Vocabulary:

Heartily— to do something with your whole heart, with all your effort

Offend— means to cause them to feel hurt, angry, or upset by something that is said or done.

Detest— to hate something very much

Deserving-– has earned or should have something

Resolve-– to decide firmly

Grace– God’s gift or God’s help that allows people to choose good (God’s life and love in our souls)

Sin –thoughts, words, or actions that go against God’s commands

Near Occasion of sin —a person, place, or thing that makes it easier to commit a certain sin

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee,

and I detest all my sins because of thy just punishments,

but most of all because they offend Thee, my God,

who art all good and deserving of all my love.

I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace,

to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.