Confession is everything. Why do Orthodox confess?

A Brief Instruction Before Confession (Based on materials from Orthodox publications)

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ! In preparing to approach the great sacrament of holy confession, looking at the mercy of God, let us ask ourselves whether we have shown mercy to our neighbors, whether we have reconciled with everyone, whether we have enmity in our hearts against anyone, remembering cherished words Holy Gospel: "If you forgive a man their sins, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you" (Matthew 6:14). This is the condition that we must understand and observe in the salvific work of holy repentance. However, in order to repent and receive the remission of sins, it is necessary to face your sin. And it's not that easy. Self-love, self-pity, self-justification interferes with this. A bad deed, in which our conscience convicts us, we are inclined to consider it an "accident", to blame circumstances or neighbors for it. Meanwhile, every sin in deed, word or thought is a consequence of the passion living in us - a kind of spiritual illness.

If it is difficult for us to recognize our sin, then it is even more difficult to see the passion that has taken root in us. So, you can live without suspecting the passion of pride in yourself, until someone hurts us. Then the passion will be revealed through sin: a wish for evil to the offender, a harsh insulting word, and even revenge. The fight against passions is the main thing for every Christian.

Usually people who are inexperienced in spiritual life do not see the multitude of their sins, do not feel their heaviness, their aversion to them. They say: “I didn’t do anything special”, “I only have minor sins, like everyone else”, “I didn’t steal, I didn’t kill,” - so many often begin confession. But our holy fathers and teachers, who left us prayers of repentance, considered themselves the first of sinners, with sincere conviction appealed to Christ: "No one has sinned on earth from the beginning, as I have sinned, accursed and prodigal!" The brighter the light of Christ illuminates the heart, the more clearly all the shortcomings, ulcers and wounds of the soul are recognized. And vice versa: people immersed in the darkness of sin do not see anything in their hearts, and if they see, they are not horrified, since they have nothing to compare with, for Christ is closed to them by a veil of sins. Therefore, in order to overcome our spiritual laziness and insensitivity, the holy Church laid down preparatory days for the sacrament of repentance, and then for Communion - fasting. The fasting period can last from three days to a week, unless there is special advice or instructions from the confessor. At this time, one should observe fasting, keep oneself from sinful deeds, thoughts and feelings, in general, lead a temperate, repentant life, dissolved by deeds of love and Christian goodness. During the fasting period, you need to attend church services as often as possible, pray at home more than usual, devote time to reading the works of the holy fathers, the lives of saints, self-deepening and self-examination.

Understanding the moral state of your soul, you must try to distinguish between the main sins from their derivatives, the roots - from leaves and fruits. One should also beware of falling into petty suspicion of every movement of the heart, losing the sense of what is important and unimportant, getting entangled in trifles. The penitent must bring to confession not only a list of sins, but, most importantly, a feeling of repentance; not a detailed account of his life, but a broken heart.

Knowing your sins does not mean repenting of them. But what should we do if our heart, dried up from the sinful flame, is not irrigated with life-giving waters of tears? What if the infirmity of the spiritual and the “impossibility of the flesh” are so great that we are not capable of sincere repentance? But this cannot be a reason to postpone confession in anticipation of a feeling of repentance. The Lord accepts confession - sincere and conscientious - even if it is not accompanied by strong feeling remorse. Only this sin - petrified insensitivity - must be confessed courageously and frankly, without hypocrisy. God can touch the heart even during confession itself - soften it, refine spiritual vision, awaken a feeling of repentance.

The condition that we must certainly comply with in order for our repentance to be accepted by the Lord effectively is the forgiveness of the sins of our neighbors and reconciliation with everyone. Repentance cannot be perfect without verbal confession of sins. Sins can only be permitted in the church sacrament of repentance performed by a priest.

Confession is a feat, self-compulsion. During confession, you do not need to wait for questions from the priest, but make an effort yourself. It is necessary to name sins exactly, without obscuring the ugliness of sin with general expressions. It is very difficult, when confessing, to avoid the temptation of self-justification, to give up attempts to explain to the confessor "extenuating circumstances", from references to third parties who allegedly led us into sin. All these are signs of self-love, lack of deep repentance, continuing stagnation in sin.

Confession is not a conversation about one's shortcomings, doubts, it is not a simple awareness of the confessor about oneself, although spiritual conversation is also very important and should take place in the life of a Christian, but confession is different, it is a sacrament, and not just a pious custom. Confession is an ardent repentance of the heart, a thirst for purification, this is the second baptism. In repentance we die to sin and are resurrected to righteousness and holiness.

Having repented, we must be strengthened inwardly in the determination not to return to confessed sin. The sign of perfect repentance is hatred and aversion to sin, a feeling of lightness, purity, inexplicable joy, when sin seems just as difficult and impossible as this joy was just far away.

