MARCH 2026 - for your prayers
Self-examination and Confession for use during Lent
Let us now call to mind our sin and the infinite mercy of God.
God the Father, have mercy on us. God the Son, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Trinity of love, have mercy on us.
Most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart, mind, and
strength.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
We
have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven.
Lord, have mercy.
We have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us.
We have not been true to the mind of Christ.
We
have grieved your Holy Spirit.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you, Lord…
All our past unfaithfulness: the pride, hypocrisy and
impatience of our lives.
Lord, have mercy.
Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and our exploitation of
other people.
Lord, have mercy.
Our anger at our own frustration and our envy of those more
fortunate than ourselves.
Lord, have mercy.
Our intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts and our
dishonesty in daily life and work.
Lord, have mercy.
Our negligence in prayer and worship and our failure to
commend the faith that is in us.
Lord, have mercy.
Accept our repentance, Lord…
For the wrongs we have done, for our blindness to human need
and suffering and our indifference to injustice and cruelty.
Accept our repentance, Lord.
For all false judgements, for uncharitable thoughts towards
our neighbours and for our prejudice and contempt towards
those who differ from us.
Accept our repentance, Lord.
For our waste and pollution of your creation and our lack of
concern for those who come after us.
Accept our repentance, Lord.
Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger depart from us.
Favourably hear us, for your mercy is great.
Accomplish in us the work of your salvation,
that we may show your glory in the world.
By the cross and passion of your Son our Lord,
bring us with all your saints to the joy of his
resurrection.
We have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have
not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In your mercy
forgive what we have been, help us to amend what we are, and
direct what we shall be; that we may do justly, love mercy,
and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen.
From Times and Seasons © The Archbishops’ Council
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- Kinnaird Way
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Posted 28 February 2026
