Mortal Sin, and an Act of Perfect Contrition

[@LoveLove-bh8rm]

Thank you Father God Bless 🙏🏻✝️🕊

[@jimmarquez-medina9543]

I was approaching my confessions with an imperfect act of contrition. Now that I understand the perfect act of contrition I will beg Christ that it places such Holiness in my heart that I won’t commit sins. ✝️♥️

[@michaelflores9220]

The church teaches that God has no emotions and therefore feels no pain or joy, so how can anything we do "serve" or "offend" him? I don't understand at all.

[@jefflinahan5853]

@@michaelflores9220 where did you find that in the cathecism?

[@michaelflores9220]

@@jefflinahan5853 Not the Catechism, but the writings of Edward Feser quoting St. Thomas Aquinas.

[@reyreyes6126]

thank you, Fr. Guner!

[@nancyelizabethewin2902]

The Golden Key to Paradise....Perfect Contrition....call America Needs Fatima for this booklet which is the simplest abd most important thing i own.

[@vincewyn1396]

O St. Maria Goretti, powerful model of forgiveness, pray for me. Even at the age of 11, you did not withhold forgiveness from your attacker. On the contrary, you wanted Heaven for him. “I forgive Alessandro Serenelli...and I want him with me in heaven forever.” 😇 St Maria Goretti 🙏🏻4us

[@rabbster7]

God bless her holy soul 🙏❤️✝️

[@derricknyuykibime5586]

Amen

[@briantorsell]

Excellent video!

[@tomasspanne8190]

AN ESSENTIAL PRAYER WITH THE SHORTAGE OF TRADITIONAL AND/OR VALID PRIESTS.

[@landsbergerandy]

Excellent video. I now know the difference.

[@gabrielclosson1699]

Regarding perfect contrition: I struggle with two statements in the Catechism, in which one says confess all serious/mortal sins at least once a year minimum, and another segment says that all Catholics in mortal sin should try to go to Confession as soon as possible. Does "as soon as possible" mean literally any next opportunity at all, such as the next day if a Catholic lives near a church that makes Confession available daily, or is it more of a general guideline, and that frequent confession such as once or twice a week is good practice, it is not strictly necessary for a Catholic to go to Cofession the literal next day or hour for the sake of having perfect contrition: that following a normal schedule and thus only being able or convenient to go, say once a week, is perfectly fine?

[@TheFatimaCenter]

Thank you for these important questions. First, the quality of one's contrition is not determined by how frequently he or she confesses. It may be a rare thing indeed that one attains perfect contrition, if ever. Certainly, someone who is indifferent about being in the state of mortal sin could not possibly be sorry for his sins in such a way. The catechism statement regarding the need to confess at least once per year is not by way of recommendation. Rather, if one is in the state of mortal sin, it would be another serious sin to pass through the Eastertime without reconciling with God. If one is in the state of mortal sin, it would be the height of foolishness to delay confessing for any length of time whatsoever. To die in such a state would be to fall directly into hell for eternity. One should immediately try to stir up the purest motives of contrition in the hope that the sin might be forgiven then and there, but to confess is the only way to be sure of being forgiven -- and the only way to regain access to the other Sacraments such as Holy Communion. To delay a single day would be a mark of insanity or faithlessness. A good Catholic's normal practice, assuming habitually staying out of mortal sin, would be to confess regularly. Every week or every two weeks would be a beautiful practice, sufficing to gain a plenary indulgence (if not for oneself, for the Poor Souls) on any given day. Confessing monthly seems minimal, but it would at least suffice to make the First Saturday devotions so urgently requested by Our Lady of Fatima. God bless you.

[@Naomi-bw5qs]

Wow thank you for this clarity. I am a convert and I notice the confession lines are non existent. Usually 2 or three people but then the line for the Eucharist is so long. I feel embarrassed going every week and wonder if everyone who sees me go so often such as the nuns must think I’m an awful sinner. Which I am.

[@Betterhalf50]

When making perfect contrition. Is it necessary to tell all mortal sins from Baptism?

[@TheFatimaCenter]

In a "General Confession," the penitent confesses all of the sins which he or she can recall. There is no obligation to ever make such a Confession, but it is a wonderful occasion of grace and very pleasing to God, typically performed when on retreat or in preparation for entering one's vocation. It is a good practice to make an act of perfect contrition as part of one's evening prayers every day before retiring. In this prayer, we express sorrow for our sins as flowing from our ardent love for God.

[@jonathanrivero3424]

What if someone commits a mortal sin and makes an act of perfect contrition but then falls back into mortal sin before going to confession. Can they make another act of perfect contrition?

[@TheFatimaCenter]

By all means, whenever we fear that we have fallen into mortal sin we should immediately pray the Act of Contrition (and beg God for the grace to actually make an act of perfect contrition). We must also go to Confession before receiving Holy Communion. God bless you.

