Here is Where Confession is in the Bible with Fr. Chris Alar

[@ReminisceLogic]

Jesus prayer, "Lord, Jesus Christ son of God, have mercy on me a sinner"

[@jeneanwatrous]

Our confession lines are getting longer and longer each week. This is a GOOD sign! Keep it up, Catholics!! Satan doesn’t have a chance!

[@nanaioftwo]

“Lord Jesus Christ, son of the living God. Have mercy upon me, a poor sinner.”

[@corradograndi9668]

someone expert in Greek told me that letteraly th end of this prayer is "Ton Amartolon" that stands for THE sinner. I find it interesting, insn't it?

[@christianemutter2952]

@@corradograndi9668 Thank you 👍🙏❤

[@user-kk3sq3fy6h]

Thank you Father Chris! I recently attempted to explain and defend the sacrament of reconciliation to non-Catholics. I'm pretty sure I did a poor job, and I learned what a contentious topic this is between Catholics and non-Catholics! At the time I prayed, "Please God we need Father Chris to talk about this!" My prayers were answered! God bless you Father!

[@SBL19681]

Neat! Now you can share it with them 😉 God bless!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching with us and God bless you

[@Robin-o5u]

I have 4 members of my family, including me that are very, very Catholic. We live on the same property with other family members. They have a total “block” when it comes to catholicism. Mainly because of the bad rap, of sexual abuse. They’ve made comments about this very subject. No need to confess, but only to God. We have explained it many times. Seems that nobody opens their ears or hearts. We have never say anything about their beliefs. Respect them. But they definitely make their snide comments. I pray all the time that they one day understand. God bless everyone. Remember the example of mother Mary, being humble and graceful. The Lord is the truth and the way.

[@user-kk3sq3fy6h]

@@SBL19681 Well, I just did share this with them, and who knows maybe we'll change some hearts and minds?!

[@user-kk3sq3fy6h]

@@DivineMercy_Official Oh my goodness, thank you for creating such great content, and also for sharing your daily masses! I've learned so much from this channel. I've been challenged, and I'm a better Catholic, better human because of it. It's such a great resource and comfort, please never stop!

[@DanielaCastro-fr2tw]

The sacrament of confession is what brought me to the church. This was amazing, thankyou Fr.

[@catherinemaniwavie9152]

Thank you so much Fr Chris, appreciate you n God bless you

[@KateRobert-w9g]

Lord Jesus Christ. Son of The Living God. Have mercy on me a poor sinner.

[@RosalitaDocdocilShimizu]

Lord Jesus Christ Son of the living God Have Mercy on us a poor sinners.✝️🙏❤️🙏Jesus Mary and Joseph Pray for us sinners ❤️❤️❤️

[@AlysiaWilkins-t9v]

Confession is MADE to The CREATOR First AND ForeMOST! Man can Help ONLY after CONFESSION to The ALMIGHTY! 😇🕊️♾️

[@lynnryckman9697]

Thank you Father Chris for this excellent explanation about confession and reconciliation and where it is in the Bible.

[@judyaugustus2321]

Thankyou Father l am still a Catholic because of the Sacraments...specially the Eucharist and confession And THE ROSARY 📿

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@nars.y]

I go every weekend because I want my soul to be cleaned before receiving Christ on Sunday mass.

[@Robin-o5u]

Great idea 🙏🏼

[@annlasher230]

That's wonderful !!

[@EvangelistForChrist-Pio]

It is a MUST! It’s sacrilegious if you receive this communion while knowingly being in sin

[@christinea9676]

@@nars.y beautiful! Thank you for inspiring us!

[@patrick.7326]

JESUS I TRUST IN YOU

[@smilelis]

Amen, Alleluia

[@andrewmaluwa2713]

Fr Chris is amazing, watching from Malawi the warm heart of Africa

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Welcome!

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

Years ago, I met Fr. Clement from Malawi. A wonderful priest and preacher.

[@anthonysadek6372]

Excellent information . Thanks Fr, from AUSTRALIA. VIVA CRISTO REY ✝️.

[@corazonreyes6762]

Amen, thank you so much Fr. Chris. God bless and protect you always ❤❤❤

[@teri1g]

Fr. Chris, thank you so much for this video...along with this one, I have learned so much from many other videos- Praise the Lord Jesus & God bless you 🙏

[@mperez2730]

Thank you Father. Never heard it explained this way... God bless 🙏

[@anniecordon8389]

State of grace always ❤

[@artandmusic09]

I forget how powerful the mass and confession are. Thank you for reminding me. ❤

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Ty

[@SBL19681]

So glad I made it to confession today ❤️‍🔥✝️🕊😇 , thank you Fr. Chris! May God bless you, those who are dear to you, all the Marians and Marian Helpers abundantly always!

