As we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christ’s love,
Let us acknowledge our failures
And ask the Lord for pardon and strength.
I confess to almighty God
And to you, my brothers and sisters,
That I have greatly sinned
In my thoughts and in my words,
In what I have done
And in what I have failed to do,
Through my fault,
Through my fault,
Through my most grievous fault ;
Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
All the Angels and Saints,
And you, my brothers and sisters,
To pray for me to the Lord, our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us,
Forgive us our sins,
And bring us to everlasting life.
