Act of Contrition
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The Act of Contrition is a prayer recited by the penitent during the Latin Rite Roman Catholic sacrament of Confession.
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Latin
- Deus meus, ex toto corde poenitet
- me omnium meorum peccatorum,
- eaque detestor, quia peccando,
- non solum poenas a te iuste
- statutas promeritus sum,
- sed praesertim quia offendi te,
- summum bonum, ac dignum qui
- super omnia diligaris.
- Ideo firmiter propono,
- adiuvante gratia tua,
- de cetero me non peccaturum
- peccandique occasiones
- proximas fugiturum. Amen.
English
- O my God, 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 God,
- Who art all-good and deserving
- of all my love.
- I firmly resolve, with the help
- of Thy grace to confess my sins,
- to do penance
- and to amend my life. Amen.
[edit] Recent Version 1992
- My God,
- I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
- In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good,
- I have sinned against You, whom I should love above all things.
- I firmly intend,
- With Your help,
- To do penance,
- To sin no more,
- And to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In His name my God have mercy.
- Amen
[edit] Alternative version
- My Lord, I am heartily sorry for all my sins,
- help me to live like Jesus and not sin again.
- Amen.
[edit] Irish version in use in 1960s
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee and I detest my sins above every other evil because they displease Thee, my God, Who, in Thy infinite wisdom, art so deserving of all my love and I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace never more to offend Thee and to amend my life. Amen.
[edit] Other versions in use, circa 1970
- O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
- O my God, I am very sorry for all my sins because they offend you, who are so good, and with your help, I will not sin again. Amen.
[edit] Other versions in use, circa 1980
- O my God, I am sorry for my sins. In choosing to sin, and failing to do good, I have sinned against You and Your Church. I firmly intend, with the help of Your Son, to do good and to sin no more. Amen.
- O my God, I am sorry for my sins. In choosing to sin, and failing to do good, I have sinned against You and Your Church. I firmly intend, with the help of Your Grace, to make up for my sins, and to love as I should. Amen.
- My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you, whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Saviour Jesus Christ suffered and died for us in His name, my God, have mercy. Amen.
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The Anglican Tradition (aka Church of England, in the USA, The Episcopal Church) has its own Act of Contrition, usually referred to as Confession of Sin. This is said by the Congregation en masse during regular worship services:
"Most merciful God, "we confess we have sinned against thee "in thought, word, and deed, "by what we have done "and by what we have left undone. "We have not loved thee with our whole heart; "we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. "We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. "For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, "have mercy on us and forgive us; "that we may delight in thy will, "and walk in thy ways, "to the glory of thy Name. Amen."
--Book of Common Prayer (1979 ed)
This ritual has several different forms to suit the needs of its Protestant worshippers, all of which are essentially similar
