By Francis Van Uden The Act of Contrition! It is a beautiful prayer and is usually said at the end of confession. A priest may have asked you to recite one before, and the thing is they aren’t all the same. An Act of Contrition is exactly what it’s called. You say this to show your contrition in the fact that you are truly sorry for your sins, and understand what that means to your relationship to God. Some churches may have other versions of an Act of Contrition, but the one the Catholic Church suggests is the one below.
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 are 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. I find it very fruitful and helpful to my faith when I pray this at other times in my day. Fr. Kevin once told me that when he was young, he was taught to pray this prayer every time he recognized that he sinned. I thought that was super cool! Right in the moment you can take responsibility for your sin and apologize for it, and remind yourself of what we should be trying to do : confess our sins, do penance and ultimately amend our lives. It is a short and simple prayer, and is such a good way to build up your relationship with Jesus!
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