A Word About Frequent Confession

[@Crabby_Camper]

I went from never going to confession to going after each mortal sin, which, may God have mercy, is often. And in the odd chance I haven't sinned mortally, I still go bi weekly. Holy Ghost infuse my poor week soul with strength! God be praised

[@F3z07]

It will get easier

[@christopherbrunetti5074]

Say the rosary it will help . It really does decrease vice.

[@anitavaughn1968]

Don’t feel bad… I’ve been going after each mortal sin and people think I’m being scrupulous. I don’t want to take Holy Communion while in a state of mortal sin. This is the second source today that I learned penitent can confess venial sins in confession. The first was Fr. Thady Gods Cottage.

[@salvatorelivreri]

Not as often as me. Which has put me in despair and I end up not going because it always happens that it will be just hours after a confession before another mortal sin is committed. I would need to go every day or twice a day. Do you see how I can despair? And it is the same sin over and over.

[@catholiccrusader8267]

@@christopherbrunetti5074 Your absolutely right!

[@david248w6]

Please pray for the Holy souls in Purgatory🕯🪦🥀

[@troybyrne2916]

Please Pray for Cara Hales a woman who was murdered in 2018

[@Brendan1609]

My secret about confession is to meditate in front of the priest for the first 20 seconds to set the scene. Then I say “My Jesus” and I start my confession. This usually brings a flood of tears as I think about how much I have offended him. I see Him standing behind the priest with open arms offering His love and forgiveness! This transforms my confession and I look forward to it every week as a result!!! Try it…..It’s fantastic!!!

[@phucdo7413]

Great advice!

[@sarahlynn7894]

What a lovely testament. Thank you. Ave Maria.

[@tomiou6332]

When in confession i always try to have Jesus in my mind wearing his crown of thornes, blood all over His body and like He was leaning against the wall right in front of me because He is so exhausted/sad because of my sins. So i never think about the priest on the other side but always have Jesus in my mind directly in front of me in a miserable state (because of my sins).

[@Farmergirl7]

@@tomiou6332 that is a beautiful way of doing it

[@patttrick]

On Christmas eve 42/or 43 in Jerusalem, my uncle pat, found himself translating the confessions of Polish soldiers into English for a priest,he had a bit of Polish+ french . With gestures and God's grace they got through it and celebrated midnight mass

[@Beanoleana]

@patttrick gorgeous story. That's magic frankly . What a beautiful thing he did . Thank you for telling about it .

[@27GX76R]

I never thought I would be doing weekly confessions and daily rosaries, but I can't be without it. I had a close family member involved in freemasonry and I have had extensive demonic attack/influence all my life. My health is very low and I have a lot of pain from several autoimmune issues piled on each other. It's the perfect setup for victim soul duties though and I don't mind the pain anymore and I absolutely don't mind paying even just a little bit of the tab of the souls in purgatory or those in my life as I don't want them to experience pain in purgatory or worse. I very much love intercession as well. St. Gemma is a great help in this and our blessed mother is more than anything I ever imagined. Christ, the one who everything leads to is unimaginably kind and giving, and so very just!

[@lucystephanieproperties]

Weekly confession is the best! It's the best experience ever. ❤ People should do it more often to find out what's up! 😉

[@joycemackin9412]

I go to confession every week

[@mariamartin94]

This priests sermons are wonderful. May God bless him abundantly❤️🙏🏼

[@dakilla3228]

For real. It's just awesome. I am looking for his name so that I can specifically find his sermons

[@barbaradolby2929]

Everytime i go to confession feeling something heavy on my soul, i confess my sins and after I am absolved I Feel It Being Lifted Off Of Me. Every time🙏🙏🙏 Blessed beyond measure🙏🙏🙏

[@joycemackin9412]

Confession is my best friend

[@Precious-Blood-of-JesusChrist]

I'm in love with the sacrament of Holy confession

[@patttrick]

Out of the depths I cry to you o lord

[@Christian-lm6qh]

"Even if you have to confess it for the next 42 years..." For reals!!!

