A beautiful act of contrition

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I found this in a prayer book in the Adoration Chapel, on a very old dog eared holy card. I had to take photos of it with my phone so I could bring it home with me! (yes - I stepped outside to take the photos) 😃 Thought I would share - I’d never seen this one before and could not find it anywhere on the Columban Fathers website or on the internet:

***Forgive me my sins, O Lord, forgive me my sins; the sins of my youth, the sins of my age, the sins of my soul, the sins of my body; my idle sins, my serious voluntary sins, the sins I know, the sins I don’t know; the sins I have concealed so long and which are hidden from my memory. I am truly sorry for every sin, moral and venial, for all the sins of my childhood up the present hour. I know my sins have wounded Thy tender heart, O my Savior, let me be freed from the bonds of evil through the most bitter Passion of my Redeemer. Amen. ***

O my Jesus, forget and forgive what I have been.

~The Columban Fathers

~Liza
 
I’ve seen that one in a ‘Stations of the cross’ booklet that I have, though I haven’t looked at it for some time, so thanks for reminding me!

I’m actually (scheduling permitting) going to Confession today, or else tomorrow - I just may use it 🙂 Or perhaps just the second half (‘I am truly sorry’ …) - the whole thing may be just a teeny bit long, beautiful as it is.
 
LilyM said:
I’m actually (scheduling permitting) going to Confession today, or else tomorrow - I just may use it 🙂 Or perhaps just the second half (‘I am truly sorry’ …) - the whole thing may be just a teeny bit long, beautiful as it is.
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I know what you mean - I can’t imagine using the whole thing in the confessional. But I do love it for prayer before Confession.

I will be going this weekend myself and will take it with me - I need to find a pretty holy card and put it on the back now…hmmmmm…time to dig through the holy cards!

~Liza
 
Fr. is hearing the confessions of my seveth grade class this Sunday, soooooo…guess what they are getting to use 😃

Thanks!
 
Oh drat - there’s a typo!!!

Here is the fixed version:

**Forgive me my sins, O Lord, forgive me my sins; the sins of my youth, the sins of my age, the sins of my soul, the sins of my body; my idle sins, my serious voluntary sins, the sins I know, the sins I don’t know; the sins I have concealed so long and which are hidden from my memory. I am truly sorry for every sin, mortal and venial, for all the sins of my childhood up the present hour. I know my sins have wounded Thy tender heart, O my Savior, let me be freed from the bonds of evil through the most bitter Passion of my Redeemer. Amen.

O my Jesus, forget and forgive what I have been.**

~The Columban Fathers

~Liza
 
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