Words, Postures, and Gestures What’s different and why?

 Previous editions removed words that were duplicated  The Latin repeats words and phrases for emphasis  The entire Gloria will now be recited or sung in unison

 WORDS: greatly sinned through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (beat breast three times) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore 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.

 GESTURES:  The people do not make the Sign of the Cross during the absolution of the Penitential Rite. This prayer is not the same as the Prayer of Absolution during the Sacrament of Confession.  When praying the words: “My fault, my fault, my most grievous fault” both priest and people strike their breast three times.

This prayer is one of the most ancient prayers of the Church and it is a prayer of the Assembly, both Priest and People.