About Confiteor

Confiteor is the first word of this prayer in Latin, and means “I Confess.” The Confiteor is a general confession of sins used in the Roman Rite at the beginning of Mass and on various other occasions as a preparation for the reception of grace. ^[1] ^[2]

The Confiteor is divided into two parts: in the first part we acknowledge our sins in the presence of God and of His Saints and Angels; in the second part we beg the Saints and Angels to aid us in obtaining forgiveness. ^[3]

Why confession matters

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that individual, integral confession and absolution remain the ordinary way to reconcile with God and the Church, unless physical or moral impossibility excuses. It also teaches that one who desires reconciliation must confess to a priest all the unconfessed grave sins he remembers after having carefully examined his conscience, and that the confession of venial faults, while not necessary in itself, is nevertheless strongly recommended by the Church. ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

What this site is and is not

This site is intended to support prayerful preparation for confession in a digital environment. The Church has described digital media as “spaces,” not only “tools,” and has encouraged approaches that foster respect, dialogue, friendship, and neighbourliness. This site is not a substitute for the sacrament itself, because the ordinary means of reconciliation remains individual and integral confession followed by absolution. ^[7] ^[8] ^[4] ^[5]