Preparation for Confession (II)

 

Here are some aids in preparing for her confession and I found in my files the following which I have given to parishioners at times to help them prepare. This comes from no single source but is drawn from a number of places.

 

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

  1. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.
  2. Thou shalt not make any graven image, or bow down before any
  3. creation in heaven or on earth.
  4. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain.
  5. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
  6. Honor thy father and thy mother.
  7. Thou shalt not kill.
  8. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
  9. Thou shalt not steal.
  10. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
  11. Thou shalt not covet that which is thy neighbors.

 

COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH

  1. To abstain for servile work on Sundays and Holy Days.
  2. To attend Divine Liturgy on Sundays and Holy Days.
  3. To fast and to abstain on the days appointed by the Church.
  4. To confess our sins and to receive the Holy Mysteries at least
  5. once a year.
  6. Not to solemnize marriage at forbidden times.
  7. To pray to God every day, especially at morning and evening.

 

SEVEN DEADLY SINS

  1. Pride
  2. Covetousness
  3. Lust
  4. Anger
  5. Gluttony
  6. Envy
  7. Sloth

ACCESSORIES TO SIN

 

By counseling, by commanding, by consenting, by provoking another to sin; by praise of flattery, by concealment, by silence, or by defending that which is wrong.

 


 

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF TO PREPARE FOR CONFESSION

 

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