Act of Contrition

A short prayer of sorrow for sin, often prayed in Confession or at the end of the day.

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you,

and I detest all my sins because of your just punishments,

but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love.

I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.

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