Public Confession
V. Our help
✠ is in the Name of the Lord.
R. Who hath made heaven and earth.
In order to approach God we must further purify ourselves. Therefore the priest makes a public avowal, taking as his witnesses the Church triumphant and militant and especially all the faithful present.
V. I confess to almighty God, to the blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, brothers, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and you, brethren, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
R. May almighty God be merciful to thee, and forgiving thy sins, bring thee to everlasting life.
Bowing down, they continue:
V. Amen.
R. I confess to almighty God, to the blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, Father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.
Strike the breast three times as a sign of contrition.
Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and you, Father, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
The priest asks God to accept our confession:
V. May almighty God be merciful to thee, and forgiving thy sins, bring thee to everlasting life.
R. Amen.
Public confession like the aspersion is a sacramental which may obtain from God the remission of our venial sins.
V. May the ✠ almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution, and remission of our sins.
R. Amen.
V. Thou wilt turn again, O God, and bring us to life.
R. And Thy people shall. rejoice in Thee.
V. Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy.
R. And grant us Thy salvation.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy Spirit.
V. Let us pray.
The Priest ascends to the Altar
The priest ascending to the altar with his ministers, prays again that he may be cleansed from all sin. At Low Mass the server kneels on the first step, on the left side.
Take away from us our iniquities, we beseech Thee, O Lord; that, being made pure in heart we may be worthy to enter into the Holy of Holies. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The celebrant kisses the altar-stone containing relics:
We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of those of Thy saints whose relics are here, and of all the saints, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to pardon me all my sins. Amen.