[@colmcummings7393]

I believe in Jesus not man

[@AnonAnon-lz3lr]

Please help and pray for me. I am between 13-17 years old, I'm a female, traditional roman Catholic. I've never been to confession in my whole life because my family haven't found a Catholic church and priest that doesn't support the current so called "pope" Francis. "Pope" Francis has said many things that Catholics are against. For example, he said that Muslims and Catholics believe in the same god when clearly we do not. And a bunch of other things that isn't right. Anyways, I need help. I've committed so many mortal sins throughout my life that I can't confess. I can't make a perfect act of contrition, I don't have perfect regret. Last time I committed a mortal sin was yesterday. I've masturbated (since I was 5 years old), watched pornography, both heterosexual and lesbian, gay and animal pornography. I've lusted over people, imagined them naked. (I've done these sins so many times) I haven't given my parents privacy and read their messages where I found nudes. I have done this multiple times even though it's not my business. I have been envious, I've been jealous of my sister and tried to ruin things for her because of it, I've been too materialistic, putting materialistic things before God, such as looks, finding a husband and so on. I've been ungrateful for a lot in my life, I've been suicidal, I've been in huge depression, I had eating disorders by puking up food which is a waste, I've doubted God's existence, I've thought about becoming Muslim or atheist sometimes which I regret, I've practiced witch craft. I did a love spell on a guy that I liked which is pagan and wrong. I committed divination. I got tarot card readings online and watched "pick a card" videos on KZbin. I've believed in zodiac signs, I've tried to please man instead of God. I've imagined my sister naked and having sex because I was jealous that she is better looking than me. I have been disobedient to my parents. I've been chatting with people online in a sexual way as a joke to troll, but now I realize it was sinful. I've not listened to my father. I've abused my siblings by hitting them. I've watched shows I wasn't allowed to show. I've lied. I've had blasphemous thoughts about God, Holy Mary and others. For example imagining them saying something dirty or in a sexual act. I've used God's name in vain. I've stolen, I used to be a very big thief and steal things from people or from stores. I've hated people, like my own father, sister, mother and other people. I've had fake idols. I haven't thought about what I should be thinking about while praying. My thoughts have been elsewhere for so many years. I've been thinking about something else while praying the rosary for over at least 10 years. I haven't given people privacy and read there messages and diaries. I've lied to people and broken their trust. I've been rude to people and bullied them. I've had homosexual thoughts and thought I was bisexual and thought it was ok to be gay. I don't know if there's more but this is what I can remember. The worst of the worst. I hate myself, and I wish that I would have died as a baby after I was baptized so that I could enter heaven and be with God. I know that I am a terrible person, and I know that if I died now I would go to hell. I need help so much, I need people to pray for me, I need forgiveness for my sins. As I said, I don't know how I'm supposed to be forgiven when I don't have perfect regret and no priest to confess to. Please recommend a penance I should do. Thank you.

[@TheFatimaCenter]

Thank you for your comment. We will keep your situation in our prayers. While it is right to respect your parents' wishes in most regards, the need to practice the Faith is paramount among your duties. We urge you to seek out a Catholic priest and make a sincere Confession. Be assured that in the Sacrament of Penance, our sins are forgiven even if our contrition is only imperfect (such as being motivated by the dread of suffering the just punishments of God in hell). God bless you. To find a traditional priest near you, please see the directories published by the SSPX and the Ecclesia Dei groups: sspx.org/en/mass-locator fssp.com/locations/ www.latinmassdir.org/

[@emiliocittadini6451]

You don't need to have perfect contrition and the priest doesn't have to be a devout traditionalist as long as he is validly ordained (and I think that most NO priests are - also, I believe that this is The Fatima Center's view as well). Go to confession to the nearest priest! And, also, be patient with yourself and careful not to be scrupulous. Let God do the work.

[@mariajlg5607]

I understand. I have commited several of the sins you have commited and I am still struggling with them…and sometimes I feel so ashamed, scared and feel unworthy of love and feel hate towards myself. But please, believe me when I tell you: God loves us no matter what we’ve done and He is ready to forgive us if we repent from our sins and go to confession (it doesn’t matter if we are unsure whether we have perfect contrition or just contrition, as long as we honestly repent and don’t want to sin in the future) Please don’t be scared and go to confession. It doesn’t have to be a traditionalist priest or a priest who is aware of the damage Cardinal Bergoglio is doing to the Church. It just has to be a validly ordained catholic priest (most of them are). Make your examination of conscience, repent, go to a Catholic Church and receive the Sacrament of Confession. God is wating for you, my friend. God doesn’t leave us alone. His grace and power is still in every validly ordained priest no matter if he is a tradinionalist or not, or if he sees the mistakes Bergoglio promotes or not. Please do not be afraid. God loves you and is willing to forgive you and give you His grace to help you overcome sin. You will be in my prayers, please keep me in yours. Your sister in Christ, María J.