Examination of conscience
Examination of conscience for adults: go through it here, privately
Go through the Ten Commandments and the precepts of the Church one card at a time, and tap each question that applies to you. At the end you have your own list, to print or save, and to bring to Confession.
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Before you begin
These questions are a mirror, not an accusation: most people find that only some apply to them. Look honestly at your life since your last good confession, and leave aside sins already confessed and absolved. Ask the Holy Spirit for light:
Come, Holy Spirit, show me my sins as you see them, with truth and with mercy, and give me true sorrow for them.
An example of what you get
Example, not a real person
I’ve been short-tempered with my family, and I talked about a colleague behind her back.
- What the Church teaches
- Respect for another person’s good name rules out words that unjustly harm it (CCC 2477). Charity is patient and kind (1 Cor 13:4; CCC 1825), at home too.
- How serious it is
- Most likely venial: lighter matter, still worth confessing (CCC 1862). The Church warmly recommends confessing everyday faults; it helps us grow (CCC 1458).
- What to say to the priest
- “It has been about two months since my last confession. I have been impatient and spoken harshly to my family several times, and I spoke badly about a colleague behind her back. For these and all my sins, I am sorry.”
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