3 Reasons You Still Feel Bad After Confession
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2023
- We know this: when we go to the sacrament of reconciliation with a truly contrite heart and receive absolution, we are forgiven of our sins by the blood of Jesus Christ. So, if you've ever left the confessional still feeling bad, you might wonder... "What gives?"
Today, Fr. Mike identifies 3 reasons why we might be experiencing a lingering feeling of guilt after confession, and he gives us a bit of advice to deal with those feelings.
1. "I'm forgiven, but I still have to deal with the consequences."
2. "Someone else knows what I did."
3. "I've broken God's heart."
Finally, Fr. Mike reveals the source of these lingering regrets. The solution is deceptively simple.
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"Do not be a harsher judge of yourself than Jesus is" ...
Thank you so much, you have no idea how much I needed to hear this
1 John 5 kJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
🩸all🩸
1 John 1 kJV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
@@AlexanderBrown77Douhay Reihms Bible is THE interpretation that brings the truth of the gospel to light. (King James has some odd things in it that twist some of the truth. Just enough to bring wrong thinking to your life.)
@@annsaunders5768 ♥️ KJV is the 7th bible translated into English.
Psalms 12 KJV
6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
✝️🩸
1 Corinthians 15 KJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Peter 1 KJV 🩸
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
I’m on the same boat ❤
Sometimes I feel guilty still or I think I forgot something so I say "and for all the sins I might have forgotten, I am deeply sorry".
We do not worship Mary; Those that do, must examine their conscience.
The Catholic bible preceded the "shortened" protestant/non-denominational version.
@@Call_Upon_YAH You are so wrong!!!!!!!!!!! But I guess there's no way to make you understand. Just explain why there are thousands of denominations when Jesus founded only ONE Church.
@@Call_Upon_YAH Hail Mary Full Of Grace ❣️✝️ The Lord is With Thee . Blessed Art Thou Amongs Women and Blessed is the Fruit Of Thy Womb . JESUS
Holy Mary Mother Of GoD . Pray for Us Sinners Now and at the hour of Our 🙏 Death . Amen 🙏🙏🙏✝️😂🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸👶🏻🌸🌸💟☮️🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷☀️☮️💟
I like that, thanks
God knows what we've done and forgive us whenever we truly repent.
Fulton Sheen stated, "Unless we put God between ourselves and our previous life, we cannot hope to make real spiritual progress". My Lord Jesus, please place yourself between my sins and me.
Thank you for bringing this to light.❤
Thank you for this, God bless you
I struggle with OCD/Scrupulosity and sometimes I go away still feeling bad because a few moments after Confession I remember a sin, or think I've sinned, or think a thought that feels sinful, etc. It's not linear healing, but Im working on truly putting my trust in God 🙏
amen
Finally someone addresses my current problem
Jesus loves us more than we love ourselves. ❤️🙏🏻
Yes indeed.
I needed this. I deal with scrouplosity and anxiety. Thank you Fr. Mike!
Dealing with these too; you're in my prayers!
@@tgbluewolf Thank you! Praying for you too 🙏
Same here! It's hard to trust God, but God is still good.
Wow. Thank you. I expected myself to be a good catholic . Was raised that way. So I am being proudful. I need to be humble. I really needed to hear this.
Romans 10 kJV
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
✝️ Gospel 🩸
1 Corinthians 15 kJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
The story about the monk and the feathers is an acutal anecdote about the life of Saint Philip Neri 😊
The guy was a genius reguarding Confession and penance.
I was just about to comment this. Saint Philip Neri is awesome
I've been hearing versions of that story for the better part of two decades, before I became Catholic when I was still a protestant I heard protestant pastors telling it too. I had no idea it was true until just now.
It’s been only recently that I cry after I’m done with my confession. In fact, I was crying silently but hard enough for someone to notice and they asked if they could help in some way. I Thanked her but really started to analyze Why I was crying after confession. I think it’s because I know Jesus died for my Sins to be Forgiven and Loves Me Always and so I’m genuinely Sorry to have disappointed Him And I’m sincerely Grateful to be Forgiven. Perhaps it’s also a sense of Relief! The emotions felt Before and After Confession can be Really Complicated and not so cut and dry, I think. Love and Prayers Always ♥️
Odd choice of words: "...disappointed Him." I DO think however, that coming out of Confession we should absolutely find ourselves ,for lack of a better term, feeling some sense of Relief & Release, yes. Not that we'd dodged some bullet or escaped eternal damnation: I think the venting in itself is as therapeutic & essential for us as the Forgiveness we receive in the sacrament. We shouldn't dwell on some imagined, lingering, self-destructive Guilt being dragged out after, but rather relay that fresh Forgiveness to others in return, in our own daily lives.