Human life is so diverse, the depth of our soul is so mysterious that it is difficult even to enumerate all the sins and sins that we commit. Therefore, when approaching the sacrament of holy confession, it is useful to remind ourselves of the fundamental violations of the moral law of the Holy Gospel. Let us carefully check our conscience and repent of our sins before the Lord God. The sacrament of holy repentance has the main goal - to awaken our spiritual consciousness, open our eyes to ourselves, come to our senses, deeply understand what a destructive state our soul is in, how it is necessary to seek salvation from God, ask tearfully and contritely for forgiveness of our countless sins before Him. The Lord Jesus Christ expects from us a sincere awareness of our deviations from His holy will and humble conversion to Him, as His unworthy servants, who have sinned many times and offended His Divine love for us.

We need to remember and deeply believe in the infinite mercy of God, which extends its arms to every converting sinner. There is no sin that God, in His inexpressible mercy, would not forgive a person who has shown sincere repentance for his sins, a firm determination to correct his life and not return to his former sins. Coming to confession, let us pray to God that with His almighty help He would open the doors of repentance for us, reconcile and unite us with Himself, grant the Holy Spirit for a new and renewed life. Amen!

An example of a confession.

I confess, the sinful (th) servant (a) of God (s) (name ...), to the Lord God Almighty, in Holy Trinity to the glorified and worshiped Father and Son and the Holy Spirit, and to you, honest father, all my sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed by word, or deed, or thought.

I sinned by not keeping the vows given by me at baptism, but I lied and transgressed in everything, and made myself indecent before the face of God.

He sinned with little faith, unbelief, doubt, wavering in faith, slowing down in thoughts, from the enemy planted, against God and the Holy Church, blasphemy and mockery of the shrine, doubt in the existence of God, superstition, turning to "grandmothers", healers, psychics, fortune telling, playing cards, arrogance, negligence, despair in his salvation, hope in himself and in people more than in God, forgetfulness of God's justice and lack of sufficient devotion to the will of God, did not thank God for everything.

I sinned with rebelliousness to the actions of God's providence, a stubborn desire for everything to be in my opinion, pleasing people, partial love for things. He did not try to know the will of God, did not have reverence for God, fear of Him, hope in Him, zeal for His glory, for He is glorified by a pure heart and good deeds.

He sinned with ingratitude to the Lord God for all His great and unceasing blessings, forgetting about them, grumbling at God, cowardice, despondency, hardening of his heart, lack of love for Him and failure to fulfill His holy will.

He sinned by enslaving himself to passions: voluptuousness, greed, pride, laziness, self-love, vanity, ambition, covetousness, gluttony, delicacy, secret eating, gluttony, drunkenness, smoking, drug addiction, addiction to games, spectacles and amusements.

He sinned with God, by not fulfilling vows, by forcing others to worship and swearing, by imperviousness to sacred things, by blasphemy against God, against saints, against every holy object, by blasphemy, by calling on the name of God in vain, in bad deeds, desires, thoughts.

He sinned by disrespecting church holidays, did not go to the temple of God due to laziness and negligence, in the temple of God he stood reverently; he sinned with talking and laughter, inattention to reading and singing, absent-mindedness, wandering thoughts, vain memories, walking around the temple during worship without need; left the temple before the end of the service.

He sinned by negligence in morning and evening prayers, by abandoning the reading of the Holy Gospel, the Psalter and other Divine books, and patristic teachings.

He sinned by forgetting sins at confession, by self-justification in them and by diminishing their severity, by concealing sins, by repentance without contrition of heart; he did not make efforts to properly prepare for the communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ, without reconciling with his neighbors, he came to confession and, in such a sinful state, dared to come to Communion.

I sinned by breaking fasts and not keeping fast days- Wednesdays and Fridays, which are equated with the days of Great Lent, as days of remembrance of the sufferings of Christ. He sinned with intemperance in food and drink, careless and irreverent overshadowing himself with the sign of the cross.

He sinned by disobedience to superiors and elders, self-will, self-justification, laziness to work and unscrupulous performance of assigned tasks. He sinned by disrespecting his parents, by abandoning prayer for them, by not raising children in the Orthodox faith, by not honoring his elders, by impudence, waywardness and disobedience, rudeness, stubbornness.

He has sinned with the lack of Christian love for one's neighbor, impatience, resentment, irritability, anger, harming one's neighbor, fights and quarrels, intransigence, enmity, retribution evil for evil, unforgiveness of insults, rancor, jealousy, envy, malevolence, vindictiveness, condemnation, slander, theft , preparation and sale of moonshine, "rewinding" the electric meter, appropriation of state property.

He sinned with mercilessness towards the poor, did not have compassion for the sick and crippled; sinned by avarice, greed, extravagance, covetousness, infidelity, injustice, hardness of heart, thoughts and attempts to commit suicide.

He sinned with deceit in relation to his neighbors, deceit, insincerity in dealing with them, suspicion, duplicity, gossip, ridicule, witticisms, lies, hypocritical treatment of others and flattery, human pleasing.

Sinned by forgetting about the future eternal life, forgetfulness of his death and the Last Judgment and unreasonable, biased attachment to earthly life and its pleasures, deeds.

