Penitential Rite

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Recently I was watching daily mass on EWTN and they said the Pentitential Rite. Since everyone seemed to be saying it and know all the words, I looked it up - I didn’t know what it was.

I’ve been attending mass weekly for maybe about a year and a half now and have attended irregularly for my entire life. I remember reciting something similar to this maybe once or twice ever (and since I didn’t know what we were doing, I just kept quiet).

Is it normal to not say the Pentitential Rite at mass? I’m not just talking about one parish, but different churches in different parts of the country where I have lived.
 
The Penitential Rite is said fully during the weekend Masses (Sat eve., Sunday) but usually only briefly during the Daily Masses. The full prayer is:
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault
[we strike our breast]

in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
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During the Daily Masses, the Priest usually says, “To prepare ourselves to celebrate these Sacred Mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.” Then, after a brief moment, we say the Kyrie [Lord Have Mercy, Christ Have Mercy, Lord Have Mercy].

The Penitential Rite therefore exists in all masses, so I guess you just didn’t recognize it.
 
There is always a Penitential Act in the Mass. The Confiteor may be said as one of the valid options for this Act. It is entirely possible that many parishes you have visited have used some other valid option that did not include the Confiteor (“I confess to Almighty God…”).
 
Could you clarify what the different options are? Because the “I confess…” thing has definitely not been a regular occurrence on Sundays anywhere where I have been a parishioner.
 
I feel like I would have noticed if this were something regularly being recited at mass. :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
Elizium23 said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitential_Rite

Formula B is practically unheard-of in my experience. My parish uses Formula A with Confiteor almost every time. Formula C is probably the common one you have experienced.
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At the abbey I’m associated with, formula B is used every Sunday and on solemnities; formula A (the confiteor) is used at weekday Masses.

Formula C is reminiscent of the old troped Kyries that were dropped at Trent; an example of the Ordinary Form Mass resurrecting an ancient tradition.
 
Remember, the Penitential Act can be replaced with the Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water. The Rite of Sprinkling ends with absolution that is similar to the absolution to the Penitential Act:

V. May almighty God cleanse us of our sins,
and through the celebration of this Eucharist
make us worthy to share at the table of His Kingdom.
R. Amen.
 
PacoG said:
Remember, the Penitential Act can be replaced with the Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water. The Rite of Sprinkling ends with absolution that is similar to the absolution to the Penitential Act:

V. May almighty God cleanse us of our sins,
and through the celebration of this Eucharist
make us worthy to share at the table of His Kingdom.
R. Amen.
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Interesting. My last parish performed the Rite of Sprinkling quite often, especially during the Easter season.
 
PacoG said:
Remember, the Penitential Act can be replaced with the Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water. The Rite of Sprinkling ends with absolution that is similar to the absolution to the Penitential Act:

V. May almighty God cleanse us of our sins,
and through the celebration of this Eucharist
make us worthy to share at the table of His Kingdom.
R. Amen.
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in the roman missal it says that it can be use instead of Penitential Rite during the Easter season
 
Interestingly enough, Form A is considered to the fullest sign of reconciliation
[71.] The practice of the Roman Rite is to be maintained according to which the peace is extended shortly before Holy Communion. For according to the tradition of the Roman Rite, this practice does not have the connotation either of reconciliation or of a remission of sins, but instead signifies peace, communion and charity before the reception of the Most Holy Eucharist.] It is rather the Penitential Act to be carried out at the beginning of Mass (especially in its first form) which has the character of reconciliation among brothers and sisters.
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Redemptionis Sacramentum
 
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