Above all, I think is a simple reminder of Prodigal Son/Shepherd leaving His ninety-nine Sheep to go after & search for that single, individual one who is lost. Don't let it Drain you, it's there to Revive you.
You have no idea how much I needed to hear this. God bless you Father Schmitz.
Ephesians 1 kJV
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
1 Corinthians 15 kJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Romans 3 kJV
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
1st! Happens to me all the time 😔💔 but I do trust in God’s mercy. And he loves you all.
This is just what I needed to hear, thank you, Fr MIke. I need to let go, and let God. Sometimes, I judge myself too harshly. Just need to thank God for His mercy and pray to be better. God Bless and thank you for your instruction.
Thank you Father for explaining confession, & forgiveness in a way that isn't usually done. This is so helpful. ✝️
Did you know the KJV was the seventh Bible translated into English?
Psalms 12 kJV
6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
It's my Catholic guilt father❤ it takes a lot to get over that kind of Lifetime conditioning❤❤❤
Should we not feel bad about our past sins? I have found relief in realizing that I should feel regret and shame over my past sins. This sorrow over past sins is a gift from God, a gift of His infinite love and grace, reminding me to not make these sins again, that I am a miserable sinner, and that I need to be constantly penitent. I now welcome this pain and sorrow because I know it is the Holy Spirit working in my heart, nudging me closer to the Heavenly Kingdom.
Today after confession I didn't understood why I confessed again a sin that was already forgiven. And the Priest said I need to understand if God put my sin behind him and forgave me so should I. So I came home with that question... Why Do I still feel guilty?... And I research and came out with Father Mike's video. And then the answer was here... I feel guilty that I hurt God! But I will not be my own judge. That is my Lord's place. I feel a relief after watching this video. Many blessings!
Yes! Thank you God! I went to confession last night for the second time ever. And I keep getting bombarded with this question and feeling over and over again. Why do I *STILL* feel guilt or like I'm not really ready to take communion again. Like I haven't done enough penance for my sins. I haven't watched the video yet but thank you Father Mike Schmitz! I'm ready for some answers! ✌️✨
I feel this way. I will give you what im going to try, it may not help. But, Im going to try to find scripture in the bible that might relate, maybe if I read it and meditate it may help. And ask God why I am feeling this way, asking the holy spirit to give me strength to search myself and the situation, there might be something else that is revealed. I hope this helps, ive been going awhile and im still learnimg, im proud of you for going to confession. Dont lose heart. There is forgiveness in confession.
@@Call_Upon_YAH you don't know what you preach. Stop confusing your brother and stop apostatizing the church.
@bruno-bnvm I was raised catholic but was never really lived up to being catholic.
Never went to church outside of school or rare events.
Now that I'm 30 and head of a a growing family I feel called to lead my family to christ.
I am not sure whether to devote to catholicism or Christianity. We are going to both churches currently while I try to decide.
Can you explain to my why catholics pray through saints when Jesus says there is no intermediary but him to God?
Also, why do we call priests father when Jesus says call no one father but God?
And finally, what is an explanation for why the pope was promoting indulgences?
I have questions for Christians as well. Thank you
@@Call_Upon_YAH Yawn. Same old erroneous Protestant thoughts about Catholic Christianity. Boring because it's so repetitively wrong. You're the one who is deceived. Prayers.
@@Call_Upon_YAH There is only One True Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church established by our Lord Jesus Christ in 30 A.D. All other Protestant denominations are false and heretic 🔥✨
Thank you so much Father! This is exactly what I needed to hear today! "Do not be a harsher judge of yourself than Jesus is." This 3rd part is such a blessing for my soul right now. So, thank you!
1 John 5 kJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1 John 1 kJV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
I feel badly after confession because I feel I added to Jesus’s punishment during His Passion and now. I cry because of inflicting that pain on my Lord. The forgiveness is wonderful, but the guilt hits again and again.
