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Clear all filtersBaltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 211
Our Confession is humble, when we accuse our selves of our sins, with a deep sense of shame and sorrow for having offended God.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 212
Our Confession is sincere, when we tell our sins honestly and truthfully, neither exaggerating nor excusing them.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 213
Our Confession is entire, when we tell the number and kinds of our sins and the circumstances which change their nature.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 214
If we cannot remember the number of our sins, we should tell the number as nearly as possible, and say how often we may have sinned in a day, a week, or a month, and how long the habit or practice has lasted.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 215
If without our fault we forget to confess a mortal sin, our Confession is worthy, and the sin is forgiven; but it must be told in Confession if it again comes to our mind.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 216
It is a grievous offense wilfully to conceal a mortal sin in Confession, because we thereby tell a lie to the Holy Ghost, and make our Confession worthless.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 217
He who has wilfully concealed a mortal sin in Confession must not only confess it, but must also repeat all the sins he has committed since his last worthy Confession.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 218
The priest gives us a penance after Confession, that we may satisfy God for the temporal punishment due to our sins.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 219
The Sacrament of Penance remits the eternal punishment due to sin, but it does not always remit the temporal punishment which God requires as satisfaction for our sins.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 220
God requires a temporal punishment as a satisfaction for sin, to teach us the great evil of sin and to prevent us from falling again.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 221
The chief means by which we satisfy God for the temporal punishment due to sin are: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, all spiritual and corporal works of mercy, and the patient suffering of the ills of life.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 222
The chief spiritual works of mercy are seven: To admonish the sinner, to instruct the ignorant, to counsel the doubtful, to comfort the sorrowful, to bear wrongs patiently, to forgive all injuries, and to pray for the living and the dead.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 223
The chief corporal works of mercy are seven: To feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to ransom the captive, to harbor the harborless, to visit the sick, and to bury the dead.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 224
On entering the confessional we should kneel, make the sign of the Cross, and say to the priest, Bless me, Father; then add, I confess to Almighty God and to you, Father, that I have sinned.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 20, question 225
The first things we should tell the priest in Confession are the time of our last Confession, and whether we said the penance and went to Holy Communion.Read the source passage →
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