{"id":329,"date":"2012-04-08T15:19:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T20:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutcatholics.com\/beliefs\/how-to-go-to-confession\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:07:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:07:44","slug":"how-to-go-to-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutcatholics.com\/beliefs\/how-to-go-to-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Go to Confession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Wanting to go to confession is the first step in going to confession. Confessing your sins wipes the slate clean again with God<\/a> and makes us stronger spiritually. Regularly going to confession is a way to grow in holiness. Knowing what to do in confession will make the process much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Much of the work for a good celebration of a sacrament <\/a>takes place prior to arriving at church. An honest, humble, and thorough examination of conscience<\/a> helps you to prepare for the sacrament. Writing your sins on a piece of paper before you go can help you during your confession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you arrive at church, take a few minutes to pray, asking the Holy Spirit to help you make a good confession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes there may be a long line that will give you ample time to pray and reflect. Other times there will be no line at all. Feel free to take your time to pray before going in. There’s no rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it is your turn, enter the reconciliation room. You can either kneel behind a screen or sit in a chair facing the priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people are afraid or embarrassed to go to confession. Don’t let this sense of shame deter you! It is natural to feel that way but once you’ve done it a few times you will begin to feel more at ease and confident going in. You will probably grow to love this sacrament<\/a> if you don’t already!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Confession is one part of the sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation<\/a>; completing your penance is the other part. Believe it or not, going to confession is the easy part. The hard part is actually amending our life so that we do not commit these sins again. For this, we need God\u2019s abundant grace<\/a> through the Eucharist<\/a>, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sacrament of Confession is also known as Penance or Reconciliation. 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At the Church<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do not be Afraid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In the Confessional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to good, I have sinned against You, whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, suffered and died for us. In His name, myGod, have mercy.<\/li>
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. I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.<\/li>Living in the Sacrament of Confession<\/h2>\n\n\n\n