Please if you know help me on what to say for catholics' confessions.
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I thought only God could help you. You can take anything to God and he will listen, your preacher doesn't really care it just makes him look better to the church if he acts like he cares.
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The best places are the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and the Code of Canon Law (CCL).\n\nBaptism\n+ CCC: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2.htm#art1\n+ CCL: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P2U.HTM\n\nEucharist (Communion): \n+ CCC: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art3.htm\n+ CCL: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P36.HTM\n\nWith love in Christ.
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First, make sure you have indeed asked Jesus into your heart as Lord and Savior.\nhttp://www.calvarychapel.org/?show=TheGospel\n\nSecond read this from 1 John 1,\n\nBut if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.\n\nOK, if you have accepted Jesus, you are His and your position in Him has nothing to do with your strength regarding fleeing temptation. The devil will lie and say you are not worthy. And he is correct, we are ALL not worthy. But God's grace and mercy has taken ALL of our sins and thrown them as far as the East is from the West. So just confess your sins to Him, and believe by faith that He has forgiven all of your sins and you are white as snow and pleasing in His sight.\n\nNow, memorize that passage from John and spend the day thanking Him for His forgiveness and love. While you are at it, memorize this one as well from John 10...\n\nJesus said, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand."\n\nNo one, not even Sinade! :)
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I'm Catholic as well. \n\nPlease let me clarify for you. \n\nCommunion is a sacrament of the Eucharist.\nConfession is sacrament of reconciliation.\nConfession is not the scary thing of shame and punishment that many of our Christian brethren think it is. It is telling God that you are sorry for the sins that you have commited and that you want to be forgiven. Jesus did of course give dispensation to Peter (The Catholics churches 'first' pope) for "those sins you forgive, i forgive, those sins you retain, they shall be be retained"\n\nPlease note that you must be a baptised Catholic to receive communion.\n\nIt is preferable to participate in the act of reconciliation before you receive communion.\n\nPlease do email me if there are any other questions that you might have that i can help you with.
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The following is what is said before a person gives testimony:\n\nDo you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God or under the pains and penalties of perjury?\n\nIt allows for those who do not want to swear (they can affirm), and ensures that the person swearing or affirming is aware of the penalties for lying.
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I was away from the church for several years and when I first came back I understood the need for community worship.  The Holy Spirit was sending me all these people that were truly enriching my spiritual journey.  People needing help in their own apostolates, some had stories I needed to hear, some providing knowledge I would not have otherwise gleened.  It was a rich and exciting experience.  Back then I knew it was because of my devotion to the Blessed Mother and my devotion to the rosary.  That was several years ago and now it's like pulling teeth to drag myself to Mass each Sunday.  I have a wonderful priest to whom I've confessed several missed Sunday Masses and he said once, "I know God has so many graces in store for you if you will make Sunday Mass a priority."  I love Daily Mass and I love the Eucharist...I don't know.  I'd love to share more and hear more of your journey...E-mail me.  Maybe we can help each other.
