Confession

Most holy and merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before Thee our sinful nature prone to evil and slothful in good, all our shortcomings and offenses. Thou alone knowest how often we have sinned in wandering from Thy ways, in wasting Thy gifts, in forgetting Thy love. But Thou O Lord, have mercy on us, who are ashamed and sorry for all wherein we have displeased Thee. Teach us to hate our errors; cleanse us from our secret faults and forgive our sins, for the sake of Thy dear Son. And O most holy and loving Father, help us we beseech Thee, to live in Thy light and walk in Thy ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.