How to Benefit from the Holy Liturgy - Pope Kirillos Scientific Family

God, the King of kings, Lord of lords and Master of all
earthly masters.
External cleanliness means bathing, clean clothes, and decent
dressing. Internal cleanliness means purity of heart, through
peace and reconciliation with others, then repentance and
confession. If you have an appointment with your confession
father you must be prepared beforehand by sitting with
yourself, and remembering the sins you committed with and
without intention.
You make a note of them with all honesty, remembering
what St. Antonious said, “If we remember our sins God will
forget them, if we forget our sins God will remind us of
them.”
You can write your sins on a piece of paper, as well as any
questions you may have to ask your confession father.
Therefore, having made a note of all the sins you have
committed since your last confession, you repent before God
for these sins.
For those who are new or beginners in the life of repentance,
the best period for confession is fortnightly, then gradually
every month. It is very dangerous for the believers,
especially youth and beginners, to be neglectful in their
confessions, and delay the period between confessions, for
this neglect leads to spiritual lukewarmness, lack of scrutiny
in self examination and forgetfulness of certain sins intended
to be confessed. And the greatest danger is a person who
often receives Holy Communion without regular confession.
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