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Examination of Conscience.
- Reflect seriously and ask yourself: When did I make my last confession?
- Was this confession a worthy one?
- Did I perhaps wilfully omit a mortal sin?
- Did I perform the penance?
The following are the sins which children might easily commit; think seriously which of them you have committed, not only of mortal sins but also of venial. Should you have committed mortal sins, you must also ask yourself, how often you have committed them.
*45. How may we best examine our conscience?
We should recall to our mind the Commandments of God and of the Church, asking ourselves how we have sinned against them by thoughts, words, deeds and omissions.
46. Must we inquire into the number and circumstances of our sins?
Yes; at least when our sins are mortal.