Father Mike pray for me. I feel convicted of my sins but have not been to confession out of fear. I've prayed for forgiveness and turned from these sins but have not found peace.
Seek out the sacrament! There's nothing you can say that will shock the priests...they've heard it all. May you know the Lord's peace.
Have courage...many of us have felt the way you do....God give you strength....
You will be lifted . I remember something that happened to me and I felt so alone. I finally went to reconciliation and a weight was lifted from me....
Will be praying for you to get through.....don't loose heart....
@@angelam3517 Thank you for your words and what happened to you during Confession. I had a similar experience..being away from my Catholic Faith for about 50 years..I finally went to Confession with a Traditional Catholic priest..by The Grace of God, I might add.....I cried like a babbling brook...Ill never forget what the priest said to me on that beautiful day.."Jesus is here right now and He has been waiting for you for 50 years...imagine The Graces He has stored up for you in those 50 years!" I cried even harder..I could barely speak...it was such a cleansing and beautiful experience! Our Lord Jesus is truly in that confessional...the priest is in Persona Christi...all praise and glory be to our Divine Savior Lord Jesus Christ for this Sacramental Gift! I feel sorry for those who do not know about this True Divine Sacramental Gift that was given to us from Jesus through His Apostles...I pray for the conversion of poor sinners always! ❤🙏 ❤
Godspeed!
Pray brother for the grace of courage to go to confession. There you will find the peace you so long for. I’m praying for you too.
8:21 oh man how this filled my heart and made me smile so big. thank you so much Fr. Mike, you are in my prayers 💛 God bless
This is so common for me. I am disappointed in myself for anything I have done to let God down. I can’t get passed the ones that are so unlike me and I failed myself too. Sometimes I feel the recurring sadness is my additional punishment 🙏🏻🥺🙏🏻
That's where grace comes. God did not choose us for what we did. He chose because he chose. He chooses while we are still a sinner. Jesus died to cleanse it. So deep in our heart we know this, and accept Jesus deeply. True repentance comes when we go directly to Jesus in our secret room. Lock the door and enter His presence.
Hebrews 4:7 NKJV
[7] again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts.”
[12] For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. [13] And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. [14] Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. [15] For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. [16] Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Then our daily life will change. True repentance will come and then the Holy Spirit will speak to us. The rest of what He tells is up to us to listen and to follow.
Read Judges. People of Israel again and again, sin against God but when they repent and call , God always answers. Realised we are confessing to God and remember you are already standing on a ground of victory. We are not condemned just because we fall.
Read Psalm 91 and question yourself what is God's secret place?
When we come to realize that God saved us not because of our sin and action but by His own mercy and love that He sacrificed His own son on the cross to wash away our sins even at the time when we are still unbelievers.
Proverbs 24:16 NKJV
[16] For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
When we understand who Jesus is and what He has done for us, you will always rise because you are not amongst the wicked but amongst the righteous.
Realised we are not righteous by doing good works. But by believing in what Jesus did.
Genesis 15:6 NIV
[6] Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
So believing what Jesus has done for on the cross has given us a new covenant and Jesus Christ has clothed us by His true righteousness.
Isaiah 64:5-9 NIV
[5] You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How can we be saved? [6] All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. [7] No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and have given us over to our sins. [8] Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. [9] Do not be angry beyond measure, Lord; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look on us, we pray, for we are all your people.
In this God anger has changed. He gave His son.
Remember our good deeds are just filthy rags to God. So we must realise what truly God has given us on the cross and when we truly accept that, we will realised our sinful deeds has been forgiven. For if we fall we have a high priest in heaven, who is the only mediator who can reconcile us to the Father as there is only one God.
1 Timothy 2:5 NLT
[5] For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity-the man Christ Jesus.
He is also an Intercessor in heaven Himself. So yes we can come directly to Him as he is forever pleading for us in heaven . Roman 8:34 and Hebrews 7:25.
Mediator is one who has authority to fix thing.
Intercessor is one who is pleading and requesting but will not be able to fix things.
Jesus is of both. He can reconcile us and He can plead for us to the Father.
So we are already righteous when we believe in Jesus. The next step is for us to walk in spirit. To separate ourselves from the flesh. To strengthen our spirit we must feed it. Not by just going to church on Sunday but by everyday of our life. We pray in the morning, give God 1-2 hours of our time. We read the Word and put it in our hearts ( Psalm 119:11). (Ezekiel 3:1-3).
