Catechists! Act of Contrition?

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Catechists!
Which form of the Act of Contrition are you currently having youngsters learn and use?
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Beautiful said:
Catechists!
Which form of the Act of Contrition are you currently having youngsters learn and use?
Thanks!
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Here is a PDF of the Rite of Penance (1974):

sfdeafcatholics.org/THE_RITE_OF_PENANCE.pdf

ourcatholicfaith.org/confessionhowto.html

4. PRAYER OF THE PENITENT
Before the absolution is given, the penitent expresses sorrow for sins in these or similar words:

My God,
I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all of my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all of my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess all my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

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Or:

Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Also:

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In
choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have
sinned against you whom I should love above all
things. 1 firmly intend, with your help, to do penance,
to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads
me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died
for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.

Or:
Remember, Lord, your compassion and mercy which
you showed long ago. Do not recall the sins and
failings of my youth. In your mercy remember me,
Lord, because of your goodness.

Or:
Wash me from my guilt and cleanse me of my sin. I
acknowledge my offense; my sin is before me always.

Or:
Father, I have sinned against you and am not worthy
to be called your son. Be merciful to me, a sinner.

Or:
Father of mercy, like the prodigal son I return to
you and say: “I have sinned against you and am no
longer worthy to be called your son.” Christ Jesus,
Savior of the world, I pray with the repentant thief
to whom you promised Paradise: “Lord, remember
me in your Kingdom.” Holy Spirit, fountain of love, I
call on you with trust: “Purify my heart, and help
me to walk as a child of light.”

Or:
Lord Jesus, you opened the eyes of the blind, healed
the sick, forgave the sinful woman, and after Peter’s
denial confirmed him in your love. Listen to my
prayer, forgive all my sins, renew your love in my
heart, help me to live in perfect unity with my fellow
Christians that 1 may proclaim your saving power
to all the world.

Or:
Lord Jesus, you chose to be called the friend of sinners.
By your saving death and resurrection free me
from my sins. May your peace take root in my heart
and bring forth a harvest of love, holiness, and
truth.

Or:
Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Lamb of God; you
take away the sins of the world. Through the grace
of the Holy Spirit restore me to friendship with your
Father, cleanse me from every stain of sin in the
blood you shed for me, and raise me to new life for
the glory of your name.

Or:
Lord God, in your goodness have mercy on me: do
not look on my sins, but take away all my guilt.
Crate in me a clean heart and renew within me an
upright spirit.

Or:
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me,
a sinner.

starockypoint.com/Sacrament_of_Reconciliation.pdf
 
As you can see above, and as you probably already know, there are just so many versions of the Act of Contrition since it is just anything that shows contrition for our sins. The one I use is again different haha:

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee and I detest all of my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee my God, Who art all good and deserving of my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.

May God bless you all abundantly and forever! 🙂
 
Richard_White said:
As you can see above, and as you probably already know, there are just so many versions of the Act of Contrition since it is just anything that shows contrition for our sins. The one I use is again different haha:

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee and I detest all of my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee my God, Who art all good and deserving of my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.

May God bless you all abundantly and forever! 🙂
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This is the one our diocese asked us to teach/use for First Reconciliation. Of course any words or contrition (sorrow) are fine but this is the one we are supposed to encourage them to memorize. I spend alot of time talking about what “heartily sorry” means and “firmly resolve” and “near occasion” big words for little kids but this prayer will help them their whole lives!!
 
I taught the following:

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 art 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 use the same one as RW personally, but we teach the on in the new textbooks…Oh Jesus, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart…etc.
If does not matter which one a person prays. We are to make a sincere act of contrition. People have been known to pray spontaneously on the spot, particularly those who have been away from the confessional for many years.
If you are the cat just use the one that came with the teaching.materials, which is probably the best for kids to understand. . Do not
let anyone tell you which one is “better”.
The necessary thing is the contrition, not a particular version. The children need to know one WELL.
Pick one and be at peace.
 
Richard_White said:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee and I detest all of my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee my God, Who art all good and deserving of my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.
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That’s the one I learned in second grade. Nothing difficult about it. The simplified versions make me wonder, what’s so hard? I’d love to know the author of this version. I’ve always found it to be a powerful prayer that hits all the important aspects of Contrition.
 
psteichen said:
That’s the one I learned in second grade. Nothing difficult about it. The simplified versions make me wonder, what’s so hard? I’d love to know the author of this version. I’ve always found it to be a powerful prayer that hits all the important aspects of Contrition.
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Kids don’t speak like this. Neither did we a hundred years ago when we learned it. 😉

As I said before, the actual version of the prayer does not matter. You priest knows this.
He may prefer one to another like you do, but it doesn’t matter.
 
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