11-05-2010, 05:39 PM
Director Michael Wrote:[...] There can be longer stays in Gehinom for souls which were exceptionally sinful and unrepentant.
Suppose I have sins which I have forgotten about, and so have not repented of. Or there are actions I know of but have not realized are sins, and so I have not repented of them.
I assume there it a way I can pray to ask God to forgive me for those sins.
How do I go about asking God for forgiveness?
On the other hand, suppose I have difficulty overcoming an urge to commit a particular act that I have been taught _IS_ a sin. (Assume the sin in question does no harm to anyone else).
How can I overcome the urge, or find forgiveness for the sin, or at least mitigate the harm to myself?