Literally.
I went to confession today, for the first time ever. I'm not sure why it wasn't part of the initial conversion process, but I was never required to do it. And I've been kind of afraid to ever since.
But you know what? I decided that it's Lent, I genuinely want to change certain behaviors, and I'm genuinely sorry for my sins. So I went to confession.
I guess I kind of went big: I went to St. Patrick's Cathedral in midtown Manhattan. The Priest was kind of funny: I was the first one in, and he was kind of messing around on the other side of the confessional, and I actually heard him say "Who put this here? Idiot." I said: "You need help over there?" And he said: "Just a minute.... just a minute."
And then said: "Okay." And I confessed my sins.
He had some concrete advice for me. And he gave me a penance.
I left feeling really fantastic. And I still do. Craziness.
Love to all. Even you, the angsty gentleman with the too-big coat.
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i guess priests were the first shrinks... and they didn't charge an arm and a leg
I LOVE going to confession. I'm a convert, too, and we had to do it the week before Easter. It was, of course, my first time and I was terrified they wouldn't let me become Catholic when they heard all the bad things I'd done. When I left the confessional I was in tears, but I felt amazing. I felt totally free and without the weight of all those sins on me.
I don't go as often as I would like now that I have kids, but I am looking forward to going during Lent. Our son is being baptised on March 24 and I kind of feel the need to start with a clean slate when he's baptised as well.
It's always a good feeling. Never quite as amazing as that first time, but still really good. I'm so happy for you that you got to experience that today.
I've never been to a confession, and I have only been inside a handful of churches. Funny, but they scare me. Weird, huh?
Confession is the absolute best thing about being Catholic, next to the Eucharist.
It's like the greatest bath EVER.
So psyched for you that you got to do it!!
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