Do not give up. Once the spirit is strong by cultivating holy habits, the flesh will sub-side and we will be living the life in spirit.
Most of us as catholic we lack the walk of spirit as we are too much conforming to the world. The scriptures has said do not conform to the world pattern. If we conform we are bound to strengthen the flesh rather than the spirit. ( ROMANS 12:2)
If Catholicism does not teach this, let us teach ourselves that we need to give time to God in our everyday life and we need to store the word of God in our heart. Unless we truly know the identity of Jesus and who God is and unless we loved Him back, we will not know the true way to walk in Spirit and will casually fall into sin. We are all saints called to live separately from the pattern of the world. We are Christ believers so we are definitely different from the world. We do not live as they do.
The more we feed the flesh the more we are likely to sin again and again and ignorance of real truth.
Feed the spirit then things will change and have better understanding. Going to church on Sunday and living the rest of the days like the world pattern will keep us running back to sin.
Taste God in spirit then see the difference. Develop holy habits everyday of our life.
Shalom .
Amen.
I leave with this.
Romans 12:2 NIV
[2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Me.. I go every week. I think I may be scrupulous
Mother Teresa and JP2 went weekly too.
9:15 -THIS....Pride...my goodness...My biggest sin...Father Mike ..I thank you for you for this! Please continue to evangelise.God Bless
Thank you father, I've been feeling awful after a sin I committed, and after confession it always comes to my mind, I will work harder to fix the damage I caused to myself and to transform this pride into humility.
Thanks for this beautiful teaching, after confession, it is not enough to be satisfied because we have been forgiven, but we still have to try to recover from the wrongs we have done to others
God Bless you, Fr. Mike. The Lord is working through you and we are all so grateful. Praise be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: “Must you continue to be your own cross? No matter which way God leads you, you change everything into bitterness by constantly brooding over everything. For the love of God, replace all this self-scrutiny with a pure and simple glance at God’s goodness!”
Really what I needed to hear after all this time. Indeed pride was also my other biggest weakness. Thank you father and God bless you!
As a public school elementary teacher, I always used that example of the feather pillow to teach the consequences of gossip.
You always seem to have something to say that’s really needed! Bless you!
Thank you Jesus for Fr. Mike. We place our Trust in The Mercy of God Jesus The Divine Mercy.
I deeply hurt a girlfriend during high school, and years later after my conversion to the Church I wrote her a letter apologizing and owning up to what I’d said and done. Her response was so angry but contained some truth, that what’s done is done and those consequences won’t go away. Fr. Mike is so right in this video that a lot of the shame and guilt I feel stems from knowing that my image in her mind will forever be that of a monster.
...but not in Jesus's mind. Pray for your friend.
Brother, pray for her because she can't be holding that image forever. You change, and congratulations, Glory to God, but based on how she responded, she hasn't moved on from that wound. The anger says it all. She's hurt, and that will consume her, and she won't be able to move on. She hasn't forgiven you, but you did your part, but still pray for her to heal. She may come back, or may not, only God knows, but pray, pray, and pray 🙏
I'm in a similar predicament to you right now. Let’s continue to pray for them, bro.
I try to add a moment or two of reflection that includes gratitude after confessing my sins. Gratitude for the unlimited mercy and grace of our Lord Jesus. I still may need to make restitution, I may still need to recompense someone if possible, but I can do that with joy in my heart that God has forgiven me, wholly, completely and abundantly. But I also need to repent, and so I'm grateful that the Holy Spirit IS working in my heart to change my heart, to renew my mind. Gratitude is a powerful emotion for change. But what are you grateful for? I want to always be grateful for the infinite love and mercy of God.
I can't say thank you enough for these teachings Fr. Mike..🙏 May God's Love and Blessings continue to rain down on you guys..
Oh my goodness. God loves me so. So. Much! And I'm such a rebellious little thing. It must be everything then. He forgives me of everything then. 😮Just wow. God is truly my Dad! Help me let go, dearest Jesus❤
Jesus forgave Judas Ascariot and he was so wrong to commit suicide, instead of repenting , forgiving himself and be a useful tool of God like St Peter.
Wow! Talk about hitting the nail on the head. You've really done it this time. Thank you so much for this post. So many of us need to hear this!