[@AlbertoLopez-mn8ms]

I was not in a good place, 3 months without confession. Finally went back last Sunday. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for your mercy. Priest oviously admonished that I should not wait so long. Every 3-4 weeks at most

[@jameswaweru1839]

I love it in this summons when the priest says," ex opere operanti. "So reassuring

[@renancarapia7725]

Just a little correction there: it is “Ex opere operato”. God bless, brother!

[@iliesculiliana5846]

DEEPLY APPRECIATE ST FRANCIS DE SALLES REMARKABLE ADVICE FOR A GOOD CONFESSION.THANK YOU FATHER. BE BLESSED

[@marigoldenstar]

Amen! Thank you Fr. Thank you Oh Merciful King Jesus! Salve Regina ❤️

[@franciscaarruda6622]

Vivat Christus Rex!🙏💚💛🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷💛💚🙏

[@sueadauctus3306]

Thank you Father. This is very helpful.

[@tradgirl4765]

thank you, Father 🙏🏻 three Hail Marys

[@coG139]

Thank you, Father!!! ♥️🙏🏼

[@kathypetersen7558]

Wonderful sermon

[@Artchopin]

Danke!

[@Yes_it_is_JPB]

What a splendid homily!

[@bluebiegrace1828]

I go every 2 weeks…Lord, I am my own handicap, please help me to be as good as you want me to be.

[@southernlady1109]

Jesus saves us baptized with The Holy Spirit & Holy Water from original sin. Sins committed after Baptism have to be confessed, we have to receive absolution & Penance to serve to be forgiven by God. That’s why He instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). God exhorts through His Priests as they are in persona Christi when enacting His Sacraments. 2 Cor 5:18-20, Jn 20:21-23, Mt 9:8, 16:18-19, 18:17-18. If we die in mortal sin, we chose to be separated from God. He honors our choices for eternity. There’s no hope left. If we die in Venial sin, we have to be purged of it to enter Heaven, as nothing impure can enter. Purgatory is a complete cleansing of our souls on the way to Heaven. We’re to pray for the souls in Purgatory to receive comfort & be released from their sins. 1 Cor 3:15, Mt5:25-26, 1 Pet 3:18-20, 1 Jn 5:16-17, Jn 19:11, Rev 21:27, 2 Macc 12:43-46

[@katywarner5823]

Thank you! This is a wonderful homily.

[@alphacharlietango969]

Thank you for this lesson. AMEN

[@Dim-yz6wk]

Benedictus Deus ✝️🛐🛐🛐

[@alex_jermaine]

Never EVER receive the Lord in the Eucharist If you are in a state of mortal sin. I know some people think it's ok to receive it if you plan to go to confession after, or maybe you have heard some priest say it was OK. It is one of the worst sins there can be. If you have committed a mortal sin(s) DO NOT RECEIVE Communion. It is not ok according to the Bible. I have spent years trying to justify it but you can't. Don't do it.

[@ujunwaa]

but it is almost impossible not to sin, no matter how small the sin is. So we shouldn't receive the body of Christ, even when in the state of grace?

[@stevehammett2008]

​@@ujunwaaYour venial sins are forgiven during each Mass you attend, when you pray the Confiteor. When you have committed a mortal sin, go to Confession as soon as possible before receiving Communion again

[@REP46520]

@@stevehammett2008 so true

[@alex_jermaine]

@@ujunwaa Do not receive only when you have committed a mortal sin.

[@KW-mz4pn]

Praise be to God!

[@mcmdcuellar]

Excellent ideo thanks for the instructions in confección .

[@3172bees]

Awesome as always

[@Pete_L77]

Amen. Thank you, Father.

[@LourdesBarajas-cn6vu]

Amén 🙏

[@Artchopin]

Thank you ❤✝️❤

[@_Breakdown]

4:21 - - FRUITS OF CONFESSION: 4:33 - - absolution (absolute ?) = released, unfettered, freed, unleashed, unbound - - from resentments, grudges + unhealthy things that cling to us. 5:36 - - you receive GRACE to AVOID your sins (+ even venial sins) in the future. 5:46 - - you receive NEW LIGHT to PERCEIVE these sins. 5:49 - - and - - GRACE to *_WIN BACK the GROUND you LOST due to those sins._* 6:00 - - by Confession you practice many VIRTUES - - humility, obedience, simplicity & love.💗 3:33 - - venial sins can be forgiven OUTSIDE the Confessional - - how? Sacramentals? Rosary? Prayers?

