Sanctuary of Mercy
You can! You should pray for forgiveness daily. However, Jesus instituted a specific way for mortal sins to be forgiven. He wanted to give us the certainty of forgiveness.
In John 20:23, on Easter night, the very first thing Jesus did was breathe on the apostles and say: "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained." He gave men the power to forgive sins.
Confession is free. Your parish hears confessions every week, and no priest may ever repeat a word of it. What keeps most people out is the not knowing: how to begin, what to say, how to name a sin you have carried for years. Catholic/Christian Pro carries guided prayers you can use to prepare, audio devotionals, in-depth Bible studies on the passages behind this page, worship playlists and full offline access. $49 one-time, lifetime access, no subscription. Go this week. A sin carried another year is a year lived under it.
Get Pro for $49 → One-time payment of $49. Lifetime access, no subscription, no recurring charge. 30-day money-back guarantee.The confessional is not a courtroom; it is a field hospital. The priest is not there to judge you. He is there to represent Christ the Physician. When the priest says "I absolve you," it is Christ speaking. The sin is gone. Dead. Buried.
A priest can never, under any circumstances, reveal what he hears in confession. Not to the police, not to the Pope, not to save his own life. Many priests have been martyred rather than break the seal. This guarantees you total safety to unburden your soul.
Christ gave the apostles the power to forgive sins on Easter night (John 20:23). Two thousand years later most Catholics still arrive at the screen with nothing prepared. Pro gives you guided prayers for examining your conscience beforehand and for making thanksgiving after, audio devotionals, in-depth Bible studies on mercy and repentance, and offline access so it is on your phone in the queue.
Pro is prayer material and audio. Absolution comes from Christ through the priest, and no purchase has any part in it. $49 once, lifetime access, no subscription and no recurring charge.
Start with Pro, $49 once → $49 once. Lifetime access, no subscription. 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.Catholics do confess to God - through the priest, who acts 'in persona Christi' (in the person of Christ). Jesus gave the apostles the authority to forgive sins (John 20:22-23): 'Whose sins you forgive are forgiven.' The priest is the minister of reconciliation, not the source of forgiveness.
The seal of confession is the absolute duty of a priest to never reveal anything learned in confession, under any circumstances. This seal is inviolable - a priest would face excommunication and would rather die than break it. This ensures penitents can confess freely without fear.
The Church requires confession at least once a year if you have mortal sin. However, the Church recommends frequent confession - monthly or even more often - as a means of spiritual growth. Many saints confessed weekly. You must confess before receiving Communion if you are aware of mortal sin.
The Church asks for confession once a year at a minimum and recommends it monthly. The gap between those two is where most Catholics live. Catholic/Christian Pro gives you the material to close it: guided prayers for before and after, audio devotionals, in-depth Bible studies on sin, mercy and the sacraments, worship playlists, offline access and early access to new studies.
Is it worth $49? You pay once, keep it for life, and there is no subscription and no renewal notice. If it does not help, take the refund inside 30 days. No account is needed to read this page, and no purchase forgives anything. The priest does that, and he does it free. Go to confession this week, and use Pro to keep going.
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