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Grace unto you, and peace,\nfrom God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nOf two biblical parts notably played:\n- "their part": God is evil(law) spoken of ... law\n- "your part": God is (grace) glory-fied ... grace\n\nEvery Pope obviously plays "their part".\nAnd "their end" shall be according to "their works".\nEg: the last pope (John-Paul II) said this, in 1999\n"long tradition of sacrifice must continue in 3rd millennium"\nCompare this to the stated will of God:\n"I will have mercy, and not sacrifice"\n(Ps 40:6; 51:16; Hos 6:6; Mt 9:13; Heb 10)\nNot to mention the third day isn't a millennium.\nRather third day also seventh day when counting.\n\nEg: Cardinal Law, in Boston?\nHe did cover up thing, got exposed.\nHe's now hidden away with some nuns.\n\nAnd talk about partiality & hypocrisy.\nOld homosexual priests can still minister.\n(because they're desperately short of priests)\nBut no new homosexual priests can minister.\n\nOver 50% of existing priests have come out,\nand openly declared they are homosexual.\n\nWhat they are is ensnared by evil concupiscence.\nhttp://www.godshew.org/Concupiscence.htm\nhttp://www.godshew.org/ShewBread5.htm#evilc\n\nBut such isn't only among RCC, also Protest-ants.\nTranslators of the Bible spoke to both sides;\ncalling the RCCs "popish persons"\ncalling Protestants "self-conceited" brethren\nhttp://www.godshew.org/EpistleDedicatory.htm\nwho maligned and traduced translators on both sides\n\nNo matter, for the end of the shew is already written:\n\nThe "grace" of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
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Hi be nice, speak the truth in love.You have a very valid point, and there are many other valid points along these same lines, However I don't think people will be won over by insults...\n\nhere is a web site for those who have questions about the difference between what the Catholic church teaches and what the bible says:\n\nhttp://www.reachingcatholics.org/mainpage.html\n\nSincerely - Redeemed (by the blood of the lamb)
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Telling other people about Christ without turning them off is also an issue I, as a Christian, deal with. My pastor told us to use actions, not words. Be kind, loving, generous, slow to anger, forgiving, faithful, joyful, and peaceful in tough situations. Though it may be hard, those consistent qualities will make others want to know how you can be so nice and stay so calm. Then you can tell them.
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Dear Obsessed:  What you said, is fine.  I think if I were going to do an offering prayer, I might say something like this:\n\n"Father, through your divine Holy Spirit Who exists in the souls of each and everyone of us, I offer these partnership monies for Him to use where He knows it is best needed.  Because the Holy Spirit exists within us and knows each of us as Himself, I ask Him to bring these funds to where it will be used for the most good and its highest use.  Holy Spirit, You know who and You know where. . .into your hands I place this offering.  Amen.\n\nBest regards, Lana
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How about this:\n\n*Tell her it must be okay, because Catholic priests and televangelists do it all the time...\n*Remind her that Jesus himself said that the faithful should be able to handle snakes...\n*Tell her that the first people really beloved by God were always naked.\n*Use the old "Be fruitful and multiply" approach.\n*Ask her if she knew that the phrase "Oh God" is the most common phrase women use during sex, so there must be a connection.\n*Don't even bother using any of these lame @ss ideas. Just dump the little goody-two-shoes. She may be hot, but a 7 that puts out is infinately better than a 10 that doesn't...\n\n-SD-
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What did the Vatican II really Say? \n\nPope Paul VI says a person cannot be saved who refuses to enter the Catholic church. \n\nShow me that in the Bible.  Show me one verse that says you have to enter or join a religious organization to be saved.\n\nCatholics teach that a person is saved through the Roman Catholic Church and its sacraments, especially through baptism; they do not believe that salvation can be obtained by grace through faith in Christ alone.\n\nPope Paul VI also said that a person could not be saved if he  or she refused to remain in the Catholic church.  \n\nAgain, show me that in the Bible?  There is no such teaching in God's Word.\n\nVatican II was admitted to have been a disaster of immense proportions, initiating a process of destruction of the Church.
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Confession is one of the seven Sacraments.  It is a Sacrament of Mercy and of Love.  It is not magic, or mechanical.  What matters most is the true sorrow for having committed one's sins.  If one is truly repentant for one's sins, then that is the essence of Confession.  If one is not, but just goes to the priest to be "magically" absolved, then he will get nothing out of it.  Remember, God sees what is inside the human heart.  We can only truly be repentant of our sins if we have the firm desire not to commit them again.  Of course, this does not mean that we won't -- we may fall again into sin -- but at least there should be a firm desire, at the time of confession, to refrain from all future sin.\n\nIt is a Sacrament of Mercy.  God forgives us, even when man cannot sometimes forgive.  God's merciful Love is infinite.  But He wants us to co-operate with Him.  Our co-operation is our firm resolution to turn away from sin, and our sincere sorrow for having sinned.\n\nWe go to a priest not because a man can forgive sins.  Only God can do this.  But Christ (who is fully God) entrusted this Authority to forgive sins to His ministers through His Church.  The priest is absolving you IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST.  He becomes Christ for you in the confessional.  His personal holiness is not the issue here.  What matters is that he is absolving you in Christ's person.  He has that Authority.  It was given to him by his bishop, who in turn received it through apostolic succession (handed down from Christ to His apostles to their successors, the bishops).\n\nSo next time you go to Confession, remember that love is at the core of the sacrament:  the infinite love of Christ for you.  He is transmitting that love to you through His Church in the Sacrament of Confession.  That is why it is also called the Sacrament of Reconciliation:  it reconciles the sinner to Christ.