[@tonyc7352]

Wow, Sensus Fidelium, the organization that Fr. Ripperger is part of, posts on Truth Social and Parler?!

[@FaithLovay]

🙏🏼💕

[@Beanoleana]

My church put wrong time that confeession starts . It would be my first in 18 years . The mass went n happened and i assumed maybe after mass? So i managed to ask the priest ...when where confession. He said he did those aleady today so next is Wednesday my vhance . Im very surprised he just was so casual and brushed it aside. The website from the church said it would be that day at 2:30-3 .. It was ghost town first five mins but thennnn. Sadly i am used to the violins a nd that is not 85bɓĥ I want to practice that i was sad i cant Eucharist. I want to go do my first confeession at 22i should .

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

Really he should have asked if it was urgent unless he had an appointment.

[@Beanoleana]

@Blissblizzard thank you . I honestly was really trying to clear my soul . I even since moved to a new state . I still have not gone to confession. I see the closest catholic church near me and today I checked confession times . I hope this week.

[@veronicamozee]

Is it true the holy water at the front of the church erases small sins? That's what my mom told me.

[@Catholicmillennial]

Yes, venial. It is a sacramental

[@sarahlynn7894]

Yes, your venial sins. You can also say the Act of Contrition just after you ever commit a venial sin or at least once a day for forgiveness of venial sins. Act of Contrition is also said in emergencies when an individual is at risk of immediate death and has no time for the Sacrament of Confession. If said with true contrition, your mortal sins can be forgiven. So if you're with anyone dying or you are dying and there is no time for a priest, say the Act of Contrition!

[@mariehoheim3207]

​@@sarahlynn7894Perfect contrition is required. It is a gift of the Spirit, we should always pray for it in case we can't go to confession before we die.

[@lannlann]

Probably if you have the intention of cleansing yourself of venial sins

[@_Breakdown]

What a wonderful Mama you have! 😁👍🏼🕊️

[@kcarey7454]

I used to go to confession frequently, but since I have been diagnosed with Cognitive Decline, I go less and less... just every few months. My short term memory is lacking. Is there something I can do to help me remember my sins? I try my best not to sin, but I know I do. I know there must be others who deal with this? What do priests recommend in helping people like myself?

[@me_llamo_mari]

I have brain damage and sometimes forget some sins maybe in my case because I feel everything is unreal and feel detached from myself and my emotions. I suppose your case is worse and is more memory-focused. What I can reccomend is to examinate yourself with a consciousness exam each night. I reccomend using the consciousness exam every time because that helps me to remember. Also, 2 or 3 times a week or so, I examinate myself with the exam during the day (for example in the afternoon). And I go to Confession every 2 weeks. And I reccomend you to have a little notebook or somethig to write on all the time with you, like this you will be able to write them down inmediately. Make all the efforts you can, and be perseverative, maybe like that your brain will improve a bit and you will remember at least some of your sins. And each time, I write that maybe I forgot some sins because I didn't write them down in the moment. If you are depressed, have depersonalization or a frontal lobe problem you will need to examinate your behavior in order to find out if you have sins such as -for example- wrath, because you will not feel it in you, or not be conscious about feeling or behaving with wrath, but might. You can confess venial sins. Finally, ask the priest what you can do, but NEVER quit Confession. I hope this helps. Edit: cognitive decline is your cross, DO NOT quit Confession because of that. You need to carry your cross and follow Jesus. (I also have some type of cognitive decline because my brain damage is in fact a viral-induced shrikage of my brain, so I can understand how you feel to some degree)

[@kcarey7454]

@@me_llamo_mari Thank you! Blessings!

[@annmarierose1086]

Yes, write them down if you can write. Or make recordings on your phone if you can’t.

[@jojo212]

I always add what Padre Pio said to do. Always end your confession with, "...and for the sun's I can't remember. " sometimes the priest will say this for you while absolving you.

