Prayer · Catholic devotion
Act of Contrition (Baltimore Catechism)
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.
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Text: Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (1885), Prayers. Source page: gutenberg.org · Act of Contrition (Baltimore Catechism) ↗.