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 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.