[@Confidence-GOD]

Received communion and go to confession and do the next thing that really gives you a fresh start like you have never had a sin by doing a plenary indulgence. Just look up plenary indulgences for 2024 or whatever year it is and you get a brand new start. Read the things like confession, communion and praying for the Holy Father and then read all the different things you can do to fulfill the plenary indulgence things and you are as good as new. It really can change your life and thank God for being Catholic.

[@karenrodgers56]

Thank you so much Father, I so badly need this kind of explanation when I was a young woman. Thank heavens that there are now more Ptirsts like you who really address those burning issues which most young people really want addressed but don't know whom to ask, bless you, Karen in Cambridge UK

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching and God bless everybody in England

[@Irie-Gee]

With as much evil as the internet has brought, thanks be to God ALMIGHTY for the internet because I hear good homilies and I learn so much from Holy priests. I have TERRIBLE priests at my parish and we are spiritually starving, but TBTG I can still hear informative soul food here!!!

[@ziesha.marie11]

Amen

[@SBL19681]

Pray Rosaries for their continual conversion!🙏❤️✝️🕊

[@smilelis]

Find a. different parish, there are many.

[@rickypnavarro2043]

THANK YOU FATHER

[@lourdsmaryrozario4652]

Thanks Fr .Chris Alar . I m enlightened through ur reflection on Confession .Jesus, Son of God Have Mercy on me.

[@edenau9888]

God bless always father Christ. Thank you for always inspiring message.🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️.

[@st.annsparish1316]

"Oh God, be merciful to me a sinner, Oh God, cleanse me of my sins and have mercy on me, I have sinned without number, forgive me, O Lord." (The Publican's Prayer is used in other rites, and because it is also said in our daily prayers at the end of the day, it is easy to remember during confession)

[@hilaryfernandes355]

Lord Jesus, please bless Fr Chris .

[@elizabethplunkett4013]

God bless you Fr. Chris and all Our Marian Priests, Deacons, Brothers and Postulants...And all Our Marian helpers. 🙏❤🙏

[@JackHermanKikiraNyosy-oe9vo]

Amazing explanation. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a poor sinner.

[@Toni-tx6ip]

Amen

[@albertnuqui9682]

When I go to mass on a Saturday vigil or Sunday, and if I know I'm in a state of mortal/deadly sin(s)...& thereby don't go to Holy Communion...i know i miss out, and feel "the attendance" was just to fulfill the weekly Sunday obligation. Satan wants me/us to stay in this state...but thanks to the Holy Spirit, I am convicted and told to return next time after a good confession with true contrition and repentance, so as to receive the Holy Eucharist as early as I can. I believe in the sacraments and have to trust in God's mercy. Jesus, I Trust in You.❤✝️. Thank You Jesus for forgiving me always.

[@MonaHilton319]

I pray the Act of Contrition before joining the line for communion. Thank you, Fr. Chris.

[@paulcapaccio9905]

That’s great. I always say thank you Lord for dying for me.

[@ninagordon4434]

I recite Psalm 27 before receiving communion and rosary before and after Confession, but Psalm 51 and Act of Contrition every night

[@christinea9676]

@@MonaHilton319 thank you, I hadn’t thought of that.

[@darrellperez1029]

Great talk. I love how everything ties to apostolic succession AND proven in the bible.

[@ToubaYouness]

James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” King James Version (KJV)

[@wnfernand]

Praise the Lord!!!

[@marigoldenstar]

Amen! Thank you Fr!

[@floriancenzon3801]

Thank you Fr Chris and sharing this Homily with my friends. God bless you, your family and everyone 🙏♥️

[@DianeWasylishyn]

Wonderful explanation thank you Father.

[@MrKurmann]

Yes, especially the one when Jesus told the lepers to go to the priest.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Ty

[@DianeWasylishyn]

Fr Chris you are wonderful

[@margaretlucero6338]

🕎Thank you Fr Chris Thank you Heavenly Almighty Father for kindness and love Mother Mary pray for healings and protection Jesus is enough💛💮🕊️

[@allwynfernandes127]

Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me a poor sinner

[@daisygarcia6202]

Thank you Father Alar. I always enjoy your vlog but most of all, I learned.

[@Mira-qe9gg]

Praise the Lord, although I am a Catholic and go to confession, this truth has set me free. I believe the word of God. The priest should declare you free 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for being open to God's grace and God bless you

[@brucewmclaughlin9072]

And yet if your actually believe scripture you will find that you are forgiven of all your sins the moment you repent. Any sins done after that are hampering your relationship with God but you are still forgiven 1 John 1:9 absolves you of the loss of relationship with God.

[@christianemutter2952]

@@brucewmclaughlin9072 Amen!

[@Dcn.RonJohnson]

Probably the best explanation of this beautiful Sacrament I have heard. Thank you Fr. Chris.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Glad it was helpful

[@wengutierrez1013]

Praise be to God

[@sac1303]

As always, you make good sense, Father. God bless you.