[@kcarey7454]

@@jojo212Thank you!

[@BarbaraSippy-nc8bz]

👍💖🙏

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

Haven't been for ages since l got scolded that confession is only for mortal sins! I had been obsessing for 2 weeks after being bullied, so l knew that that the rage, tho not expressed to the bullies, was abnormal in intensity and duration, and l was new to the faith also, so l have now have learned what to do by myself, but the 7 vices tell me there is definitely mental aspect to sin surely?

[@hopaideia]

Más que el confesor necesite saber todos los detalles quién se confiesa es el que necesita darse cuenta y ser consciente de ello, y claro desde luego confesarlo. El hacerlo así una vez que haya sido redimido y vuelva a estar en estado de gracia podrá ver con mayor claridad cuáles son las situaciones o conductas de riesgo que debe evitar, que finalmente es el camino de la conversión es decir el objetivo de la penitencia.

[@nanday100]

For the people who go every 8 days, I'm having a really hard time finding stuff to talk about... i feel like I'm making stuff up. Confession is a powerful sacrament and going too frequently cheapens it for me. I promise to amend my life and sin no more... so doesn't that promise itself become a lie if I plan to come next week? Frequent confession feels to me like it forces us to not respect the tremendous gravity of what's going on. I just don't understand what people are talking about every 8 days. Ongoing sin? Or do you get to talk about Bible passages?

[@johanlaggui]

I think you would know how often to go if you regularly pray and examine your conscience. When I was beginning to learn more about God, I went to confession almost every week because although all my sins have been forgiven even from the first confession, I would remember grave sins that I needed to confess. After regularly examining myself, I find I sinned less, so I had to decrease going into confession and praying more instead for smaller venial sins. But one time, situations changed and I find myself waking up one day, having committed grave sins unknowingly in a span of a week and a half. Within the first week, I knew I needed to go to confession, but for some reason, I wasnt able to. Few days after, I learned I had more things to confess about. Anyway, long story short, if you regularly examine your state, pray especially on repenting days, and ALWAYS ask the Holy Spirit to show you the errors in your ways, whether it's once a week, or once a month, you would know when to go to confession. Hope that helps!

[@jhamberg8968]

You may have more venial sins than you think. Think of times when you may have gossiped about someone, or thought an unkind thought, or snapped at a family member or friend. In your arguments with someone, was it due to pride? Think about when you've felt/been lazy at completing a necessary task, maybe subconsciously (sin of sloth can be mortal if done purposely). Think about when you were NOT humble. Praying the litany of humility may also give you insight into your sins. 🙏

[@johanlaggui]

@@jhamberg8968 totally agree ☺️☺️

[@Recusant_]

@@jhamberg8968 the sin of sloth is different than laziness

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

I prefer the concept Acadia for the spiritual element.

[@some1faraway26]

For this type of confession, a face to face session with no other people waiting to go after you is needed. I find it difficult to put much details when i have lied and why etc, because i cant see the priest at all...i cant have a conversation and also if other people are wiating it really pressures me and i cant seem to even ask questions sometimes because i cant.spend as much time as i wish with the priest. Not seeing the priest actually adds anxiety for me....i had the best confession one time face to face with the priest....i could actually converse with him. Any advice anyone ?

[@thechefhans739]

Does anyone know the name of this priest?

[@robertb7003]

Does anyone know who is saying this sermon?

[@robertb7003]

Fr. Jambon?

[@tonyc7352]

Who is this priest? I don't see his name in the description.

[@sharonholmes6083]

These priests wish to be anonymous.

[@tonyc7352]

@@sharonholmes6083 Maybe this surprising to anyone else? Seems being up-front about basic foundational information like identifying a priest (a public figure) should be a given.

