ACT OF CONTRITION.
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest my sins for love of Thee; I firmly resolve by Thy grace to sin no more. A contrite and humble heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
METHOD OF CONFESSION.
Kneeling down, make the sign of the Cross, saying —
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Then ask a blessing in these words:
Pray, Father, give me your blessing, for I have sinned.
The Priest’s Blessing:
May the Lord be in your heart, and on your lips, that you may, with truth and with humility, confess all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Then say the first part of the Confiteor, as follows: —
I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John 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
