When Attending Mass Becomes an Occasion of Sin
When Attending Mass Becomes an Occasion of Sin 'A priest enters the confessional for the usual Saturday morning or afternoon confession time. During this time a young man enters the confessional. '…More
When Attending Mass Becomes an Occasion of Sin
'A priest enters the confessional for the usual Saturday morning or afternoon confession time. During this time a young man enters the confessional.
'Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.' From the sound of the voice on the other side of the screen, the priest surmises that the person is a teenager or young adult.
The confession continues: 'It was a week since my last confession. I'm guilty of many lustful thoughts, and I looked at some very immodestly dressed women more times than I should have.'
'The priest asks, 'Were these impure thoughts related to these women you looked at'?
''Yes,' replies the young man.
'The priest: 'Why did you continue to look at them? Why didn't you go someplace else, away from them?'
''I couldn't,' said the young man. 'They were in front of me and I was kind of hemmed in by the crowd.' 'The priest: 'Why were you in such a place to begin with? Do you remember that we are to avoid places that may be an occasion …More
'A priest enters the confessional for the usual Saturday morning or afternoon confession time. During this time a young man enters the confessional.
'Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.' From the sound of the voice on the other side of the screen, the priest surmises that the person is a teenager or young adult.
The confession continues: 'It was a week since my last confession. I'm guilty of many lustful thoughts, and I looked at some very immodestly dressed women more times than I should have.'
'The priest asks, 'Were these impure thoughts related to these women you looked at'?
''Yes,' replies the young man.
'The priest: 'Why did you continue to look at them? Why didn't you go someplace else, away from them?'
''I couldn't,' said the young man. 'They were in front of me and I was kind of hemmed in by the crowd.' 'The priest: 'Why were you in such a place to begin with? Do you remember that we are to avoid places that may be an occasion …More
This is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed in the vast majority of parishes in the US. And for the guys, lose the shorts, tshirts and flip flops. Put on some slacks, dress shoes and at the very least a collared shirt, but better with a tie and jacket. Dress like a man, not like a little boy going to a picnic.