No one has told me to say a Hail Mary or Rosary since is was about 12 years old. My experience with confession is a priest asking me if I knew that what I confessed was a sin when I did it and did I know why it was a sin. I have been guided and have been taught when or if I was uncertain or unclear. I have been told to pray about my transgressions and to ask God for forgiveness and the strength and wisdom to avoid sin and temptation in the future.
I did have a priest tell me to do push-ups and run laps for screwing up, but he was my football coach.
LOL!
Did he forgive you?