Childrens Confession Guide

Steps for making a good Confession: Guide for making an Individual Confession: The Catholic Diocese of Peoria
1. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help you to  Begin by making the sign of the cross and saying:
“Bless me Father for I have sinned. It has
2.
know your sins.
Examine your conscience. been (how long?) since my last confession.” Children’s
3. Express in prayer your sorrow for having
committed these sins, or pray for the help  The priest may give you a blessing at this time. If
4.
to be truly sorry.
Resolve not to commit these sins again,
and to avoid the situations that lead to sin.
he has already done so, continue by confession
your sins, in kind and number, to the best of your
ability:
Guide to
5. Confess your sins to the priest. “These are my sins…”
6. Pray or perform the penance the priest
gives you as soon as possible.
Prayer Before Confession

 You may conclude by saying:
“For these and all my sins, I am sorry.” Confession
If you do not know how to confess, feel uneasy, or
forget your sins, ask the priest to help you.
Come Holy Spirit into my soul. Enlighten my
mind that I may know the sins I ought to confess,  The priest may offer some advice and will assign
and grant me your grace to confess them fully, you your penance. He may then ask you to pray an
humbly and with contrite heart. Help me to
firmly resolve not to commit them again. O Act of Contrition
Blessed Virgin, Mother of my Redeemer, mirror of
innocence and sanctity, and refuge of penitent  The priest will then grant you Absolution:
sinners, intercede for me through the Passion of
Your Son, that I may obtain the grace to make a God, the Father of mercies, through the death and
good confession. All you blessed Angels and resurrection of his Son has reconciled the world to
Saints of God, pray for me , a most miserable Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the
sinner, that I may repent from my evil ways, that forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church
my heart may henceforth be forever untied with may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you
yours in eternal love. Amen. from your sins n the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Act of Contrition Respond: “Amen.”
O my God I am heartily sorry for having  The priest may say:

offended You, and I detest all my sins because “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.”
Your just punishments, but most of all because
they offend You, my God, who are all good and Respond: “His mercy endures forever!” Let the children come to me, and do not prevent
deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with
the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs
Priest: “Go in peace.”
avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen. to such as these. (Matthew 19:14)
 After Confession, pray or perform your penance as
soon as possible. It is a good practice to pray and
extra prayer for your priest-confessor.
Examination of Conscience V: You shall not kill.  Have I wasted food or other things?
The Ten Commandments:  Have I treated anyone unkindly or VIII: You shall not bear false witness against your
disrespectfully? neighbor.
I: I am the Lord your God: you shall not have  Have I hit, kicked, or fought with my
strange gods before me. brothers and sisters, or anyone else?  Have I lied?
 Have I hurt someone’s feelings by calling  Have I said bad things about someone
 Do I tell God that I love Him? them names or making fun of them? behind their back?
 Do I thank God every day for all He has  Have I hurt someone’s feelings by not  Have I cheated on a test or in a game?
given me? playing with them or leaving them out of  Do I play fair?
 Do I pray to God every day? activities?  Have I talked about something that I
 Have I been angry and wanted to hurt should have kept to myself?
II: You shall not take the Name of the Lord someone?  Do I keep my promises?
your God in vain.  Do I forgive people when they apologize
or do I stay mad at them? IX: You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
 Have I said God’s name in a  Do I take care of my body by eating the
disrespectful way? right food and going to bed on time?  Am I jealous of someone because their
 Have I said bad words? parents let them do things that my
 Have I made fun of holy things? VI: You shall not commit adultery. parents don’t let me do?
 Do I wish that I had different parents,
III: Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.  Have I watched bad thing on TV? brothers, or sisters?
 Do I respect other people’s privacy,
 Have I missed Mass on Sunday (or especially members of my family? X: You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
Saturday evening)?  Do I knock at a closed door before
 Do I pay attention and pray at Mass? entering?  Am I envious because others have things
 Have I fasted an hour before receiving  Do I close the door when I am in the that I want?
Communion? bathroom or getting dressed?  Am I greedy?
 Have I misbehaved in Church, talked,  Have I been upset or unhappy when
played, or distracted others? VII: You shall not steal. someone got something I wanted?
 Have I been envious when something
IV: Honor your father and mother.  Did I take something that didn’t belong to good happened to someone?
me?  Have I been too critical of others?
 Do I obey my parents, teachers, and those  Did I break or lose something that was not  Am I grateful for the things I have?
who care for me quickly and cheerfully or mine and not fix or replace it?
do I have to be reminded?  Do I ask first if I would like to borrow
 Have I talked back to my parents? something that does not belong to me?
 Do I help my parents and do my share of  Do I return on time everything that I
the work at home without complaining? borrow?
 Have I treated any adult disrespectfully?  If I find money or something that does not
 Do I tell my parents that I love them? belong to me do I try to find out who lost
 Have I broken any of the rules of my home it?
or school?  Have I been selfish and not shared my
things with others?

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Prayer Before Confession

Act of Contrition Respond: “Amen.”

O my God I am heartily sorry for having  The priest may say:

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