He sinned with the intemperance of his tongue, idle talk, idle talk, foul language, laughter, told jokes; they sinned by divulging the sins and weaknesses of their neighbor, seductive behavior, liberty, insolence, immoderate TV watching, passion for gambling and computer games.

He sinned with intemperance of his spiritual and bodily feelings, addiction, voluptuousness, indiscreet look at persons of the opposite sex, free treatment of them, fornication and adultery, intemperance in married life, various carnal sins, a desire to please and seduce others.

He sinned with the lack of straightforwardness, sincerity, simplicity, fidelity, truthfulness, respect, gravity, caution in words, prudent silence, did not guard and did not defend the honor of others. They sinned by lack of love, temperance, chastity, modesty in words and deeds, purity of heart, non-possessiveness, mercy and humility.

We sinned with despondency, longing, sadness, sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, lust, impurity and all our feelings, thoughts, words, desires, deeds. I also repent of my other sins, which I forgot and did not remember.

I repent that I angered the Lord my God with all my sins, I sincerely regret this and wish to refrain from my sins in every possible way and to correct myself. Lord our God, with tears I pray to You, our Savior, help me to establish myself in the holy intention to live as a Christian, and forgive the sins I have confessed, as Good and Humanitarian. Amen.

You need to name only your committed sins from those listed here. The sins that are not listed here should be specifically said to the confessor. For convenience, sins can be written down on a piece of paper and read in front of a priest. Sins that were previously confessed and resolved should not be named at confession, for they have already been forgiven, but if we repeat them again, then we need to repent of them again. It is also necessary to repent of those sins that were forgotten, but are now remembered. Speaking of sins, one should not give unnecessary details and names of other persons - accomplices of sin. They must repent for themselves. Habits for sin are eradicated by prayer, fasting, abstinence, good deeds. Confession is made in the temple after the evening service or by agreement with the priest at any time. How often should one resort to this saving sacrament? As often as possible, at least in each of the four posts.

Every person has difficult moments in life, when a stone of unspoken grievances, lies, aggravation of feelings for certain actions, for which sometimes it becomes ashamed and painful, lies on the soul. In order to relieve the soul and repent of all sins, there is the sacrament of confession. This article will tell you in detail how to prepare for confession, what rules you need to follow and what to say to the priest.

Confession means to sincerely repent of your sins and try not to break the laws of God anymore. Before confession, it is necessary to fully realize the full gravity of the sins committed, and with faith in the soul, consciously come to the desire to confess. It is important to remember all your sins without being ashamed, and without hiding anything from the priest, otherwise everything that you have not expressed will remain a heavy burden on your soul, with which you will have to continue to live.

Before confession, you need to ask for forgiveness from everyone you could offend during your life and forgive all the offenders you meet. You should not gossip or discuss anyone, you should refrain from reading frivolous literature (novels, detective stories, etc.), and watching TV.

The best pastime will be reading the bible and other literature on spiritual topics.

When preparing for confession and during it, it is recommended to observe a number of important conditions. Take a look at this list:

What to think about

When preparing for confession, you should use special literature, where you can find a detailed explanation of the essence of each sin. We invite you to study the list of sins in confession, a sample:

Sins committed against the Lord God: lack of faith in God; recognition of another faith; participation in other religious meetings; appeal to fortune-tellers, fortune-tellers, shamans; creating your own idols. By "idols" can be understood any people, things and everything that a person can put above God.
Sins against neighbors: discussion and condemnation of people, slander and lies, neglect, adultery (treason to a spouse), promiscuity. And it also belongs to this category civil marriage' is very common in modern society. Even if the spouses are registered in the registry office, but not married, then this is considered a sin. Theft, robbery, deception of people, for the purpose of making a profit, are also considered great sins. Abortion, even if done for health reasons, is a very serious sin.

To understand what sins you have committed, you should turn to the commandments, and they should be understood not only literally. For example, "thou shalt not kill" implies not only physical murder, but also murder in words and even in thoughts.

Behavior at Confession

Before confessing, you need to find out the time of confession in the temple. In many churches, confession takes place on holidays and Sundays, but in large churches it can be on Saturdays and on weekdays. Often, a large number of wishing to confess comes during Great Lent. But if a person confesses for the first time or after a long break, it is best to talk with a priest and find a convenient time for calm and open repentance.

Before confession, you must endure three day post spiritual and bodily: give up sexual activity, do not eat products of animal origin, it is advisable to give up entertainment, watching TV and “sitting” in gadgets. At this time, it is necessary to read spiritual literature and pray. There are special prayers before confession, which can be found in the Prayer Book or on specialized sites. You can read other literature on spiritual topics that the priest can recommend.

It is worth remembering that confession is, first of all, repentance, and not just a sincere conversation with a priest. If you have any questions, you should approach the priest at the end of the Service and ask him to give you some time.