[@genevieveyoung6072]

Fantastic homely nice to know that they still repented even in those times

[@patmadrid3117]

Thank you Father🙏🙏🙏

[@ranjanlakra5960]

Thank you fr nice message for us from india

[@andreabiro2357]

Thank you so much for this teaching!❤

[@nelditaroseong9659]

Thank you so much FR. CHRIS ALAR for your explanation regarding the Sacrament of Confession....we learned a lot....our fervent prayers for you and your loved ones....God bless you abundantly....

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Glad it was helpful

[@MariaLacsamana-ik3in]

Thank you father chris I feel so guilty for not hearing confession as well as attending the holy eucharist for quite awhile now I follow mass online im aware that isn't good I often pray to our lord to grant me forgiveness n pardon of all my vinial n mortal sins it's high time for me to make my life better thru God's ways good day father n all the marian fathers 😢😢😢😢😢🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ladangharimau5712]

Father Chris Alar thank you for your insight and inspiration in details for the topic: Here is Where Confession is in the Bible

[@RogerCanda]

Amen. Thank you, I learned a lot from this❤️😊

[@debbiegraham5585]

Thank you, Fr. Chris

[@gopinathanaugustinemunusam911]

Father thank u for upholding the true Catholic faith

[@EnlightenedNow]

Thank you, Father Alar. You explain this so well. As a recent convert this is something I've been struggling with.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching and God bless you

[@Confidence-GOD]

Extremely urgent ‼️ prayers and miracles for me for me and my doggies please in Jesus Christ Name Amen Thank You 😭

[@BeaDeCatalyst]

Thank you Father Chris. In the conservative Missouri Synod Lutheran Church at the start of our Devine Service we say “we confess that we are sinful and unclean by what we have done or by what we have left u done in thought, word, and deed. We confess our sins to one another for the forgiveness of our sins.” We then have silence to reflect on our sins and ask God for his forgiveness. The Pastor then absolves us from our sin as a called and ordained servant of our Lord, Jesus Christ. If we have the need or desire to confess our sins to our Pastor we can do so.

[@jeromepopiel388]

According to scripture, that would be an expression of disbelief. We are not unclean. John 15:3 [3]Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Hebrews 10:14 [14]For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

[@BeaDeCatalyst]

@ Thank you for your comment. 1 John 1:8-10 NLT - If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts. This is what we say every week and then confess our sins to God. Sin makes us unclean and we all have sin. We need to confess our sins and have them forgiven to be clean.

[@acelitaalbonia5345]

Amen 🙏Thank you Father Chris Alar🙏

[@ekollestella8634]

Thank you Father for this very useful information. This enlightenment will change my my life as a catholic.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching and God bless you

[@st.michaelthearchangel7774]

This is awesome! Thank you, padre. Poor Protestants who reject the Catholic Church and Her sacraments.

[@christinea9676]

@@st.michaelthearchangel7774 all thanks to Martin Luther, John Calvin, and all the other evil heretics who splintered off from the Catholic Church believing their own false doctrines, causing irreparable harm to the Church and to souls.

[@Ty-wx9kx]

Father Chris, you have a lot of knowledge thank you so much you teaching me. Thank you God be with you.

[@prioress]

Wonderful explanation. Thank you, Father.

[@richardsolo717]

very clear.thank u fr

[@rickypnavarro2043]

Lord jesus son of the living God have mery on me a poor sinner.

[@Jpietrantoni]

This is.... AWESOME! AMEN!!!!!❤❤❤

[@magn630]

Thank you for this clear and concise reminder of what I used to know, but have pushed to the back of my mind while living a hectic and empty life.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes, please be open to God's grace

[@SBL19681]

Wow! 502k subscribers! Praise God!🙏❤️✝️🕊

[@caroldoidge3044]

Thank you Fr Alar you are such a good teacher. God bless you and all your brothers there.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching with us and God bless you

[@catherinekelley-pinner4575]

Thank you Lord for your saving graces Amen Alleluia 🙏💕😘

[@stevedavis6618]

Thank You Jesus for Your One and Only Holy Catholic Church that created the Bible and provides us with the One and Only New Covenant between God and Man which we can only participate in at His Church. Luke 22:20 John 6:53-54 Matt 16:13-20

[@ToubaYouness]

John 14:12-14 "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."

[@jaimemontanez4289]

Thank you Father for everything 🙏🏽

[@Charlie-xs9kb]

Thank you Fr 🙏

[@murzua5]

Hopefully everyone went to receive Communion after that homily!!!