Thank you Father!!! I’m learning and this just helped immensely! 🙏🏻😊
Oh my word. Thank you, Father
Thank you Father
Me too...anxiety and scrupulosity.
Nice thoughts. But sometimes, i think we didn't forgive ourselves. Why , even after confession we're feet guilty, bad
Thank you for this wonderful message! Sending many blessing your way 🤍💜💛💙🩷
I REALLY needed a video on this topic. Thank you so much!
I'm glad i saw this today. I really needed to. Thank you Jesus for Fr. Mike and all at Ascension Presents
Word. I feel relief, not guilt, after Confession.
Really nailed it on that third one. Thanks Father Mike!!
I haven't watched this yet... Just read the title I needed this today. Thank you Lord.
Thank you, Father Mike!😊
I really needed to hear this! I am always berating myself for every little mistake.
So much of what you said rang true but when you got to the 'pride' reason for guilt that hit me like a sledgehammer...fantastic, enlightening video as always
Thank you Fr. Mike, I really needed to hear this. Thank you Holy Spirit!
Wow this is so true... I am currently dealing with the third one... But you explained very well how to deal with it... ❤❤ Humility...
Thank you Fr. Mike. May God continue to shower you HIS many blessings for everything you do. You are helping me (and many others), with the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, to be a better person. To God be the glory. God bless
I needed to hear this. Thanks, Fr. Mike.
Thank you fr. Mike. Confession used to be a burden and now I love to go and cleanse my soul so God can continue to love me.
I’ve felt this. Thanks father Mike.
So good to hear you, Father, dwell on the multiple aspects of repentance and forgiveness …
Sometimes I feel that there’s so much emphasis upon the …
“Confession” and not enough upon our responsibility to live repentantly … striving to rise above or beyond our sin … We need to ask forgiveness of not only our Priesthood Leader and our Heavenly Father … but also actively apologize to those to which we have caused offense…. Then don’t forget to be forgiving of ourselves … then continue on … living in a manner that we choose to not be so obsessed with how we are offended always looking for ways to retaliate … as the present day culture seems to press at us & into us daily …
Reciprocity is an empty game for those who desire to have & feel true peace no matter the circumstances …
He or she who takes offense when offed is NOT intended is a fool … And he or she who takes offense when offense IS intended is an even greater fool…
When you choose to be hurt, angry, offended and also chooses to allow yourself to then dwell upon the offense & the person or persons who indeed caused that offense …
and then choose to act upon the offender(s) in a retaliatory fashion … you have effectively fired God from His role of Administrator Of Justice …
As well as your Administrator Of Forgiveness …
You’ve placed the reigns of your soul into the hands of The Great Deceiver … Satan …
It’s time to dwell more upon those sins & imperfections within yourself … resolve to forfeit your own vices & obsessions while having Faith in your Lord God to handle the offender(s) in the manner He deems most appropriate … and quit insisting that Heavenly Father should be doing things based upon your timeline and upon your personal more worldly expectations…
… Pray diligently for greater patience … Pray for better personal understanding of the offender(s) … Pray to have Our Holy Savior’s version of unconditional Love and Acceptance just as He has Unconditional Love for you …
This doesn’t mean that terrible criminal offenders should not have to face the full extent of the laws of the land and it’s consequences … It does mean … you have not lived nor possess the Imperial Truth k Knowledge & Wisdom of God that He DOES HAVE in order to adjudicate in the the Eternities …
We are here to gain Truth & Knowledge … and to gain Wisdom from experimenting with that Truth & Knowledge in learning most effective and lovingly the most appropriate ways to apply that Truth, Knowledge & Wisdom’s as we trek through mortal imperfection & misery … learning Patience, Kindness, Forgiveness and just how deep and wide Unconditional Love requires us to S T R E T C H ourselves …
Life is forever needing God’s Divine Perspectives and Grace as we endeavor to strengthen our hearts & minds … for finding our limits and then appealing to our Heavenly Father for the Courage & Strength to diligently carry on…
…. Humility … one of the greatest & most powerful concepts we can embrace to help us ever reach outside ourselves … Humility, Forgiveness & Unconditional Love combined … with The Grace Of God may we ever strive to authentically & faithfully incorporate these blessed gifts into our own character …
About a month ago after confession a priest told me that you may still feel guilty afterwards because the enemy is always at work in us and tries to bring us down. The priest told me to just put it out of my head and remind myself that I am forgiven.