The priest has the right to impose penance on the parishioner if he considers the sins grave. This is a kind of punishment to eradicate sin and receive speedy forgiveness. As a rule, penance is the reading of prayers, fasting and serving others. Penance should be taken not as a punishment, but as a spiritual medicine.

You must come to confession in modest clothing. Men must wear trousers or trousers and a long-sleeved shirt, preferably without images on it. Hats should be taken off in church. Women should dress as modestly as possible; trousers, dresses with a neckline, bare shoulders are not allowed. The length of the skirt is below the knee. There must be a headscarf on the head. Any make-up, especially painted lips, is unacceptable, because you will need to kiss the Gospel and the cross.

Confession order:

You have to wait in line for confession.
Turning to all those present, you need to say the following words: "Forgive me, a sinner." In response, people should say: "God will forgive, and we forgive."
Having bowed your head in front of the lectern (a high stand on which icons and books are placed), you need to cross yourself and bow, and after that you can confess.
After listening to the confession, the priest reads a prayer that forgives sins. After the prayer, the priest baptizes the confessed and removes the stole.
After confession, you must listen to the priest, and after crossing yourself three times and bowing, kiss the cross and the book of the Gospel.

sacrament of communion

After confession, the believer is admitted to communion. As a rule, these two ceremonies are held on different days.

Before taking communion, one should strictly fast for three days. A week before the sacrament, akathists to the Saints and the Mother of God should also be read. On the third day of Lent, the Canon of the Penitent, the Canon of the Prayer to the Theotokos, and the Canon of the Guardian Angel are read. It is necessary to attend the evening service before Communion.

After midnight, you should abstain from food and water. Read on waking morning prayers. And it is also worth remembering that when preparing for Communion, one should not drink alcohol, do not smoke, do not use foul language and refuse to perform marital duty.

The sacrament of confession, as well as the sacrament of communion, are very important events in the life of every person. Cleansing from sins, the confessor becomes closer to God. A person who starts on the true path is already taking a big step towards the purification of the soul and the improvement of life. It is worth remembering that these important events should be taken very seriously and prepared. And having repented and received forgiveness, to keep the soul, body and thoughts in purity and harmony.

The desire to confess appears not only in people who bow before the law of God. Even the sinner is not lost to the Lord.

He is given the opportunity to change through the revision of his own views and the recognition of the sins committed, the correct repentance of them. Having cleansed himself of sins and embarked on the path of correction, a person will not be able to fall again.

The need to confess arises in someone who:

committed the gravest sin;
terminally ill;
wants to change the sinful past;
decided to get married;
preparing for communion.

Babies up to the age of seven, and parishioners who were baptized that day, can receive Communion for the first time without confession.

Note! It is allowed to come to confession at the age of seven.

It often happens that a person needs to confess middle age for the first time. In this case, you need to remember your sins committed from the age of seven.

No need to rush, remember everything, write down the list of sins on a piece of paper. The priest is a witness to the Sacrament, he should not be embarrassed and ashamed, as well as the all-forgiving God himself.

God, in the person of the holy fathers, forgives even grave sins. But in order to receive God's forgiveness, you need to seriously work on yourself.

To atone for sins, a penitent person performs the penance imposed on him by a priest. And only after its fulfillment, the repentant parishioner is forgiven with the help of “ permissive prayer» priest.

Important! When preparing yourself for confession, forgive those who offended you and ask for forgiveness from the one you offended.

You can go to confession, if only you are able to drive obscene thoughts away from yourself. No entertainment and frivolous literature, it is better to remember the Holy Scriptures.

Confession proceeds in the following order:

wait your turn for confession;
turn to those present with the words: “Forgive me, a sinner,” having heard in response that God will forgive, and we forgive, and only then approach the priest;
in front of a high setup - an lectern, bow your head, cross yourself and bow, begin to confess correctly;
after listing the sins, listen to the clergyman;
then, crossing ourselves and bowing twice, we kiss the Cross and the holy book of the Gospel.

Think in advance how to confess correctly, what to say to the priest. An example, the definition of sins, can be taken from the Biblical Commandments. We begin each phrase with the words that she sinned and in what exactly.

We speak without details, we formulate only the sin itself, unless the priest himself asks about the details. If you need God's forgiveness, you must sincerely repent of your actions.

It is foolish to hide anything from the priest, he is the helper of the all-seeing God.

The goal of a spiritual healer is to help you repent of your sins. And if you have tears, the priest has achieved his goal.

What is considered a sin?

