: Reflect on your thoughts, words, and actions since your last confession. Many use the Ten Commandments or specific examination guides as a framework.
: Recite a prayer of sorrow, such as the one found in. Confession
: Make the Sign of the Cross and say, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been [time] since my last confession" . : Reflect on your thoughts, words, and actions
: Receive God’s forgiveness through the priest’s words of absolution. After Confession Perform Penance : Complete your assigned penance. Gratitude : Offer thanks to God for mercy. : Reflect on your thoughts