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Confession question, wondering if it was not valid	Maria	Sunday, April 27, 2008
Question: Hi, I went to confession yesterday, and the priest gave me a penance which was to say an Our Father and the Act of Contrition, but did not ask me to pray the Act of Contrition before he absolved me. Even the absolution formula was kind of odd. This is the same priest who changes words in the Mass, though not in the Consecration. Thanks for your help! God bless, Maria
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Maria: Your confession is valid. There are many priests these days that for some odd reason do not ask for an Act of Contrition. The priest at the parish I go to doesn't ask for this either. When that happens, just say an Act of Contrition before you do your penance. As to this priest's playing around with the words of the Sacraments, pray for this priest to mortify his pride and submit to the Church -- to shape up and fly right. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Confession question, wondering if it was not valid

Maria

Sunday, April 27, 2008

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Hi,

I went to confession yesterday, and the priest gave me a penance which was to say an Our Father and the Act of Contrition, but did not ask me to pray the Act of Contrition before he absolved me. Even the absolution formula was kind of odd. This is the same priest who changes words in the Mass, though not in the Consecration.

Thanks for your help!

God bless,

Maria

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Maria:

Your confession is valid.

There are many priests these days that for some odd reason do not ask for an Act of Contrition. The priest at the parish I go to doesn't ask for this either.

When that happens, just say an Act of Contrition before you do your penance.

As to this priest's playing around with the words of the Sacraments, pray for this priest to mortify his pride and submit to the Church -- to shape up and fly right.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
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