𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝:

Abortion

Adultery

All use of illegal drugs

Any dealing with the occult (i.e., Ouija boards, etc.)

Artificial birth control

Blasphemy: disrespect toward God or toward His Holy Name

Breaking promises deliberately

Bringing dishonor to family, school, community or the Church

Calumny: telling lies about another

Despair: to believe that God will refuse to forgive you

Destruction of other persons’ property

Detraction: telling an unkind truth about another

Disobedience toward parents/teachers

Drunkenness, including any drinking under the age of 21

Excessive materialism

Gluttony: eating or drinking to excess

Gossip: talking about others

Hatred

Homosexual actions

Impure thoughts

Indifference to good or evil

Ingratitude

Intentional violation of school rules

Jealousy

Laziness

Lying

Malice: the deliberate choice of evil

Masturbation: impure actions with yourself

Missing Mass on any Sunday or Holyday

Murder

𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗗𝗔𝗬

Not giving to the poor and the Church

Premarital sex, including oral sex, intercourse, impure touching of another

Presumption: sinning and saying God MUST forgive me

Pride

Prostitution

Reckless driving that endangers you, passengers or others

Rudeness

Selfishness

Stealing

Superstition

Unjustified anger

Using others for your own personal gain

Watching or looking at pornographic materials

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Lent is a sacred season given by God for the conversion of our souls. It is not enough to pray and fast externally — we must also examine our conscience sincerely and recognize the sins that separate us from God.

Many of these sins have become common and even accepted in the world today. Yet, according to the teachings of the Church, especially as explained in the Baltimore Catechism, sin is an offense against God, who is infinitely good and worthy of all our love.

We must not fall into despair, thinking God will not forgive us, nor into presumption, thinking we can sin without consequence. Both are dangerous for the soul.

The Sacrament of Confession is a great mercy given by Our Lord. No matter how grave our sins may be, if we confess them with true contrition, God forgives and restores our soul to grace.

Let this Lent be the time we return fully to God — not tomorrow, not later, but now.

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen

Give me the grace to make a sincere confession, to amend my life, and to avoid the occasions of sin. Strengthen me to carry my cross and follow Thee faithfully.

Amen.

𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤𝙙.

Source: Fear Not