Bless me Father for I have sinned.

[Brigid]

It has been two weeks since my last confession. This is my sin: I forgot to buy cat food, so tonight I had to run out and buy some. That meant dinner for my feline overlords was delayed. They are now chowing down as if they hadn't been fed in a week.

OK, so how many Hail Marys do I get for this mortal sin?

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Hail Mary's?

HAIL MARY'S???!!!!!

PFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTT!!!!

For that you have to recite the Glorious AND the Joyous mysteries of the rosary and be glad you didn't get the whole damned thing!

Go in peace Child

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. We always got a rosary decade, or two... So unfair for a seven year old who only lied once,

that she could remember, because she conveniently forgot the other 8 times (because God will forgive you even for the stuff you forgot, as we learned in CCD).

[snacker]

11. As a seven year-old, I remember...

making up sins and throwing in a "I told a lie" to cover it.
My mother-in-law always told the story about confessing to committing adultery when she was seven because she needed to have some sins to confess.

[musette_sf]

3. But...

are you HEARTILY sorry???

[Brigid]

6. Oh, the cats will make sure of that . . .

When I go to bed tonight.

[Sanity Claws]

4. Five Hail Marys

Father Moore gave us five hail marys for penance no matter what we did.

[graywarrior]

7. You will never be forgiven

They will cast their evil eyes upon you forever.

[rurallib]

8. I'd go with 5 Acts of Contrition

and some serious community service.

[undeterred]

9. They say that cats will eat their owners if they get hungry enough,

so just bear that in mind.

[unapatriciated]

10. You might need this.

and an Act of Contrition.

but if you ask my dog he would call it a venial sin and let you off with one Hail Mary...now if you forgot these than your talking mortal sin and need to break out the Rosary.

[Brigid]

15. Beautiful rosary.

From the Magnificat Rosaries website, right? I think I recognize the work.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

12. Sorry but for this crime you have a one way ticket to meet somebody!

[IcyPeas]

13. Alternative Act of Contrition:

O my Cat,
I am heartily sorry for
having offended Thee,
and I detest all my sins,
because I dread the loss of heaven,
and the pains of hell;
but most of all because
they offend Thee, my Cat
Who are all good and
deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve,
with the help of You, My Cat
to confess my sins,
to do penance,
and to amend my life.
Amen.

[Brigid]

14. Right. Perfect Act of Contrition.

Gotcha.