The well-known biblical commandments will help you determine which sins to name the priest during confession:

Types of sins	Sinful actions	Essence of sin
Attitude towards God	Doesn't wear a cross. Confidence that God is in the soul and there is no need to go to the temple. Celebration of pagan traditions, including Halloween. Attending sectarian meetings, bowing to wrong spirituality. Appeal to psychics, fortune tellers, horoscopes and signs. Pays little attention to the reading of Holy Scripture, does not teach prayer, neglects the observance of the Fasts and attendance at church services.	Unbelief, apostasy. Feeling of pride. A mockery of the Orthodox faith. Disbelief in the unity of God. Communication with evil spirits. Violation of the commandment to spend a day off.
Relationship with loved ones	Parent disrespect. Arrogance and interference in the personal and intimate life of adult children. Deprivation of life of living beings and a person, mocking and violent actions. Extortion, illegal activities.	Violation of the commandment to honor parents. Violation of the commandment to respect loved ones. Violation of the commandment "Thou shalt not kill." The sin associated with the corruption of adolescents and children. Violation of the biblical commandments associated with theft, envy and lies.
Attitude towards yourself	Cohabitation without marriage, sexual perversions, interest in erotic films. The use of obscene words and vulgar anecdotes in speech. smoking abuse, alcoholic drinks, drugs. Passion for gluttony and gluttony. Desire to flatter, chatter, show off good deeds, admire yourself.	Carnal sin - adultery, fornication. The sin of foul language. Disregard for what the Lord has given - to health. The sin of arrogance.

Important! The primary sins, on the basis of which others appear, include arrogance, pride and arrogance in communication.

An example of confession in the church: what sins to say?

Consider how to confess correctly, what to say to the priest, an example of confession.

A confession written on paper can be used if the parishioner is very shy. Even the priests allow this, but you don’t need to give the sample to the priest, we list it in our own words.

In Orthodoxy, an example of confession is welcomed:

approaching the priest, do not think about earthly affairs, try to listen to your soul;
turning to the Lord, it must be said that I have sinned before You;
list the sins, saying: “I have sinned ... (by adultery or lying or something else)”;
sins are told without details, but not very briefly;
having finished the enumeration of sins, we repent and ask for salvation and alms from the Lord.

List of sins for confession

I (name) have sinned (a) before GOD:

weak faith (doubt in His being).
I have neither love nor proper fear for God, therefore I rarely confess and take communion (which brought my soul to a petrified insensitivity towards God).
I rarely attend Church on Sundays and holidays (work, trade, entertainment these days).
I don’t know how to repent, I don’t see sins.
I do not remember death and do not prepare to stand at the Judgment of God (The memory of death and the future judgment helps to avoid sin).

Sinned :

I do NOT thank God for His mercies.
Not obedience to the will of God (I want everything to be mine). Out of pride, I hope for myself and people, and not for God. Attributing success to yourself, not to God.
Fear of suffering, impatience of sorrows and illnesses (they are allowed by God to cleanse the soul from sin).
Murmuring at the cross of life (fate), at people.
Cowardice, despondency, sadness, blaming God for cruelty, despair in salvation, a desire (attempt) to commit suicide.

Sinned :

being late and early departure from the church.
Inattention during the service (to reading and singing, talking, laughing, dozing ...). Walking around the temple needlessly, pushing and rude.
Out of pride, he left the sermon criticizing and condemning the priest.
In female impurity, she dared to touch the shrine.

Sinned :

out of laziness I do not read morning and evening prayers(completely from the prayer book), I abbreviate them. I pray absentmindedly.
prayed with uncovered head having a dislike for the neighbor. Careless image on yourself sign of the cross. Not wearing a pectoral cross.
The reverent veneration of St. icons and shrines of the Church.
To the detriment of prayer, reading the Gospel, the Psalter and spiritual literature, I watched (a) TV (Through films, the God-fighters teach people to violate God's commandment about chastity before marriage, adultery, cruelty, sadism, damage the mental health of young people. They instill in them through "Harry Potter ..." an unhealthy interest in magic, sorcery and imperceptibly drawn into disastrous communion with the devil.In the media, this lawlessness before God is presented as something positive, in color and romantic form.Christian!Turn away from sin and save yourself and your children for Eternity!!! ).
Cowardly silence, when they blasphemed in my presence, shame to be baptized and confess the Lord in public (this is one of the types of renunciation of Christ). Blasphemy against God and every holy thing.
Wearing shoes with crosses on the sole. The use of newspapers for everyday needs ... where it is written about God ...
He called (a) animals by the names of people "Vaska", "Mashka". He spoke about God not reverently and without humility.

Sinned :

dared (a) to take Communion without proper preparation (without reading the canons and prayers, concealing and belittling sins in confession, in enmity, without fasting and prayers of thanksgiving ...).
I didn’t spend Holy Communion Days (in prayer, reading the Gospel ... but indulged in entertainment, eating, sleeping, idle talk ...).

Sinned :

violation of fasts, as well as Wednesday and Friday (By fasting these days, we honor the sufferings of Christ).
I do not (always) pray before meals, work and after (After eating and work, a prayer of thanksgiving is read).
Satiation in food and drink, intoxication drunk.
Secret eating, delicacy (addiction to sweets).
Ate (a) the blood of animals (bloody blood ...). (Forbidden by God Leviticus 7,2627; 17, 1314, Acts 15, 2021,29). On a fast day, the festive (funeral) table was modest.
He commemorated the dead with vodka (this is paganism and does not agree with Christianity).

