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Esther
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 12:02 am |
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I went to a Advent Penitence Service today that was very needed in my life and was really amazing. When it got to my turn I was so overcome with this one particular thing and when I finally got to the other things I couldn't think. So I forgot one sin that I would consider to be grave in nature, but it had to do with the other issue (kind of lead me there). I realized this about an hour or so later. I know I need to confess this the next time I go to confession, but should I participate in Mass in the mean time?
Also how much detail should we tell the Priest?
Thanks for your help!
God bless.
Esther
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CajunRick
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 12:31 am |
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Esther wrote: I know I need to confess this the next time I go to confession, but should I participate in Mass in the mean time?
As long as the omission wasn't deliberate, yes, you should participate in mass in the meantime. In fact, even with a mortal sin, you should participate fully in the mass without receiving Eucharist.
Also how much detail should we tell the Priest?
You need to tell the priest only enough to help him judge the gravity of the sin. If you confess to stealing something that doesn't belong to you, there is a significant difference between taking a pencil from someone's desk, and robbing a bank. He will ask questions if he needs additional information. He is forbidden by Church law from asking any questions of a personal nature beyond what is absolutely necessary. For example, if you confess committing adultery, he cannot ask you to name your partner.
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Esther
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 03:07 am |
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cajunrick wrote: As long as the omission wasn't deliberate, yes, you should participate in mass in the meantime. In fact, even with a mortal sin, you should participate fully in the mass without receiving Eucharist.
Sorry I miss worded what I was trying to convey. I meant is it ok for me to receive the Eucharist? I think that is what you are saying. But I want to double check. 
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 09:56 am |
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It was your intention to confess the sin, so its omission was not deliberate. The rule is that the sin is indeed forgiven, but you should mention the sin next confession as forgotten. You may receive communion with the understanding that you will complete your obligation to confess at the earliest opportunity.
If the sin was mortal and you put off returning to confess it, then the understanding that the sin is forgiven is no longer valid, and if meantime you did receive communion, you would then have to confess a sacrilegious communion as well.
However, if the sin was venial, there is no obligation to confess it at all. Your sincere repentance and voluntary acts of penance are all God requires to expiate venial sins.
If on a practical level you have difficulty distinguishing between mortal and venial sins, it is best to adopt a practice of confessing the doubtful sins and asking the priest to help you understand the dynamics.
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CajunRick
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Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2006 10:36 am |
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Esther wrote: cajunrick wrote: As long as the omission wasn't deliberate, yes, you should participate in mass in the meantime. In fact, even with a mortal sin, you should participate fully in the mass without receiving Eucharist.
Sorry I miss worded what I was trying to convey. I meant is it ok for me to receive the Eucharist? I think that is what you are saying. But I want to double check.
Yes, as long as you intended to confess the sin and forgot. As David said, you should confess it as a forgotten sin at your next confession.
The point I was trying to make (and I obviously didn't make very clearly) is that it is possible for those who cannot receive the Eucharist for whatever reason to still participate in the mass, just without receiving the sacrament.
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