To ask for forgiveness
For when you did something wrong and want to start over.
A verse to pray with
Luke 18:13
And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O god, be merciful to me a sinner.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
In our own words
Father, I did something wrong and I am sorry. Forgive me. Help me repair the harm I did and begin again. Thank you for always waiting for me. Amen.
Written by God's Map, inspired by Luke 15:20
What the Church teaches
God forgives us in the sacrament of Penance, which is confession. There grave sins are forgiven, and the Church also recommends confessing venial sins.
Catechism 1446; 1458