Sinned :

idle talk (empty talk about worldly fuss ...).
Telling and listening to vulgar anecdotes.
Condemnation of people, priests and monks (but I don’t see my sins).
Listening and retelling gossip and blasphemous anecdotes (about God, the Church and the clergy). (By this, temptation was sown through ME, and the name of God was blasphemed among people).
Remembering the name of God in vain (without need, in empty talk, jokes).
Lies, deception, non-fulfillment of promises given to God (people).
Foul language, obscene (this is a blasphemy on Mother of God) swearing mentioning evil spirits(Evil demons summoned in conversations will harm us).
slander, the spread of bad rumors and gossip, the disclosure of other people's sins and weaknesses.
He listened to the slander with pleasure and consent.
Out of pride, he humiliated (a) his neighbors with ridicule (jokes), stupid jokes ... Immoderate laughter, laughter. He laughed at the beggars, the crippled, other people's grief ... Bozhboy, a false oath, perjury at trial, the acquittal of criminals and the condemnation of the innocent.

Sinned :

laziness, unwillingness to work (life at the expense of parents), the search for bodily peace, languor in bed, the desire to enjoy a sinful and luxurious life.
Smoking (among the American Indians, the smoking of tobacco had a ritual meaning of worshiping the spirits of demons. A smoking Christian is a traitor to God, a demon worshiper and a suicide is injurious to health). Drug use.
Listening to pop and rock music (singing human passions, excites base feelings).
Addicted to gambling and spectacles (cards, dominoes, computer games, TV, cinemas, discos, cafes, bars, restaurants, casinos…). (The atheistic symbolism of the cards, when playing or fortune-telling, is designed to blasphemously mock the suffering of Christ the Savior. And games destroy the psyche of children. Shooting and killing, they become aggressive, prone to cruelty and sadism, with all the ensuing consequences for parents).

Sinned :

corrupted his soul by reading and viewing (in books, magazines, films ...) erotic shamelessness, sadism, immodest games, (A person corrupted by vices reflects the qualities of a demon, not God), dances, he (a) danced (a), (They led to the martyrdom of John the Baptist, after which dancing for Christians is a mockery of the memory of the Prophet).
The pleasure of prodigal dreams and the remembrance of past sins. Not removal from sinful dates and temptation.
Lustful view and freedom (immodesty, hugs, kisses, impure touch of the body) with persons of the opposite sex.
Fornication (sexual intercourse before marriage). Fornication perversions (masturbation, poses).
Sodomy sins (homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, incest (fornication with relatives).

Leading into the temptation of men, she shamelessly dressed in short and slit skirts, trousers, shorts, tight-fitting and translucent clothes, (this violated the commandment of God about appearance women. She should dress beautifully, but within the framework of Christian shame and conscience.

A Christian woman should be an image of God, and not a God-fighting, shorn naked repainted, with a clawed paw instead of a human hand, the image of Satan) cut her hair, painted ... In this form, without respecting the shrine, she dared to enter the temple of God.

Participation in “beauty” contests, photo models, masquerades (malanka, driving a goat, Halloween holiday ...), as well as in dances with prodigal actions.

Was (a) immodest in gestures, body movements, gait.

Bathing, sunbathing and exposure in the presence of persons of the opposite sex (contrary to Christian chastity).

Seduction to sin. Selling your body, pimping, renting a place for fornication.

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Sinned :

adultery (adultery in marriage).
Not married. Lustful intemperance in marital relations (on fasts, Sundays, holidays, pregnancy, on days of female impurity).
Perversions in married life (poses, oral, anal fornication).
Wanting to live for his own pleasure and avoiding life's difficulties, he protected himself from conceiving children.
The use of "contraceptive" means (spiral, pills do not prevent conception, but kill the child at an early stage). Killed (a) their children (abortions).
By advice (forcing) others to have an abortion (men, with tacit consent, or forcing wives ... to have an abortion are also child killers. Abortion doctors are murderers, and assistants are accomplices).

Sinned :

destroyed the souls of children, preparing them only for earthly life (did not teach (a) about God and faith, did not instill in them love for the church and home prayer, fasting, humility, obedience.
Did not develop a sense of duty, honor, responsibility ...
I didn’t watch what they do, what they read, with whom they are friends, how they behave).
He punished (a) them too cruelly (venting anger, and not for correction, called names, cursed (a).
He seduced (a) children with his sins (intimate relationships with them, swearing, foul language, watching immoral television programs).

Sinned :

joint prayer or transition to a schism (the Kyiv Patriarchate, the UAOC, the Old Believers ...), a union, a sect. (Prayer with schismatics and heretics leads to excommunication from the Church: 10, 65, Apostolic Canons).
Superstition (belief in dreams, signs ...).
Appeal to psychics, "grandmothers" (pouring wax, swinging eggs, draining fear ...).
He defiled himself with urine therapy (in the rituals of Satanists, the use of urine and feces has a blasphemous meaning. Such a “treatment” is a vile desecration and a devilish mockery of Christians), the use of “slandered” by soothsayers ... Divination on cards, divination (for what?). I was afraid of sorcerers more than God. Coding (from what?).

