Forgive Me, Father For I Have Sinned
"Forgive me, Father for I have sinned."
I was born and raised Catholic and in our faith, this is what you first say when you confess your sins you have committed.
Disclaimer:
I am not a very religious person and I do not go to church often, but I highly respect my faith and that is unwavering. This is also based on a Catholic faith (which I rarely discuss on my blogs) and not intended to disrespect any other beliefs. If you do not practice what is written below, please respect and go to the next post. Thank you very much.
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In the Roman Catholic Church, people confess their sins in their lives and to encounter God's mending through absolution or forgiveness. It is likewise allows reconciliation with the church, which is injured by the wrongdoings people did. Catholics do confess their wrongdoings to a priest since that is the way for pardoning that God has established long time ago. It is only The Father Almighty has the ability to pardon sins, and the son of God allowed that position to His apostles.
My Daughter's First Confession
Earlier today around 8 am, was my daughter's first confession and it was held at her school. I woke up very early to get her prepared. Her school is in other town next to our town so we needed to be there 15 minutes before the confession starts. We also took a public trike since we do not have a vehicle.
When we got to school, we initially took some photographs in front of the school chapel where the confession will be held, then we went on to the Elementary building for checking of their attendance.
It was my daughter's first time to see her schoolmates after 2 long years being stuck at home, and was happy seeing them again including her teachers. She was only in first grade when the pandemic began and in a couple of months, she will be a fourth grader. How time flies.
Subsequent to checking of participation, they went to the church to begin their first confession.
Most Catholic kids especially here in the Philippines go for their first confession when they turned 9 years old or particularly when they are in 3rd grade. They need to receive their first confession in order to receive their first communion after they have met all the Catholic Church's requirements.
A Few Things To Know About Confession
Do not be afraid to go to confession. Instead attempting to conceal your wrongdoings, go to confession so you can be pardoned and receive the grace of God
The priest will never let anybody know everything that you have confessed to him.
The priest will be glad to hear your confession. It is a delight for him to have the option to pardon your sins through Jesus' mercy.
After confession, the priest will recite the Prayer of Absolution
"God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
The person who confessed his/her sins recites the Act of Contrition
"Oh, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell. But, most of all, because they have offended Thee, my God, Who art all good, and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy Grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen."
Later after that, the priest will then assign a nominal penance, and it is usually the recitation of some short prayers, which the penitent does after leaving the confessional.
Next week is already Holy Week and as a Catholic, we do celebrate it every year as a commemoration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Saviour. This is also the best time to confess our sins although we can do that anytime of the year. Holy Week actually begins on Palm Sunday (that would be on coming Sunday) and ends with the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening. And then we celebrate the resurrections on Easter Sunday (the next day).
The Lent however does not end until the Mass of the Lord's Supper which is celebrated in the evening on Holy Thursday.
Holy week is a time of reflection and repentance about what we might have done during the previous year and a pledge to do better in the next coming year onwards.
May we all spend these special holidays in peace and with love in our hearts.
One love,
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April 8, 2022
11:00 pm PST
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