General Confession

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A General Confession, as understood by St. Ignatius of Loyola is a form of Confession whereby one spends 3 to 10 days preparing for a confession of all one's 'sins up to that time.'[1] The main goal of the "general confession" is to turn one's life from one of sin to a more devout one.[2] The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius have done much to popularise this form of confession, with such a confession being the significant end-point of the First Week of his Spiritual Exercises.

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  1. ↑ O'Malley, J W 1993, 'The First Jesuits', Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. p. 24
  2. ↑ O'Malley, J W 1993, 'The First Jesuits', Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. p. 39
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