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hobby Eastern religions, occultism, satanism (specify what). Attending sectarian, occult... meetings.

Doing yoga, meditation, dousing according to Ivanov (it is not dousing itself that is condemned, but Ivanov's teaching, which leads to the worship of him and nature, and not God). martial arts(worship of the spirit of evil, teachers, and the occult teaching about the disclosure of "internal capabilities" leads to communication with demons, possession ...).

Reading and storage of occult literature prohibited by the Church: magic, palmistry, horoscopes, dream books, prophecies of Nostradamus, literature of the religions of the East, the teachings of Blavatsky and the Roerichs, Lazarev's "Diagnostics of Karma", Andreev's "Rose of the World", Aksenov, Klizovsky, Vladimir Megre, Taranov, Sviyazh , Vereshchagin, Garafins Makovy, Asaulyak ...

(The Orthodox Church warns that the writings of these and other occult authors have nothing in common with the teachings of Christ the Savior. A person, through occultism, entering into in-depth communication with demons, falls away from God and destroys his soul, and mental disorders will be the due retribution for pride and arrogant flirting with demons).

Coercion (advice) and others to contact them and do this.

Sinned :

theft, sacrilege (theft of church goods).
Covetousness (addiction to money and wealth).
Non-payment of debts (wages).
Greed, stinginess for alms and the purchase of spiritual books ... (and I spend money on whims and entertainment without stint).
Covetousness (using someone else's, living at someone else's expense ...). Wanting to get rich, he gave money at interest.
Trade in vodka, cigarettes, drugs, contraceptives, immodest clothes, porn ... (this helped the demon to destroy himself and people, an accomplice of their sins). Spelled (a), weighed (a), gave out (a) a bad product for a good one ...

Sinned :

self-love, envy, flattery, slyness, insincerity, hypocrisy, philanthropy, suspicion, malevolence.
Forcing others to sin (to lie, steal, peep, eavesdrop, inform, drink alcohol ...).

Desire for fame, respect, gratitude, praise, primacy ... Doing good for show. Boasting and self-love. Showing off in front of people (wit, appearance, abilities, clothes ...).

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Sinned :

disobedience to parents, elders and bosses, insulting them.
Whims, stubbornness, contradiction, self-will, self-justification.
Laziness to study.
Careless care of elderly parents, relatives ... (left (a) them unattended, food, money, medicine ..., handed over (a) to a nursing home ...).

Sinned :

pride, resentment, rancor, irascibility, anger, revenge, hatred, irreconcilable enmity.
Insolence and insolence (climbed (la) out of turn, pushed (las).
Cruelty to animals
Insulted at home, was (a) the cause of family scandals.
Not carrying out joint work on raising children and maintaining the household, parasitism, drinking money, handing over children to an orphanage ...
Engaging in martial arts and sports (professional sports damage health and develop pride, vanity, a sense of superiority, contempt, a thirst for enrichment ...), for the sake of fame, money, robbery (racketeering).
Rough treatment of others, causing them harm (what?).
Bullying, beating, murder.
Not protecting the weak, beaten, women from violence ...
Violation of traffic rules, drunk driving ... (thus endangering people's lives).

Sinned :

careless attitude to work (public position).
He used his social position (talents ...) not for the glory of God and the benefit of people, but for personal gain.
Harassment of subordinates. Giving and accepting (extortion) bribes (which could lead to harm to public and private tragedies).
He plundered state and collective property.
Having a leading position, he did not care (was) about the suppression of teaching immoral subjects in schools, did not Christian customs(corrupting the morality of the people).
Did not provide assistance in the spread of Orthodoxy and the suppression of the influence of sects, sorcerers, psychics ...
He was seduced by their money and rented out premises to them (which contributed to the death of people's souls).
He did not protect church shrines, did not provide assistance in the construction and repair of temples and monasteries ...

Indolence to every good deed (did not visit (a) lonely, sick, prisoners ...).

In life matters, he did not consult with the priest and elders (which led to irreparable mistakes).

Gave advice without knowing whether it was pleasing to God. With a passionate love for people, things, activities ... He tempted (a) those around him with his sins.

I justify my sins with worldly needs, illness, weakness, and that no one taught us faith in God (but we ourselves were not interested in this).

He seduced people into unbelief. Attended a mausoleum, atheist events…

Cold and insensitive confession. I sin consciously, trampling on a convicting conscience. There is no firm determination to correct your sinful life. I repent that I offended the Lord with my sins, I sincerely regret it and I will try to improve.

Indicate other sins with which he sinned (a).

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Note! As for the possible temptation from the sins cited here, it is true that fornication is vile, and one must speak about it carefully.

The Apostle Paul says: "fornication and all uncleanness and covetousness must not even be named among you" (Eph. 5:3). However, through television, magazines, advertisements... it has entered the lives of even the youngest so that fornication is not considered a sin by many. Therefore, it is necessary to speak about this at confession and call everyone to repentance and correction.

