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- The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven. In confession we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God. It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins, especially mortal sins.
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Confessions in which the priest does not have the faculties to hear confession, yet without good reason pretends to have them, are valid but illicit. The church supplants the faculties leading to validity of the sacrament (canon 144).
- All Sacraments Require Proper Matter and Form
- The Confession of All Mortal Sins
- Contrition For Sin
- The Intention to Avoid Sin in The Future
- Conclusion
As with all the sacraments, proper matter and form are required for the validity of Confession. The “matter” for Confession is unique, however, in that it is supplied by the penitent,while the matter for the other Sacraments usually consists of physical material supplied by the priest (e.g., water, chrism, bread and wine). The Catechism of the Coun...
Mortal sins must be confessed in kind, number, and any circumstances that change the gravity or nature of the sin. As the Code of Canon Law promulgated in 1983 states: Deliberately concealing a known mortal sin in Confession is a sacrilege, as is downplaying the number of times a particular mortal sin was committed when the penitent knows he commit...
The Catechism of the Council of Trentexplains the importance of contrition: When preparing for confession, most Catholics spend the greatest amount of time on their examination of conscience. In reality, we should spend more of our preparatory time in praying for the grace of contrition than in examining our individual sins. And yet, so few Catholi...
Lastly, the Roman Catechism addresses the importance of the firm purpose of amendment, which is also required for validity of the sacrament: A priest once explained that if a penitent confessed that the following week he was going to miss Mass on Sunday or a Holy Day of Obligation (perhaps on account of vacation or some entertainment event), in suc...
In sum, true sorrow for sin along with a desire to amend one’s life, confession of number and kind (for all mortal sins – not necessary for venial), and the intention to perform the penance imposed by the priest are all required for valid matter. These are required, along with a validly ordained priest pronouncing the words of absolution, for sin t...
Jul 3, 2019 · The Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Confession as the Sacrament of Penance. Penance expresses the proper attitude with which we should approach the sacrament—with sorrow for our sins, a desire to atone for them, and a firm resolve not to commit them again.
In its ministry of Confession the Church makes present that redeeming power of Christ’s love, and proclaims forgiveness for sins committed after baptism. This Sacrament is the privileged moment in which the Church guarantees God’s pardon to the sinner who truly repents. Confession should never frighten us.
CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT. Can. 960 Individual and integral confession and absolution constitute the only ordinary means by which a member of the faithful conscious of grave sin is reconciled with God and the Church.
The validity of a Sacrament makes all the difference in whether we truly received the Sacrament or not. In theology we distinguish between the valid and the licit (lawful) administration of the Sacraments.
1424 It is called the sacrament of confession, since the disclosure or confession of sins to a priest is an essential element of this sacrament. In a profound sense it is also a "confession" - acknowledgment and praise - of the holiness of God and of his mercy toward sinful man.
