Ordinary and Extraordinary Prayers

Ordinary Confiteor

CONFITEOR Deo omnipotens et vobis, fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, opere et omissione: (strike breast three times) mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, omnes Angelos et Sanctos, et vos, fratres, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.

I CONFESS to almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have sinned through my own fault; (strike breast three times) in my thoughts, in my words, in what I have done and 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.


Extraordinary Confiteor

CONFITEOR Deo omnipotenti, beatae Mariae semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo, beato Ioanni Baptistae, sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, et omnibus Sanctis, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo et opere: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem Archangelum, beatum Ioannem Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, et omnes Sanctos, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum. Amen.


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, and to all the saints that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore, I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Amen.


Sometimes it isn't that the translation of the Latin is imperfect, but rather they changed the Latin too. And in this one prayer both arguments apply.