[@thomism1016]

Obviously not a cloistered group of Sisters. They wouldn’t even have phones with which to be texting 💐🤓🤷🏽‍♂️🙏🏾

[@georgegunzerath489]

A priest told me that you should only go to confession once a month unless you have mortal sins otherwise you commit the sin of scrupulously and could end up in hell I used to like going every week

[@jefferyjambon892]

if you only go once a month, then 2 and half weeks out of the month you can't have plenary indulgences... so to be able to have a daily plenary indulgence - once must at the very least go to confession once every two weeks

[@littleblue995]

That advice seems strange. Being scrupulous is usually a consequence of metal illness. Did he explain how scrupulously can lead to hell? Remember, Jesus is all merciful especially to those suffering. Trust only in Him. He will guide you and give you the grace of repentance when needed in order to make a good confession.

[@littleblue995]

I’d like to add a couple of recommendations. Pray the Surrender Novena each day and pick up a copy of ‘Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence. The Secret to Peace and Happiness’. A daily practice and book that have profoundly changed my life. Hope they will help others in the same way they helped me. God bless

[@deborahvina111]

A practicing Catholic goes to confession AT LEAST once a month. Weekly is fine and probably better. If I go once a week I am more likely to remember the particulars of my sin. If I don't go frequently I get terrible anxiety about going. To me, it sounds like the priest doesn't want to hear confessions!

[@littleblue995]

@@deborahvina111 - yeah, I know what you mean. I think with confession, there’s no one size fits all. I find my conscience will nag at me about something, which is usually a sign that I need go. But you are right, at least monthly is recommended and even more frequent if one can or needs it. The confessional is supposed to be a place of healing. No priest should ever refuse a penitent of wanting to avail of this gift from God.

[@Aunt-Cookie]

I want this very much, but the priest of this parish is disinterested, dismissive.

[@xxdxx8410]

Pray for the sanctification of priest and pray that God may help you in your petitions.

[@sarahlynn7894]

On page 35 of the Pieta Prayer Book, there is a prayer you can pray for priests. Consecrate this priest to our Blessed Mother, the Queen of the clergy, and ask Her for help!

[@mariehoheim3207]

I feel your pain. Our loving priest was removed and sent away and now we also have dismissive and indifferent priests at our parish now.

[@claudiarutter3341]

Keep bugging.

[@sabygeorge5615]

Sad reality everywhere But in India in my state of kerala the priests chase you and will spend hours preparing you They will not refuse you- Most of them Let us pray that they get the grace. maybe the Lord is testing us. yes he is .When the priest stopped giving confessions. I try not to sin in thought word and deed. This has helped me a lot and is a positive approach.

[@Farmergirl7]

Why can’t you confess and repent to the Almighty directly? Why do they consider saying prayers a penance? Praying is not a penance.

[@southernlady1109]

God The Almighty instituted His Sacraments in His Only One True Apostolic Catholic Church for us to get into Heaven. Jesus saves us baptized with The Holy Spirit & Holy Water from original sin. Sins committed after Baptism have to be confessed, we have to receive absolution & Penance to serve to be forgiven by God. That’s why He instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). He exhorts through His Priests as they are in persona Christi when enacting His Sacraments. 2 Cor 5:18-20, Jn 20:21-23, Mt 9:8, 16:18-19, 18:17-18. If we die in mortal sin, we chose to be separated from God. He honors our choices for eternity. There’s no hope left. If we die in Venial sin, we have to be purged of it to enter Heaven, as nothing impure can enter. Purgatory is a complete cleansing of our souls on the way to Heaven. We’re to pray for the souls in Purgatory to receive comfort & be released from their sins. 1 Cor 3:15, Mt5:25-26, 1 Pet 3:18-20, 1 Jn 5:16-17, Jn 19:11, Rev 21:27, 2 Macc 12:43-46 Prayer as penance is a meaningful practice in Catholicism. According to the *Rite of Penance*, the prayers given for penance are not meant to be a punishment but rather an attempt to make up for the effects of our sins and help us begin a new life (Rite of Penance, 18). This act of penance can take various forms, including prayer, self-denial, and works of mercy. For instance, during Lent, one might choose to pray the Rosary more attentively, meditate on the mysteries, or pray for those who mock or degrade them (Article 1). These acts of prayer help underline the social aspect of sin and its forgiveness, emphasizing our dependence on God and our commitment to spiritual growth.

