A Quote by – Mass

Topic of this Quote:

Tome Name:

Mass

Early Name:

Other Names:

Confiteor

Created:

                          
Confíteor Deo omnipoténti et vobis, fratres,
quia peccávi nimis cogitatióne, verbo, ópere et omissióne:
mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa.
Ideo precor beátam Maríam semper Vírginem,
omnes Angelos et Sanctos, et vos, fratres,
oráre pro me ad Dóminum Deum nostrum                          
Prayer of confession of sinfulness used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church known as Confiteor - Latin for "I confess", of which the first evidence date from shortly before 1100. The phrase "mea culpa" appears in the prayer from the 16th century.

Those saying the prayer beat their breast at the italicized words. The pre-1970 Roman Missal specified that that should be done three times. Anglican Missals have the same prayer