Traditional Catholic prayer

The Confiteor

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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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