I admit I was not aware of the Catechism requirement on "number of times" for a mortal sin. I appreciate you informing all of us here, and you are truly a blessing.
Yes, from both Canon Law and the Baltimore Catechism it states:
BCatechism:
428. After telling the time of our last confession, what do we confess?
After telling the time of our last confession, if we have committed any mortal sins since that time we must confess them, and also any that we have forgotten in previous confessions, telling the nature and number of each; we may also confess any venial sins we wish to mention.
429. What should we do if we cannot remember the exact number of our mortal sins?
If we cannot remember the exact number of our mortal sins, we should tell the number as nearly as possible, or say how often we have committed the sins in a day, a week, a month, or a year.
Canon Law:
Can. 988 §1. A member of the Christian faithful is obliged to confess in kind and number all grave sins committed after baptism and not yet remitted directly through the keys of the Church nor acknowledged in individual confession, of which the person has knowledge after diligent examination of conscience.
In my personal opinion, I believe the two room confessionals should make a comeback. If I was a Priest, I would be requiring all confessions to be made behind the screen, curtain, or partition and face to face confessions would not be allowed and would not be available. The reason for this is:
1. If an event if I am subpoenaed to testify to what I heard in the confessional, I could truthfully state “I don’t know” thus not breaking the seal of the confessional especially if I heard a bunch of confessions in a single day.
2. The one receiving the Sacrament would be confessing to God and not to me and the partition would reinforce that.
3. The Sacrament would not be treated as a therapy or counseling session and face to face confessions pretty much encourage the sacrament to be treated as a therapy or counseling session and the one receiving the Sacrament may take as long as 20 or even 30 minutes or more, thus, holding up the line. If anybody had any questions or needs guidance, they can call to set up an appointment or see me after Mass. Priests are NOT licensed Psychologists, Psychiatrists, or mental health professionals.
4. During Pre-Vatican 2, there was no such thing as face to face confessions and all confessions were heard behind the screen or curtain.
Sirach 6 makes my heart ache, but also swell. It’s largely about the importance of friendship, its rarity when actually found, and the means of finding it. Aquinas often spoke about its import but I rarely ever get a sense of who his friends were. I intuit from his writing both an appreciation for such friendship but also a longing for it.
i dont know what to do where to turn i said it all in a letter to parrishpreacher doctor mladen vuk and zvone podvinski hkm stepinac hr misija göteborg but what can the say more then pray to JESUS to meak sisters heart sonja marija bratovic johansson can you pray for us ? suzana fiat bratovic göteborg
offcourse its two way road iam catolic sister left catolic faith made all in family sick dear dad died in 230416 and i have mama left and sister with grown up children male female but she blockes me own sister in messenger and facetime sent her application to see here when she not comin to visit me in 7 years i nearly died in covid and my man they gone as family abround not sending card or phones me i call but she jells at me so i dont call anymore but everyday sending mail and applications to see me over meets facetime or messenger but she wont even answer my letters /mail i forgive her and her grown up children im glad i still have left sick mother she gone sick when she taken care off dear papa at home he dementia from sickness diabetes type 2
i admit i do confess to GOD but last time i confessed the young priests did want to hear dissed me this done i didnt never come back to confess i was afraid
HE WAS IN MY PARRISH YOUNG PRIEST COMIN FROM CROATIA AND HE TROWN ME OUT FROM CONFESSIONORDINATION OR HUTT BECAUSE IN WAS SO ANGRY ON A PERSON I MENTIONED IN MY CONFESSION SHE BLOCKED ME MY OWN SISTER ATEIST SHE HATES CATOLIC CHURCH SHE JELLS AT ME AT THE TIME 000201 SINCE I AFFRAID DO CONFESSION I DO CONFESSION TO GOD IN MY ROOM NOWADAYS FRA CHRIS PIETRASZKO HKM STEPINAC KROATIAN MISSION GÖTEBORG MY PARRISH MLADEN VUK DOKTOR MY DUSOBRIZNIK SJÄLASÖRJARE SWEDISH CROATIAN LANGUAGE IM SO LONELY AND SAD SICK HAVE HORMONELL PROBLEMS AND DADDY DIED WHEN I HAD CORONA I WAS NEARLY DEAD MY PARENTS SICK MUM TAKEN CARE OFF SICK DECEED DADDY 230416 IN THEIR HOME SISTERS HUSBAND TAKEN OWN LIFE TWO CHILDREN LEFT
Sometimes its the prudent thing to do. But all I meant by "last thing" was that we do not want to give people the impression that their concern isn't worth our time. That said, it is worth our time, but by an appointment, and outside of the Confessional in the context explained above.
I admit I was not aware of the Catechism requirement on "number of times" for a mortal sin. I appreciate you informing all of us here, and you are truly a blessing.