[@mariadias3231]

I am a Catholic I am so grateful to Lord Jesus Christ for all the Sacraments. Lord give us more and more God-fearing Priests.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@PaulPark-i9g]

When I went to confession I was rushed out because there were so many people waiting and I didn't feel too comfortable for one you can hear the people confessing a little bit. When me and my Dad used to go we would go in the Church and Neal and Pray and prepare for confesstion ❤😂 now days there all just standing there in line not Praying and sometimes talking. There are Churches where you can confess all week long and that's what I did at Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City until my Van broke down. I see people coming at the last minute and you don't want to be late like the wedding and don't forget your oil for your lamp remember that. "AMEN"

[@babilynalvarado1539]

Amen !

[@gregpeterson3375]

I go to confession, later that day I remember several I forgot especially the ones I wanted to confess! Am I the only one that does this?

[@Michael-yl9rl]

Sometimes

[@ritchielei]

Pray to St Father Pio before confession, he has the ability to read hearts of penitents or you can ask your guardian angel to not to forget ❤️

[@MrGabrielJude]

The Lord always knows, but what I do at the end of my list, I say “Father, there are sins I may have forgotten or be ignorant of…”

[@Jpietrantoni]

Lol. Oh please, I literally take a complete list...sometimes a mile long. God have Mercy on me...❤

[@MrGabrielJude]

Once I ended a list in confession, I said father I may forgotten some. He paused in thought first a second and asked “Did you miss any mass?” And holy smokes, I remembered I had missed a mass! It’s like he was telepathic! 😂

[@antonyjosephine494]

Spiritual, valuable message.

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

Having had 4 cancers and in my 7th remission, I have received the Sacrament of Anointing too many times to remember. Do I believe in it? My atheist hematologist calls my recovery from a 0% chance of survival "a miracle."

[@DivineMercy_Official]

God bless you

[@BobbyBobBob-d5l]

Private confession as we have it was unknown in the Church for a very long time. The early Christians had no doubt that the Lord Jesus had left with his community the power to forgive sins. What was not clear was the form that such forgiveness was to take, and it is clear that the understanding of the sacrament has evolved over centuries. So this sacrament has gone through much evolution in Church history. As The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “Over the centuries the concrete form in which the Church has exercised this power received from the Lord has varied considerably.”

[@maylight8]

This is indescribable story of mine this year during lent holy Saturday. Jesus cast out demon ( curse or occult from my ancestors, mortal sins,) in my body…i don’t know hot to describe it. It was like a huge vomit that i have to vomit but nothing disgusting coming out of my mouth while praying The Holy Rosary. Then when i was or about to be done PRAYING the Holy Rosary i heard Jesus said, “Go! See the Priest.” It’s like i understand what he meant is to confess my sins. The next 2 days ( because there’s no confession here on Sunday) went to the church and did my confession to the Priest.

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

God acts in your life in a way which is perfectly designed for your soul - He also shows that those who have gone before us stand in His presence RIGHT NOW and need our prayer.

[@maylight8]

@@HAL9000-su1mz True! 💕💕💕

[@anthonyjacob4337]

Dear Fr Could you please give a talk about duties of married catholic priest.

[@KolokaiKalai]

Fr.Chris Alar, Thankyou...🙏🙏🙏

[@aquiestoy7114]

Amen

[@zeusandjoy6355]

❤❤❤

[@liztupling6271]

🙏 ❤🙏

[@haroldsanchez8235]

Father Chris as a recovering alcoholic is it OK for one to receive the blood of Christ .

[@franciscolobaton7271]

My question is : If a priest that i am having a confession with is a sinner , could I still be forgiven for my confession made to this priest?

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes.

[@joshgosh6067]

The First shall be Last.

[@patcandelora8496]

But doesn’t the scripture speak of the sacrifice of praise? Since worship does involve sacrifice. When we offer praise we are offering sacrifice and worship. That’s the common priesthood of every believer.

[@mnp870]

Of course confession is in the Bible but it’s confession to our Holy God through Jesus Christ no human can redeem us. No one is Holier than He. Only Jesus, the pure Holy righteousness one who takes away our sins.

[@christinea9676]

@Divine Mercy Fr. Chris I regularly go to Confession to confess my venial sins. Is Confession only if you have committed a mortal sin?

[@DivineMercy_Official]

No it is just fine to confess all the denial sins you wish to

[@christinea9676]

@@DivineMercy_Official thank you!

[@arianeorr4148]

What about catechumens? Im not baptized. What is forgiven then? Nothing? Something? Can I go to confession? What about what we say at mass?

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

Ask your RCIA person and Father.

[@felicitygrace5113]

❤

[@tammyvo8880]

Could someone recommend me a Catholic Bible that’s easy to read for my family. Thank you🙏❤️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

The Divine Mercy Bible on shopmercy.org is excellent. God bless you

[@marinalina6348]

I used to attend a Baptist church and the pastor who was more of a non denom used to call it offering up a sacrifice of praise interesting