Sacred Heart Parish
October 2, 2011
PRAYING THE LITURGY
Dialogue responses: During the Introductory Rites of every Mass, we pray the Penitential Act. There are 3 options to use. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy remains the same. A less familiar option B now reads: Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord; People: For we have sinned against you: Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy; People: And grant us your salvation.
The Confiteor option has several changes. New translation: I confess to almighty God…that I have greatly sinned …through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore… “The new translation does have us express more grandly the seriousness of our sin and the sincerity of our contrition. It offers a humbler way to collect ourselves before stepping any further into prayer” (Understanding the Revised Mass Texts, Paul Turner, p.11).