Yes, from both Canon Law and the Baltimore Catechism it states:
BCatechism:
428. After telling the time of our last confession, what do we confess?
After telling the time of our last confession, if we have committed any mortal sins since that time we must confess them, and also any that we have forgotten in previous confessions, telling the nature and number of each; we may also confess any venial sins we wish to mention.
429. What should we do if we cannot remember the exact number of our mortal sins?
If we cannot remember the exact number of our mortal sins, we should tell the number as nearly as possible, or say how often we have committed the sins in a day, a week, a month, or a year.
Canon Law:
Can. 988 §1. A member of the Christian faithful is obliged to confess in kind and number all grave sins committed after baptism and not yet remitted directly through the keys of the Church nor acknowledged in individual confession, of which the person has knowledge after diligent examination of conscience.
Excellent!
Most helpful! Thank you!
In my personal opinion, I believe the two room confessionals should make a comeback. If I was a Priest, I would be requiring all confessions to be made behind the screen, curtain, or partition and face to face confessions would not be allowed and would not be available. The reason for this is:
1. If an event if I am subpoenaed to testify to what I heard in the confessional, I could truthfully state “I don’t know” thus not breaking the seal of the confessional especially if I heard a bunch of confessions in a single day.
2. The one receiving the Sacrament would be confessing to God and not to me and the partition would reinforce that.
3. The Sacrament would not be treated as a therapy or counseling session and face to face confessions pretty much encourage the sacrament to be treated as a therapy or counseling session and the one receiving the Sacrament may take as long as 20 or even 30 minutes or more, thus, holding up the line. If anybody had any questions or needs guidance, they can call to set up an appointment or see me after Mass. Priests are NOT licensed Psychologists, Psychiatrists, or mental health professionals.
4. During Pre-Vatican 2, there was no such thing as face to face confessions and all confessions were heard behind the screen or curtain.
suzana MONIKA <suzanahvalabogu@gmail.com>
11:13 PM (22 minutes ago)
Sirach 6 makes my heart ache, but also swell. It’s largely about the importance of friendship, its rarity when actually found, and the means of finding it. Aquinas often spoke about its import but I rarely ever get a sense of who his friends were. I intuit from his writing both an appreciation for such friendship but also a longing for it.
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i dont know what to do where to turn i said it all in a letter to parrishpreacher doctor mladen vuk and zvone podvinski hkm stepinac hr misija göteborg but what can the say more then pray to JESUS to meak sisters heart sonja marija bratovic johansson can you pray for us ? suzana fiat bratovic göteborg
offcourse its two way road iam catolic sister left catolic faith made all in family sick dear dad died in 230416 and i have mama left and sister with grown up children male female but she blockes me own sister in messenger and facetime sent her application to see here when she not comin to visit me in 7 years i nearly died in covid and my man they gone as family abround not sending card or phones me i call but she jells at me so i dont call anymore but everyday sending mail and applications to see me over meets facetime or messenger but she wont even answer my letters /mail i forgive her and her grown up children im glad i still have left sick mother she gone sick when she taken care off dear papa at home he dementia from sickness diabetes type 2
i admit i do confess to GOD but last time i confessed the young priests did want to hear dissed me this done i didnt never come back to confess i was afraid
Could you share more?
HE WAS IN MY PARRISH YOUNG PRIEST COMIN FROM CROATIA AND HE TROWN ME OUT FROM CONFESSIONORDINATION OR HUTT BECAUSE IN WAS SO ANGRY ON A PERSON I MENTIONED IN MY CONFESSION SHE BLOCKED ME MY OWN SISTER ATEIST SHE HATES CATOLIC CHURCH SHE JELLS AT ME AT THE TIME 000201 SINCE I AFFRAID DO CONFESSION I DO CONFESSION TO GOD IN MY ROOM NOWADAYS FRA CHRIS PIETRASZKO HKM STEPINAC KROATIAN MISSION GÖTEBORG MY PARRISH MLADEN VUK DOKTOR MY DUSOBRIZNIK SJÄLASÖRJARE SWEDISH CROATIAN LANGUAGE IM SO LONELY AND SAD SICK HAVE HORMONELL PROBLEMS AND DADDY DIED WHEN I HAD CORONA I WAS NEARLY DEAD MY PARENTS SICK MUM TAKEN CARE OFF SICK DECEED DADDY 230416 IN THEIR HOME SISTERS HUSBAND TAKEN OWN LIFE TWO CHILDREN LEFT
If the last thing a priest wants to do is tell somebody to "make an appointment" .... THEN DON'T.,
Sometimes its the prudent thing to do. But all I meant by "last thing" was that we do not want to give people the impression that their concern isn't worth our time. That said, it is worth our time, but by an appointment, and outside of the Confessional in the context explained above.