general confession

The best way to understand their approach is to examine the role they gave to "general confession."

At their first meeting, May 28, 1888, she made a general confession going back over all her past sins.

They looked at one another, a general confession that no one really knew.

Fortunately, his general confession had not required more physical penance.

After which would follow the General confession of sins.

After a sentence of scripture a General Confession is made.

The very first chapter dealt with general confession, advocating it as a way "to begin to make a new book" of one's life.

While he made a general confession, individuals in the crowd at the Temple would confess privately.

In at least one case the Jesuit achieved success by persuading the man to make a general confession and thus put his past behind him.

It was dreadfully long before the General Confession began, so that she could kneel down.

He attended at Thomas' death-bed, received his general confession, and pronounced the funeral oration in 1274.

The main goal of the "general confession" is to turn one's life from one of sin to a more devout one.

Then the Kyrie and a general confession and absolution follow.

But because I am about to take holy vows, I desire to make a general confession covering my life.

The crucial point is that this general confession was undertaken not in fulfillment of an obligation but out of a desire for spiritual progress.

A general confession.

Second, for some of the steps they adapted or created instruments such as the general confession to seal and formalize them for themselves and others.

A spoken penitential introduction, including the General Confession and the Lord's Prayer.

Sometimes known as "general confession", the Lutheran Penitential Rite is done at the start of each Mass.

He'd begin: 'Thou hast promised that when two or three are gathered together,' then read the General Confession.

General Confession (1956)

Even the examination of conscience that Ignatius proposed for the general confession during the Exercises is notably undetailed.

General confession, as well as Holy Absolution, are still contained in the Lutheran hymnals.

"My lord," said the father, "you are not so ill as to make a general confession urgent - and it will be very fatiguing -- take care."

A general confession and absolution (known as the Penitential Rite) is proclaimed in the Eucharistic liturgy.