Mass and confession are 2 different things on a day, not Sunday, one goes to confession.  They go into the confessional (booth where one sits, a screened opening , on the other side sits a priest. You confess your "sins" and he give you a penance (prayers to say). You leave the confessional, go to … Read more

Cookie is right, Mass is one of the acts of worship, as in the protestant view "going to church". Confession is another act of worship. By going to a priest and confessing the actions you have taken (and I refuse to say sins) in you life since you were there the last time. Two different … Read more