Prayers for a good confession
When
To
Saints
- St. Joseph
- St. Peter
- St. Paul
- St. Francis Xavier
- St. Philip Neri
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Mary Magdalene
- St. Augustine
- St. Michael the Archangel
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
- St. John the Evangelist
- St. Bernard of Clairvaux
- St. Teresa of Avila
- St. Simeon
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Gabriel the Archangel
- St. Anna the Prophetess
- St. Elizabeth
- St. Gregory the Great
- St. Anne
- St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- St. Ambrose
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- St. Francis de Sales
- St. Alphonsus Liguori
- St. Stephen
- St. Andrew
- St. Basil the Great
- St. Margaret of Cortona
- St. Jerome
- St. Lawrence
- St. Gertrude the Great
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga
- St. Charles Borromeo
- St. Catherine of Siena
- St. Francis Borgia
- St. James the Greater
- St. Matthew
- St. Joachim
- St. Monica
- St. Stanislaus Kostka
- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
- St. Agnes
- St. Fulgentius
- St. Peter Chrysologus
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- St. Patrick
- St. Benedict
- St. Lucy
- St. Sylvester
- St. Bartholomew
- St. Martha
- St. Catherine of Alexandria
- St. Philip the Apostle
- St. Angela Merici
- St. Ursula
- St. Luke
For
- A happy death
- The sick
- The souls in purgatory
- The conversion of sinners
- Comfort in sorrow
- A special favour
- Hopeless cases
- A good confession
- A worthy Communion
- Protection from temptation
- Patience
- Purity
- Humility
- Peace
- Trust in God
- Strength
- Perseverance
- Thanksgiving
- Family
- Children
- Parents
- Vocation
- Priests
- The Pope and the Church
- The missions
- The poor
- Salvation
- Forgiveness of sins
- Contrition
- Mercy
- Love of God
- Protection
- Amendment of life
- Holiness
- Avoiding sin
- Deliverance from evil
- Union with Jesus
- Guidance
- Acceptance of God's will
- Love of neighbour
- Faith
- Penance and mortification
- The interior life
- Detachment
- A pure intention
- Self-control
- God's blessing
- Obedience
- Reparation
- Modesty
- The dying
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Benefactors
- Zeal for souls
- Vocations to the priesthood and religious life
Season
- Advent
- Christmastide
- Time after Epiphany
- Septuagesima
- Lent
- Passiontide
- Holy Week
- Eastertide
- Whitsuntide
- Time after Pentecost
- March, Month of St. Joseph
- May, Month of Mary
- June, Month of the Sacred Heart
- October, Month of the Rosary
- November, Month of the Holy Souls
- Christmas
- Immaculate Conception
- St. Francis Xavier
- Annunciation
- Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Easter
- Pentecost
- Assumption
- Feast of the Sacred Heart
- Corpus Christi
- Holy Guardian Angels
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Our Lady of Consolation
Kind
Written for
50 texts
- Prayer · 2 minPrayer for a Good Confession“and most liberal Benefactor! how can I present myself before thee,”
- Examination · 18 minExamination of Conscience“In examining your conscience, remember you have to find out what sins”
- Examination · 1 minParticular Examen“Whether we said anything in our own praise?”
- Hymn · 2 minChildren's Rule of Life“In the morning when I waken, With the cross I sign myself,”
- Instruction · 25 minChoosing a Confessor and Making a General Confession“Many reasons show the necessity and advantage of a director in the service of God.”
- Examination · 39 minDevotions before Confession“O holy and long-enduring God, I prostrate myself before thee”
- Devotion · 9 minEvening Prayer“name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
- Examination · 11 minEvening Prayers and Examination of Conscience“In the name of the ✠ Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
- Devotion · 13 minExamination of Conscience and Devotions for Confession“O Spirit of light and of truth, Who dost sound the depths of our consciences”
- Examination · 24 minExamination of Conscience and Prayers before Confession“My God, my Creator, my Redeemer, my Judge, give me thy grace that”
- Examination · 14 minExamination of Conscience before Confession“O MERCIFUL Redeemer! Hope and refuge of sinners, look with compassion on”
- Examination · 42 minExamination of Conscience for a General Confession“How long ago did you make your last confession?”
- Examination · 6 minExamination of Conscience for Children“Did you say your prayers, morning and night?”
- Examination · 8 minExamination of Conscience for Confession“Have I performed the penance enjoined in my last confession?”