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Dear Priest,\nI am writing on behalf of the youth. We are requesting that you release the funds necessary for us to purchase musical instruments. It says we are to praise him on the instruments, so please help us to do so.\n\nDear people,\nThis is to inform you that we wish to have you join us in being Patrons and Metrons for our youth. Please help us, thank you.
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i was raised catholic, though am not religious now. from past experience, i have noticed priests like to probe you if you give a vague answer. so if you say something like "I was mean to my brother", the priest will be like "what do you mean by that? you hit him? argued?" etc. so be prepared ;)
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I'm 14 too and Catholic. I love my faith!\n\nhere are two really cool websites that will give you lots of information and answers. I find them addicting. The biblechristian one has FREE downloadable audio talks in mp3 format. It gives answers to many objections to the Catholic faith. I recommend listening to "Apologetics for the Scripturally Challenged" and "Introduction to Apologetics" first. Read the Bible and your Catechism. If you don't have a catechism, there's an online one. That last website is the online one.\n\nhttp://catholic.com\n\nhttp://biblechristiansociety.com\n\nhttp://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/\n\nGood Luck and God Bless you!
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First of all, any sin can be forgiven, with the exception of final despair ( that would be, say, you are killing yourself and right up until your very last thought, you believe God doesn't love you and you have no regrets about what you are doing)\n\nWe Catholics have the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)to bring our relationship with God back in line with where it should be when we have sinned. Don't let anyone fool you- it isn't easy. It is NOT ," Oh, Catholics think they can do ANYTHING, then go to Confession." WRONG. If you do it right, the point is it is really HARD to confess the things you do that disappoint God (we are not talking to the priest in Confession, we are talking to God- the priest speaks on His behalf). When you walk out of the Confessional, knowing your soul is as pure as on the day of your Baptism- THAT is the most AWESOME feeling!\n\nSo, again, almost any sin can be forgiven. You must be sorry for doing it and truly want to avoid that sin forever, take it to God in Confession...and He forgets it forever!\n\nMost people's moral faults are not known to the world, so rarely would that keep them from being able to be married in the Church. \n\nHaving said that, Matrimony is a Sarament for Catholics- that is why Catholic weddings are so ceremonius and include Mass whenever possible. If a couple enters into marriage while in a state of sin ( not having been to Confession as soon as possible prior to the wedding) they are not allowing themselves to be as open to the grace of the Sacrament as possible.\n\nDivorce is not a sin, but Jesus said marriage is permanent- so REMARRYING after divorce IS a sin. It is adultery. An annulment is a declaration after investigation that a marriage was not Sacramental in nature, therefore did not really 'take.' \n\nThe amount requested by the Diocese for an annulment is a FRACTION of the true cost, and no one is required to pay if they cannot afford it. It is emotionally difficult, but there is a reason. You are supposed to learn something from the process to help you keep your next marriage together. Were you too immature to choose a life mate? Did you fail to think of your spouse moe than yourself? What did you do right and what did you do wrong.  The reason family and friends are questiopned is because they watched your marriage fall apart- only they didn't say anything to you so you could try to keep it together. They offer third party insight and confirmation of what happened, just like in any court case.\n\nIf you want to learn more about the Catholic Church, I recommend 2 books:\n\nThe Catechism of the Catholic Church and Catholicism for Dummies.