirit turned completely around for me! Now when I struugle with that sin, remember that it is a blessingto "has nothing new."
It is a world of difference in my attitude and my actions. I still have not conquered it, but I am struggling
The good fight!
The Sacrament of Confession is beautiful. It's getting right with God.
After a person confesses his sins, the priest says to the person who provided much he / she is loved by Jesus.
I try to go to confession at least once a month.
And yes, the sacrament of confession is the Bible (The Gospel according to John, chapter 20).
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is extremely misunderstood, even by Catholics. Instead of being regarded as a sacrament of healing and celebration of what we already know - that if we are truly sorry and ask that God always forgives us - is seen as an "I'm evil, sick and evil" or even worse, that somehow is the priest who forgives. It is also not only on the confession - it is healing and working solution to be a better person.
Still, I admit I do not go often, a couple of times a year maybe. Unless something significant is happening or done something that I really need to set aside, it makes no sense for me to go a week. But that's a personal decision.
If you feel you're stuck in a hamster wheel, take a look at work on a problem with the fight. If you know a priest who is good with the advice, go for him and for the sacrament to talk to him about ideas for making some progress. Sacraments are not magic - we must do our part.
Yes, I think it is very poorly understood and little used.
I go every 3 months, but no, I never feel like I'm "getting nowehere.
The peace I feel after going and discuss things with Fr Tom is wonderful.
Unfortunately, I do not very often … that helps because when u confess your sins are forgiven … of course we will repeat, but it is important to try not to repeat 2.
That's the drill: Sin, confess, repent, sin, etc … Repeat the process ad libitum.
I guess the argument is. . . YES. . . you're getting absolutely nowhere if you are confessing the same sins over and over and over again. God is somewhere looking down on you and saying. . . "LEARN damnit, learn." The purpose of the confession, as I understand it, is not to vent their sins without ceasing until the day of trial, but to learn what their sins and weaknesses are and address them so that it can be a better person Catholic.
All that said, I do not believe in it.
it can feel like that! but when there is little sins that are supposed to say to God so that when you go to the communion that is free from sin
I think that is very appreciated. If we only understand what grace is really more. I go at least monthly, sometimes more often. I never feel like that is not where, again, but never manage to do it through without mourn. As to the other, eventually finding the flaws and decreasing trends.
I do not know whether the confession (also known as the Sacrament of Reconciliation) is little used, but I guess it's just understood. The real confession of sins is only part of the process. It is closely associated with baptism and the same should be about renewal and rebirth of life. As such it could be argued that no over-used or become routine.
At that time were so severe penances that people who receive this sacrament only once, so close to death as possible. But this was a misunderstanding or misuse of the sacrament.
This is a sacrament to humans and even with the best intentions, they rarely achieve substantial changes in ourselves in an action (good or bad). In contrast, tend to change only gradually over time and needs many "second" chance. While one is obliged to seek the forgiveness of all sins serious, you can choose to confess your sins or minor imperfections. If this is done with a spirit of humility and a desire to remain in the presence of God (= the state of grace), while seeing ourselves as a work in progress rather than the finished article would be beneficial to receive the sacrament more than once a year, which is the (minimum) requirements.
I go whenever I feel the need for and averages about once a month. And I really feel the need in me to get back closer to God. Yes, I am not depressed and frustrated in the same way, but so far I have avoided falling into despair and neglect. Whenever my experience of the sacrament is encouraging and uplifting and I feel sharp - at least for a while. I put the bug myself and the state of spiritual maturity they have reached (or below), rather than a failure in the sacrament.
I agree. I usually every three months. We are underestimating and underusing the sacrament of Confession. Helps us to develop spiritually and clean our hearts of sin. God bless. †
If you are confessing the same defects, a / k / a sin, then again and again is a matter of contrition. This is his "final decision … and sin no more to avoid the near occasions of sin. " Look in the mirror of your soul, huh?
I put what I am now an ex-Catholic. I left the church, most of his fellow Catholics who call me an apostate. That is good. Most Christians who call me. You're experiencing as did Martin Luther in 1500. He (unlike the Catholic church) read Romans 7 and realized that it was unfair that Martin had a problem of sin, but Paul as well! Paul wrote, "I do not understand what I do. For what I do, do, but what I like to do. " This is Paul, an author of much of the New Testament … and had problems of sin? YES! The problem was with Luther, tried to go to confession 10 times a day for their sins. God really showed his heart in a light unbearable. Then, "Now we know what the law says, it says to those under the law, that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world accountable to God. Therefore, no one will be declared right in front of him, observing the law, and not through the law to be conscious of sin. "Rom 3:19-20 As you read this with the illumination of the spirit, God showed that Martin sin daily (many times) in thought, word and deed. That's why no one will be declared just by observing the law! Only trusting in the finished work of Christ on the Cross of the yoke of slavery (the Act) is lifted from you, you can fully enjoy God.
I do not use the men by confessing. And I always felt that the confession knows something about God (ie, ALL) seemed silly.
I am a "recovering Catholic."
To be honest I do not go to confession enough. But the fact is, once you confess that sin should not repeat. The common rule is that if you know that sin or could be repeated, then they confess about that until you know it will not be repeated.But many in my church they go to confession weekly. I agree little is understood about the confession. When I go to confession I go somewhere, called the bank on my knees praying. So do not be somewhere.
you have that in any church
Gee .. my last confession to a priest 19forgotten. If ever I feel the need to cleanse my soul, I confess all my sins directly to God in prayer. Whenever I confess, there is an honest intention and desire to change within you, for not confessing to follow the same "flaws" again and again.