Few know how to properly confess and what to say to the priest. I will tell you and give you an example of a speech for repentance, so that the rite goes as comfortably as possible for you, and you can receive a blessing. It is scary to take this step only for the first time. After you experience all the sacred power of the ritual, doubts will go away, and faith in God will increase.

What is confession?

Almost all people have heard about confession, but only a few know how to properly confess in church and what to say to the priest, as well as what deep meaning lies in this sacred rite.

The meaning of confession is in the purification of the soul, but at the same time it is a test for it. It helps a person to remove the burden of his sins, receive forgiveness and appear before God perfectly clean: thoughts, deeds, soul. Confession is also a wonderful religious tool for those who want to overcome inner doubts, learn to listen to their intuition and repent of committed misdeeds.

It is important to know that if a person has committed serious sins, the priest can assign him a punishment - penance. It may consist of long tedious prayers, strict aftercare, or abstaining from all worldly things. Punishment should be accepted humbly, understanding that it helps your soul to be cleansed.

It is known that any violation God's commandments negatively affect both the physical health of a person and the state of his soul. That is why repentance is needed - in order to gain the strength necessary to resist temptations and temptations, to stop sinning.

Before confession, it is advisable to make a list of your sins in advance, describe them according to church canons and prepare for a conversation with the priest.

What to say in confession to a priest: an example

You should know that pouring out your soul to the priest and repenting of your sins in every detail is not at all necessary, even undesirable. Just take a look at this list of sins and write down the ones that are yours.

There are seven mortal sins in which it is necessary to repent:

Envy of success and achievements, the benefits of other people.
Vanity, which manifests itself to selfishness, narcissism, inflated self-esteem and narcissism.
Despondency, which is also identified with such concepts as depression, apathy, laziness and despair, lack of faith in one's own strengths.
The love of money, which modern language we call greed, stinginess, fixation only on material goods. When a person sets himself goals aimed only at enrichment, but does not devote a single minute of time to spiritual development.
Anger directed at people. This also includes any manifestations of irascibility, irritation, vindictiveness and vindictiveness.
Fornication - betrayal of your partner, frequent change of sexual partners, infidelity to your beloved in thoughts, words or actions (not just a physical act).
Gluttony, gluttony, excessive love of food and the absence of any restrictions in food.

These sins are not in vain called "mortal" - they lead, if not to death physical body man, then to the death of his soul. Constantly, day after day, committing these sins, a person moves further and further away from God. He ceases to feel his protection, support.

Only sincere repentance at confession will help to be cleansed of all this. We must understand that we are all not without sin. And there is no need to reproach yourself if you recognize yourself in this list. Only God does not make mistakes, but a common person not always able to resist temptations and temptations, not to let evil into his body and soul. Especially if some difficult period occurs in his life.

An example of what to say: "Oh God, I have sinned against you." And then list the sins according to a pre-prepared list. For example: “I committed adultery, I was greedy with my mother, I am constantly angry with my wife.” Complete the repentance with the phrase: "I repent, God, save and have mercy on me a sinner."

After the priest listens to you, he can give advice and help you understand how you should act in this or that situation in accordance with God's commandments

It can be very difficult for you to confess your sins. A feeling of heaviness, depression, a lump in the throat, a tear - any reaction is completely normal. Try to overcome yourself and tell everything. Batiushka will never judge you, because he is a guide from you to God and simply does not have the right to give value judgments.

Watch an instructional video on how to start confession before a priest:

How to Prepare for Confession

It is better to prepare for the sacred rite in advance so that everything goes smoothly. In a few days, choose the church you will go to, study its opening hours, see what time confessions are held. Most often, the schedule for this indicates weekends or holidays.

Often at this time there are a lot of people in the temple, and not everyone can open their hearts in public. In this case, you should contact the priest directly and ask him to set a time for you when you can be alone.

Read before confession penitential canon, which will set you up for the desired state and free your thoughts from all that is superfluous. Also, write out a list of sins in advance on a separate piece of paper, so that on the day of confession you don’t forget anything from excitement.

In addition to the seven deadly sins, the list may include:

"Women's sins": refusal to communicate with God, reading prayers "on the machine" without turning on the soul, sex with men before marriage, negative emotions in thoughts, turning to magicians, fortune-tellers and psychics, belief in signs and superstitions, fear of old age, abortion , defiant clothing, dependence on alcohol or drugs, refusal to help those in need.
"Male sins": angry words against God, lack of faith in God, oneself, others, a sense of superiority over the weak, sarcasm and ridicule, evasion of military service, violence (moral and physical) against other people, lies and slander, succumbed temptations and temptations, theft of other people's property, rudeness, rudeness, greed, a feeling of contempt.

Why is confession so important? We regularly cleanse our body of dirt, but we completely forget that it sticks to the soul every day. Having cleansed the soul, we receive not only the forgiveness of God, but also become more pure, calm, relaxed, full of strength and energy.

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