{"id":58671,"date":"2026-10-12T00:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T00:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=58671"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:08:26","slug":"how-to-catholic-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/how-to-catholic-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment se confesser : que dire et l'Acte de contrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>To go to confession, you examine your conscience beforehand, tell a priest your sins, accept the penance he gives, pray an act of contrition and receive absolution. In the confessional you begin with the Sign of the Cross and the words &quot;Bless me, Father, for I have sinned,&quot; then say how long it has been since your last confession. You do not have to get it all right. The priest leads the rest of the rite and will help if\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The steps and words of Catholic confession, the traditional Act of Contrition in full, how to prepare, and which sins you must confess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-58671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":112692,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/act-of-contrition\/","url_meta":{"origin":58671,"position":0},"title":"Act of Contrition: The Traditional Prayer, the New Versions and What Each Line Means","author":"Christian Pure 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