58. What must we do if we have omitted something in Confession which we were obliged to declare?
1. If we have omitted it without our fault, it is only required to mention it in the next Confession; but
2. If we have omitted it, either because we were ashamed to confess it or because we did not sufficiently examine our conscience, we must also say in how many Confessions we have omitted it through our fault, and repeat them all.
59. When is Confession ' clear '?
When we so express ourselves that the Confessor can understand everything well, and clearly see the state of our conscience.
60. Would our Confession be clear if we accused ourselves in general only? — for example, that we have not loved God, that we have thought or spoken evil?
By no means; we must distinctly name and specify the different sins.
61. What is a 'General Confession'?
A General Confession is that in which we repeat all or some of our former Confessions.
62. When is a general Confession necessary?
As often as our former Confessions were sacrilegious, either through want of sincerity, or of sorrow and resolution, or through a culpable negligence in the examination of our conscience.
63. When principally is a general Confession useful and advisable?
1. As a preparation for first Communion; 2. On entering on a state of life; 3. In dangerous illness; 4, At the time of a Jubilee, a Mission, etc.
64. How do you begin your Confession?
Having made the sign of the Cross, I say: ' I, a poor and miserable sinner, accuse myself to God, the Almighty, and to you, my Father, in His stead, that since
