Preces Quotidianae
The Confession of Sin
The worshiper confesses sin and acknowledges the justice of the punishment received.
Confessions. Woe is me! I have sinned against you, Lord; I have sinned against you. Oh, how greatly.1 I have done wrong, and I have not received what I deserved!2
Turning to the Lord
In shame, the worshiper turns from iniquity and seeks God with the whole heart and soul.
But I am ashamed, and I turn from my wicked ways; I look within, and with my whole heart I turn to you, seeking your face and pleading: I have sinned; I have done wickedly; I have acted unjustly. Lord, I have recognized the wound of my heart—and look! I turn to you with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Pleading for Mercy
The worshiper begs God to hear from heaven, embraces the tax collector's humility, and begins a final petition.
And now, Lord, hear from heaven—from your high dwelling place, from the glorious throne of your kingdom in the heavens—the prayer and petition of your servant; be merciful to your servant, and heal his soul. I do not even dare to lift my eyes to heaven, but standing far off I beat my breast, and with the tax collector I say: God, be merciful to me, a sinner—to me, a sinner worse than the tax collector; be merciful as you were to the tax collector. And.
Read the original Latin
CONFESSIONES.
Hei mihi, peccavi tibi, Domine, peccavi tibi, O quantum
deliqui, et ut eram dignus non recepi!
Sed confundor, Et convertor a viis iniquitatis mese, Et convertor ad cor meum, Et in toto corde meo ad te convertor, Et quaro faciem tuam, Et deprecor te, dicens, Peccavi, inique feci, injuste egi, Cognovi, Domine, plagam cordis mei, Et ecce! convertor ad te In toto corde meo, et 'Tota anima mea. Et nunc tu, Domine, exaudi de Coelo, De sublimi habitaculo tuo, De solio glori:ze Regni tui in Colis Orationem et precem servi tui, Et propitiare servo tuo, Et sana animam ejus. Non audeo nedum oculos meos Ad Coelos levare, Sed a longe stans Percutio pectus meum, Et cum Publiecano dico, Deus, propitius esto mihi peccatori, Mihi supra Publicanum peccatori, Propitius esto quemadmodum Publicano.
AND.
Notes
- 1 ↩Section ends mid-clause at O quantum; sense continues in PrecesPriv.1.3.3 (deliqui...).
- 2 ↩Latin has no explicit object for recepi. The line may mean either (a) I did not receive good/favor as one deserving punishment would not, or (b) I did not receive the full punishment I deserved (mercy). Neighboring confession language supports a penitential sense without forcing either object.
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