- Examination · 6 minExamination of Conscience for Every Night“O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, whose majesty filleth heaven and earth,”
- Examination · 2 hrExamination of Conscience for Priests in a Retreat“The object of a Clerical Retreat, like every other Retreat, is an”
- Examination · 6 minExamination of Conscience for Religious Sisters“Cease not to withdraw from creatures until you find yourself alone with God.”
- Examination · 7 minExamination of Conscience for Those Who Confess Regularly and Frequently“O most merciful God, I most humbly thank thee for all thy mercies”
- Examination · 16 minExamination of Conscience for Young Women“How long is it since I last went to confession?”
- Examination · 2 minExamination of Conscience on Purity of Heart“Do I set before me in each confession some special fault to overcome until my next confession ?”
- Examination · 9 minExamination of Conscience on the Present State of the Soul“Do I value them more highly than anything else?”
- Examination · 5 minExamination of Conscience: the Manner of Performing It“LET us adore our LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who sees us as we really are, and Who knows all our sins”
- Instruction · 2 minGeneral Confession with Communion“Whoever, of his own accord, wants to make a General Confession, will”
- Reading · 20 minHow to Prepare for Death“Ah, my God, if I had died during one of those nights,”
- Litany · 15 minLitany for SundayIN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen…
- Litany · 18 minLitany for the Sick and Preparation for DeathO Blessed Trinity, three Persons and one God, Holy Mother of God, All ye holy Angels and Archangels…
- Meditation · 5 minMeditation on Sacramental Absolution“Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!”
- Litany · 5 minLitany of the Blessed SacramentLiving Bread, that camest down from heaven, Hidden God and Saviour, Corn of the elect, Wine whose fruit are virgins…
- Devotion · 3 minMethod of Confession“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
- Examination · 21 minParticular Examination on the Virtues and Christian Duties“Is your faith true, and sincere ?”
- Instruction · 1 minPractices for the Time of a Retreat“Assist faithfully at all the exercises of the retreat.”
- Devotion · 7 minPrayers before Confession“O HOLY Spirit, Eternal Source of Light, mercifully vouchsafe to enlighten the darkness”
- Examination · 12 minPrayers Before Examination of Conscience“O MY Lord and my God, be merciful to me a sinner.”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer Before Examination of Conscience“O my Lord, and my God, thou didst order the light to rise”
- Instruction · 8 minPreparation for Confession“and most liberal Benefactor ! how can I present myself”
- Devotion · 12 minResolution of Amendment“whose holy grace has opened my eyes to the miserable”
- Rule of life · 3 minRule of Life for a Child of Mary“Morning and night prayers, including three Hail Marys,in honour of the purity of the Blessed Mother.”
- Rule of life · 19 minRules for a Christian Life“O LORD GOD, my Creator and Redeemer, grant that during my mortal pilgrimage”
- Prayer · 2 minPrayer to the Holy Ghost for Light to Discover One's Sins“I am firmly convinced, that however sincerely I may desire”
- Litany · 5 minShort Litany of the Blessed SacramentBe favourable, O Lord, and spare us. Be favourable, O Lord, and hear us, From the unworthy reception of thy Body and Blood…
- Prayer · 2 minPrayers after Confession“Accept, O Lord, I beseech thee, this my confession, and mercifully pardon”
- Examination · 1 minShort Method of Daily Examen“O MY Lord and my God! I most humbly thank Thee for”
- Prayer · 1 minProtestation before Examination of Conscience“O GOD, the searcher of hearts, behold I here protest in Thy presence,”
- Examination · 23 minTable of Sins for Examination of Conscience“After come to the use of reason, how long to have neglected to learn”
- Examination · 4 minThe Importance of the Examination of Conscience“LET us adore our LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who has assured us by His Saints”
- Prayer · 3 minTriple Colloquy“O Mother of my Saviour, my blessed Lady, my Queen, vouchsafe to intercede”
- Examination · 1 minMethod of Examination of Conscience“Mon Dieu, j'ai un extrême regret de vous avoir offensé par ce que vous êtes”
- Prayer · 3 minPrayer to St. Philip Neri for a Happy Death“Benedetto sia il Santissimo Nome del nostro Signore Giesù Cristo, della Santissima”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer to the Blessed Virgin and Guardian Angel before Confession“Vierge Sainte, Mère de grâce, Mère de miséricorde et réfuge assuré des pauvres pécheurs”
- Instruction · 4 minWhat to Do During and After Confession“Approchez du Confessional avec le silence, la modestie et le recueillement”
