Confession

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Preparing for Confession

Reflection on the Ten Commandments is often recommended as part of an examination of conscience.

See also:

• The relationship between Confession and Communion

General Confession

Sources

• Confession and Communion - by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann (Accepted and Approved by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, February 17, 1972)
• Some reflections on Confession - by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann (Paper discussed at the Alumni Retreat, St. Andrew’s Camp, June 20-22, 1961)

Jurisdictional Resources

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese

• Parish Handbook for Confession - Fr. Isaac Henke

Greek Orthodox Resources

• Repentance and Confession - An introduction by John Chryssavgis
• Preparation for Holy Confession - from the Greek Orthodox Department of Religious Education
• Young People and Confession by Fr. Milton Efthimiou
• GOARCH Multimedia - Sacraments Series - The Sacrament of Penance - in RealMedia format

Orthodox Church in America

• Penance - in The Orthodox Faith by Fr. Thomas Hopko

Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR)

• How to Make a Confession in Orthodox America
• The Sacrament Of Confession - from St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Dallas Texas (ROCOR)

Other Resources

• Articles on Confession from OrthodoxInfo.com
• The Mercy Of Confession by Terry Mattingly. publised in Again Magazine (2000)

In Literature

• In Passion Week - by Anton Chekhov
• A Siberian Grandmother on Confession in FOMA: An Orthodox Christian Journal for Doubting Thomases