Traditional Catholic prayer
The Confiteor
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Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Francis Xavier Lasance, page 393.
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- Pray The Confiteor, a Catholic prayer of penance from a 1911 edition. I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the…
- Often prayed for
- confession, mass, penitence, and through my fault
- When to pray
- This prayer may be used at any time.
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- English and Latin
I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the 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 deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.
Therefore, I beseech the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, all the saints, and you, Father, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
Traditional Catholic prayer
The Confiteor
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Francis Xavier Lasance, page 393.
I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the 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 deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.
Therefore, I beseech the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, all the saints, and you, Father, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
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