[@southernlady1109]

Prayer as penance is a meaningful practice in Catholicism. According to the *Rite of Penance*, the prayers given for penance are not meant to be a punishment but rather an attempt to make up for the effects of our sins and help us begin a new life (Rite of Penance, 18). This act of penance can take various forms, including prayer, self-denial, and works of mercy. For instance, during Lent, one might choose to pray the Rosary more attentively, meditate on the mysteries, or pray for those who mock or degrade them (Article 1). These acts of prayer help underline the social aspect of sin and its forgiveness, emphasizing our dependence on God and our commitment to spiritual growth. Jesus Christ instituted His Sacrament of Reconciliation in His One True Apostolic Catholic Church for us to confess our sins, receive absolution and a penance to serve to be forgiven by God. His Priests are in persona Christi when enacting His Sacraments. He exhorts us through His Priests. 2Cor5:18-20, Jn20:21-23, Mt18:17-18

[@southernlady1109]

Jesus saves us baptized with The Holy Spirit & Holy Water from original sin. Sins committed after Baptism have to be confessed, we have to receive absolution & Penance to serve to be forgiven by God. That’s why He instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). 2 Cor 5:18-20, Jn 20:21-23, Mt 9:8, 16:18-19, 18:17-18. If we die in mortal sin, we chose to be separated from God. He honors our choices for eternity. There’s no hope left. If we die in Venial sin, we have to be purged of it to enter Heaven, as nothing impure can enter. Purgatory is a complete cleansing of our souls on the way to Heaven. We’re to pray for the souls in Purgatory to receive comfort & be released from their sins. 1 Cor 3:15, Mt5:25-26, 1 Pet 3:18-20, 1 Jn 5:16-17, Jn 19:11, Rev 21:27, 2 Macc 12:43-46 Of course, we can ask each other for forgiveness for any wrongdoing to them, but for God to forgive us, we have to confess our sins to His Priests who are in persona Christi when enacting His Sacraments. Only a Catholic Priest can enact Gods Sacrament of Reconciliation and give us Gods absolution and penance.

[@Farmergirl7]

@@southernlady1109 yes but can we not talk to/confess to Jesus and ask for forgiveness if we sincerely repent our sins? I thought His crucifixion forgave our sins and gave us a pathway to Heaven. He took the sin upon Himself.

[@Farmergirl7]

@@southernlady1109 great explanation, thanks.

[@speakfreesaveamericanow7734]

You have been reported now I am going to report you to the church an file a lawsuit against you I KNOW WHO YOU ARE... NOBODY CAN HIDE WHO THEY ARE IN THIS GENERATION IN ANY COUNTRY.. MAY THE LORD HAVE MERCY ON YOU'RE SOUL I TRULY MEAN THAT

[@littleblue995]

Can I ask if I may; what is this about?

[@christineferrara8102]

Thank you for this wonderful information! It is truly valuable to help us make better confessions! That way we can be better prepared to receive Jesus and if our time on earth is over we will have a better chance of being able to go to Heaven ❤️🙏🩵

[@ksr479]

Venial Sin ~~ the Second Worst . evil . in . the . world

[@OlekChmielewski]

idk, is even the most minor of venial sin, worse than any physical evil?

[@truckingroadrunner8853]

Venial sin done on purpose is definitely a sin

[@alisterrebelo9013]

​@@OlekChmielewskiWhat do you mean by physical evil?

[@margaretklos8937]

​@@OlekChmielewski, mortal sin is the worst evil in the world, followed by venial sin. As Our Lord said in the Gospel: What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and suffers the loss of his own soul ? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? (It's in St. Matthew.) The soul is immortal. After Judgement Day, our bodies will be reunited with our souls to share in the reward or punishment due to sin. If a person dies in the state of sanctifying grace, their soul will go to heaven either directly (very rare nowadays) or after being purified in Purgatory. If a person dies in the state of mortal sin, after Judgement Day they will be tormented in body and soul for all eternity. Our Lord sacrificed everything in order to redeem mankind and each person in particular. It is up to each of us to cooperate with the graces that He gives us. That's why He said that in the Gospel. Nothing is more important than the salvation of our soul .

[@josephlaidaban4063]

❤🙏♥️🙏