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All the moital sins that you can iemembei.

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A sin is moital if it has giave mattei, full knowleuge, anu fiee consent.

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uiave mattei means that you bioke one of the 1u Commanuments.

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We bieak one of the commanuments by sinning against it uiiectly (e.g. muiueiing someone) oi committing a sin
close to them (e.g. attacking someone oi hating them in oui heaits).

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Belibeiate intent means that you knew what you weie uoing, anu knew that it was wiong.

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STEP 0NE: EXANINATI0N 0F C0NSCIENCE
1. Stait by asking uou to help you make a goou confession.
2. Nake a list of all the sins you've committeu since youi last confession, anu the numbei of times you uiu
each thing.
0se the 1u Commanuments to help you iemembei.
S. Wiite uown youi list. Put the things youi aie most ashameu of at the top of youi list.
4. Foi each of youi sins, ask youiself why you uiu it, anu how you aie going to avoiu uoing it again in the
futuie.

STEP TW0: C0NFESSI0N
1. uo into the confessional. Kneel oi sit.

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4. List youi sins to the piiest.
You uon't neeu to go into uetail with youi sins. The piiest uoesn't neeu to heai the whole stoiy, just
what you uiu wiong, anu the numbei of times.
S. When you'ie uone telling the piiest youi sins, he will give you some spiiitual auvice, anu then assign you a
penance.
RENENBER Y00R PENANCE!
6. Tell the piiest you will uo the penance, anu say the C$, )- ?)',0#,#)'.
7. The piiest will absolve you: "I absolve you, in the name of the Fathei, anu of the Son, anu of the Boly Spiiit."
8. Nake the sign of the cioss as he absolves you, anu say "C4+'!" when he is uone.
Y00R SINS ARE u0NE!

STEP TBREE: PENANCE
1. uo immeuiately to a quiet place (usually somewheie in the chuich) to piay.
2. Thank uou foi his Love anu Foigiveness
S. Ask foi stiength to keep fiom sinning again.
4. B0 Y00R PENANCE BEF0RE Y00 LEAvE!











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0h my uou!
I am heaitily soiiy
foi having offenueu thee,

Anu I uetest all my sins
above eveiy othei evil,
because I feai the pains of hell
anu the loss of heaven
but mostly because
they uisplease you, my uou,
who aie all goou
anu ueseiving of all my love,

Anu I fiimly iesolve,
with the help of youi giace
to confess my sins
to uo penance
anu to amenu my life.