When God forgives us he said that our sins are as far as the east is to west. Thanks Father Mike!
I thank God you are a priest Fr. Mike.
God bless you always!
Thank you Father Mike, I needed to here this.
One reason also why I feel bad after confession is that I feel worried if I forget to say some sins that I am trying bring out but sometimes I fail to remember them. Although there is the intention to bring out to God all my sins, there are some sins that I fail to remember and I did not bring out in the confession
Fr.Mike....thankyou so much .
Need all the insights...Have to listen again and take notes...Thankyou Lord for the amazing gift of Fr.Mike...🎉🎉🎉
Definitely needed to hear this!! Thank you!❤
I think we are our worst enemies, we cast stones at ourselves, and some say just let it go and let God in, …Lord have mercy on me a sinner, good video Father Mike
Thank You Father Mike
Fr. Schmitz didn’t mention the reason I usually leave confession feeling unsatisfied:
I am forgiven of the sins that I confessed, but I perceive a high likelihood of being tempted again, and committing the very same sin again. Forgiven, but not freed.
Thank you Father Mike! God bless you.
Thank you Father Mike just got confirmation of what I thought.
Thank you father Mike! This video really helped me 🤍🙏
this really has helped me, thank you Fr. Mike
Thanks for this insightful video. Very helpful!
Great video! Thanks Fr. Mike
God bless you, Father Mike!
WOW!!! THANK YOU FATHER!!!
This helps so much! Thank you!
Thank you, Father Mike.
Some sins are bad enough, we should continue to feel bad, to be honest. Confession doesn't absolve us of making things right. And even if we make things right, it doesn't change what we did. our cross to bear
"Restitution is what love and justice demands".
Thank you so much, Father. God bless you...
When you hurt others, the best thing you can do if you are feeling guilt for what you done is apologize to them. People make mistakes, and whether or not that person forgives them, they can walk away knowing that they tried, and I will guarantee that guilt will be gone. As what our Lord Jesus said, "What you have done to the least of these you done to Me". This also implies wanting to be forgiven by those you hurt and apologizing for what you done to them.
I’m struggling with talking bad about my parents and my relatives out of frustration, I just got baptized but still struggling with sins 😢 I’ve been to confession twice but i still feel so bad. But it’s great that the Holy Spirit is working through me, urging me to go to confession more, try to be more and more and more good. Praise our Lord Jesus!
Your videos answer all of my questions😊 thank you so much 🙏
Thank you Father.❤❤❤
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤...i needed to hear this today.Bless you Father.
Father MIke I experienced this recently. I hadn`t been to confession in a really long time and I was so embarassed and contrite. My priest gave me 2 Hail Mary`s to pray and he asked me if he could pray for me. That touched me beyond anything. I spent the whole mass weeping off and on as I felt truly forgiven and saved by Jesus.
Wow this was really good - thank you Father
I needed to hear this. Thank you.
I've broke with my gf after a horrible year. I told her after we broke up something terrible I did. She blocked me. I went to church this last tuesday and confessed. The priest was so, so compassionate, he took my confession, never lectured me, and told me to assist mass that day and come back to talk to him afterwards on the sacristy. He asked me to tell him my full life story, and he undesrtood me. He advised me to keep going to therapy and to listen to my therapist, to keep going to church and to keep praying for my ex. I felt relieved that night. Still, I feel like I did something terrible but at the same time I know it won't happen again and also that even though I have not an excuse, what I did was a symptom that the relationship was going pretty bad, my therapist told me so. Now I feel better, still, I will be coming back to church this next week to talk with this awesome priest.
These priests and nuns are true superheros. You guys truly help without expecting anything back. I now understand what Jesus wanted for us. You will always be heros to me. May God bless you all.
Thank you Father Mike.
Father Mike thank you for your instruction on Confession....
I have also felt like that after Confession!
Father I was taught to say from when I was a child after confessing my sins to say:
For these and all the sins and sins of omission of my life I am heartily sorry and I humbly ask pardon from you Father if you think me worthy.🛐🙏☦
We love you father Mike
Excellent!!! So true.
Man I needed this
Needed to hear this
❤ thanks father Mike!
God bless you 🤗👌
Well said, Father.