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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2021 19:20:59 GMT
If someone doesn't feel worthy of forgiveness, this is imperfect contrition, which is better than no fear of punishment, but it's not complete sorrow.
What prayers can someone say if one feels (seriously) beyond the "point of return?
" And I say this, because someone who knows better and disobeys is surely in bigger trouble with God than an uneducated beggar.
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Post by pianistclare on Sept 13, 2021 22:18:53 GMT
Not an exact match for what you asked for, but one of the best prayers ever:
Litany of Humility
Author: Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Charity
Charity is patient, is kind; charity does not envy, is not pretentious, is not puffed up, is not ambitious, is not self-seeking, is not provoked; thinks no evil, does not rejoice over wickedness, but rejoices with the truth, bears with all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Cor. 13:4-7).
To have Charity is to love God above all things for Himself and be ready to renounce all created things rather than offend Him by serious sin. ( Matt. 22:36-40)
Cardinal Merry del Val was the Secretary of State to Pope Saint Pius X (1903-1914)
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Post by homeschooldad on Sept 14, 2021 14:43:52 GMT
If someone doesn't feel worthy of forgiveness, this is imperfect contrition, which is better than no fear of punishment, but it's not complete sorrow. What prayers can someone say if one feels (seriously) beyond the "point of return? " And I say this, because someone who knows better and disobeys is surely in bigger trouble with God than an uneducated beggar. Not quite. "Imperfect" contrition, is contrition because the sinner fears the loss of heaven and the pains of hell. Imperfect contrition is sufficient to receive absolution from the priest in confession, but it does not --- unless Almighty God receives it "for what it is, not what it should be", I shall not limit His Hand in that regard --- forgive mortal sin.
"Perfect" contrition, is contrition primarily because you recognize the offense given to Almighty God, and acknowledge it as the reason the sin is to be detested, repented of, and turned away from. You might recognize the lesser reasons for contrition (as I said above, fear of loss of heaven and the pains of hell), but you have to put those in the background, as far as you possibly can.
In reality, even an act of perfect contrition (and, incidentally, it is not a "perfect act of contrition", though I've seen it referred to as such, even in an SSPX publication), is going to have mixed motives, simply because we're human and hell is scary. My only advice would be, always be in the habit of making your acts of contrition into perfect acts of sorrow, insofar as it is humanly possible to do so, and try not even to think about any other reason for sorrow, aside from the sheer offense given to Our Lord.
And --- this is very important --- when you make an act of perfect contrition, one condition is that you have to be resolved to get to confession as soon as possible, if you have been so unfortunate as to commit a mortal sin. If you're still hanging onto that sin, and don't wish to confess it, or just don't want to deal with confession, then it can't be forgiven.
Here is an act of perfect contrition that I like:
"O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, 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 sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin."
I add the part about being resolved to confess my sins. At the end of my day, I pray to avoid all sin in the future, to avoid those near occasions of sin, and to avoid those things that are displeasing to Thee, Almighty God, then I make my act of perfect contrition. Many people die in their sleep. (I wear the Brown Scapular too, 24/7 except for times when one would not normally wear an upper garment in the first place, such as showering and swimming. Some Catholics wear it even then, and all I can say is, in that case, keep two handy, one to wear, one to let dry. I will also take it off if there is a safety reason, such as working on an engine or a piece of machinery, when it could slip out and fall down into the works.)
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Post by pianistclare on Sept 14, 2021 17:55:46 GMT
One can add at the end of your confession before a priest IN the confessional:
For these and all the sins of my past life, I am truly sorry.
If you are truly sorry. Covers those things you omitted without meaning to omit them.
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Post by homeschooldad on Sept 14, 2021 18:27:29 GMT
One can add at the end of your confession before a priest IN the confessional: For these and all the sins of my past life, I am truly sorry. If you are truly sorry. Covers those things you omitted without meaning to omit them. This is precisely what I do, and it is very good advice. Thanks so much. |
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