Examination of Conscience
Did I pay attention at Mass?
Have I fooled around in Church?
Did I say my prayers every day?
Did I say mean things to my mom or dad?
Did I always say "Thank You" to people?
Am I hard to get along with (during school, at Grandma's,
at home?)?
Did I do what my mom and dad told me to do? My teacher?
Was I lazy around the house?
Did I do my chores?
Did I hurt others people's feelings by calling them bad
names?
Have I started fights with my brothers and sisters at
home?
Have I blamed other people for things I do?
Did I get other people into trouble?
Do I hit people when I get mad?
Have I forgiven people? Or am I holding a grudge?
Have I cheated or been unfair in games?
Did I refuse to play with someone for no good reason?
Was I was lazy about my schoolwork?
Did I fail to do my homework?
Did I cheat in school?
How many times did I lie to my parents? My teachers? My
friends?
Did I take anything that didn't belong to me?
Did I avoid medicine? Did I refuse to eat food I didn't
like?
A
Guide to Confession
How to go to Confession
1. You always have the option to go to
confession anonymously, that is, behind a screen or
face to face, if you so desire.
2. After the priest greets you in the name of Christ,
make the sign of the cross. He may choose to recite
a reading from Scripture, after which you say: "Bless
me Father for I have sinned. It has been (state how
long) since my last confession. These are my sins."
3. Tell your sins simply and honestly to the priest.
You might even want to discuss the circumstances and
the root causes of your sins and asks the priest for
advice or direction.
4. Listen to the advice the priest gives you and accept
the penance from him. Then make an Act of Contrition
for your sins.
5. The priest will then dismiss you with the words of
praise: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good.
You respond: "For His mercy endures forever."
The priest will then conclude with: "The Lord has
freed you from your sins. Go in peace." And you
respond by saying: "Thanks be to God."
6. Spend some time with Our Lord thanking and praising
Him for the girt of His mercy. Try to perform your penance
as soon as possible.
An
Act of Contrition
Oh my God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
And failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ
suffered and died for us.
In His name, my God, have mercy. Amen.
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