All-powerful,
Most holy,
Most high,
And supreme God,
I am so sorry for hurting you:
I impudently spat upon
Your sorrowful face,
I violently scourged
Your most blessed body,
I scornfully crowned
Your holy head with thorns,
I savagely kicked you
When you fell with the cross,
I cruelly crucified your flesh
With stinging nails;
In short, I have bitterly tortured you
With every single one
Of my sins against you.
I despise and abhor
All my many sins,
Including any in the past
That I’ve withheld from you —
Mortal sins or venial sins —
Or never confessed honestly,
Or forgot about;
And I accuse myself
Of being guilty
Of high treason
Against your Divine Majesty,
Deserving to be executed —
And exiled —
Because my sins offend you,
Lord God,
Who are all good,
Supremely good,
Totally good,
Who alone are good.
You deserve only
My heartfelt love
And blind obedience
To your holy will.
Therefore, I hereby make
This declaration and resolution:
I am absolutely and utterly determined,
Through your sweet holy graces
And your unfathomable divine mercy,
To be your humble and obedient slave,
Through Our Lady,
The Queen of All Hearts,
And to be your faithful servant
Who with promptitude runs away
From the false enticements of all sin,
And the empty allure
Of all temptation.
Instead, I completely surrender myself
Into your warm embrace,
And with a humble heart,
Bountifully overflowing
With sincere thanksgiving
For your magnificent mercy,
I receive your loving
Kiss of peace.
Amen.