You give us medicine to help us get well. You give us, Lord, the gift of wine to gladden man’s heart.When I cut someone else down I am only doing so to praise myself. My first act is not to praise you, but to praise myself. I have not yet learned to control my tongue. I speak falsely about others, but there are also times where I tell the truth about others so that everyone can know their faults. I destroy the reputation of others, I try to get others to dislike those I dislike. Lord, there are times that I use the gift of speech that you have given me to be destructive of others.I too often find myself selfishly seeking what others have.
I am destructive of the property of others. I seek the goods of this life more for myself than for others. I am not always honest about giving an honest day’s work. I spend too much time away from my job doing things for myself.
CATHOLIC CONFESSION PRAYER FORGIVE ME FATHER TV
I fool myself too often thinking that movies, magazines, speech and TV that advocate the pleasures of sex are really reflective of your will for us.They do not reflect the holiness of human sexuality, they reflect our selfish appetites. It is certainly not giving your life to the one I love.
Sex before marriage is a destruction of family life, it makes love only a physical thing absent of your will for us in our life. Masturbation is a seeking of my own pleasure, a selfishness which eats away at my ability to deny myself and be more closely united with you on the cross. You gave us the beautiful gift of our human sexuality and sometimes, Lord, I fail to reflect the beauty by my speech and actions.Adultery is more than just infidelity to my husband or wife, It is an infidelity to myself and to your creation.I could bring life to those around me, yet so many times because of my selfishness and unwillingness to be involved to a greater extent, I really bring death. Sometimes I fail to see the killing I do every day in my anger, in my lack of cooperation in my family and in my parish. I know of people who seek abortions, and I sit back in silence, or maybe I just have the courage to say, “I don’t believe in that,” but, I do no more. I have no trouble seeing abortion as an evil, Lord, but somehow I don’t really do all that I can to prevent this evil.I disobey parents or those in authority over me. I am to obey those in legitimate authority and yet I find myself in so many cases seeking my own will. Sometimes, Lord, I fail with respect to those obligations with which you have presented me. I sometimes fail to fast for one hour before communion. I sometimes forget your desire to keep this special day holy by doing unnecessary work.
Lord, there are times that I miss Mass through my own fault on Sundays and Holy Days.I sometimes show disrespect to your Church and to the saints who so nobly did your will. I fail to show you the proper respect in the daily use of your great gift of speech which you have blessed me with. Sometimes, Lord, I take your name to my lips in a disrespectful manner.I do not observe Friday as a special day of penance. I do not try to learn more about my faith and I do not pray as often as I should. I create images of gods I prefer in place of you. There are often times, Lord, where I fail to love you above all else.We hope you find this as useful as we do when preparing for confession.
It helps one to reflect over several areas of one’s life and what he or she has done and if he or she has offended God in any way. An Examination of Conscience is helpful in preparing for confessing one’s sins in the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.
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