▁never theless ▁strongly ▁recommended ▁by ▁the ▁Church . ▁Indeed ▁the ▁regular ▁conf ession ▁of ▁our ▁ven ial ▁s ins ▁helps ▁us ▁form ▁our ▁conscience , ▁fight ▁against ▁evil ▁t endencies , ▁let ▁ourselves ▁be ▁he aled ▁by ▁Christ ▁and ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Spirit . ▁By ▁receiving ▁more ▁frequently ▁through ▁this ▁sacr ament ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁the ▁Father ' s ▁Mer cy , ▁we ▁are ▁sp ur red ▁to ▁be ▁merc iful ▁as ▁He ▁is ▁merc iful ". ▁" When ▁Christ ' s ▁faithful ▁st rive ▁to ▁conf ess ▁all ▁the ▁s ins ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁remember , ▁they ▁und ou bt edly ▁place ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁before ▁the ▁divine ▁mer cy ▁for ▁p ardon ." ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁if ▁the ▁conf ession ▁was ▁good , ▁" the ▁sacr ament ▁was ▁valid " ▁even ▁the ▁pen it ent ▁in ad vert ently ▁forgot ▁some ▁mort al ▁s ins , ▁which ▁are ▁forg iven ▁as ▁well . ▁As ▁a ▁saf egu ard ▁not ▁to ▁become ▁something ▁like ▁" sub cons ci ously ▁in ad vert ent " ▁to ▁avoid ▁saying ▁some ▁s ins , ▁these ▁must ▁be ▁conf essed ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁conf ession ▁( if ▁the ▁pen it ent ▁then ▁rem embers ▁them ; ▁or ▁generally ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁conf ession ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁remembered ). ▁Even ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁allowed , ▁however ▁allowed , ▁and ▁even , ▁except ▁for ▁certain ▁dev ot ional ▁purposes , ▁generally ▁sensible ▁to ▁concent rate ▁in ▁one ' s ▁exam ination ▁of ▁conscience