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misunderstanding of the prayer
by Kate (no login)
"I confess to Almighty God (so far, so good), to blessed Mary ever virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word an deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech (notice that the Father is now missing?) Blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me." (The 'Confetior', quoted from The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism, Official Revised Edition, Copyright 1962, Page 5.)
I want to point out that in the first half of the prayer, the confessor is confessing to God and to members of the community in heaven. The second half, the part in which you note God is left out of, does not ask for forgiveness. It instead asks the saints "to pray to the Lord our God for me." It is the same as asking a fellow member of your Church to pray for you. The inclusion of God wouldn't make any sense, since God would not pray to God.
Posted on Dec 10, 2008, 6:20 PM from IP address 69.141.195.30
Hello, Kate. Thx for the post.
May I inquire: Where God, and God alone has the power to forgive sin, why on His earth would we confess our sins to angels, dead people, etc.?
There is a parallel thought here, though. We ARE instructed to "confess our faults (sins) to ONE ANOTHER...." the purpose being the healing of broken relationships. Beyond that, I dare not go... neither do the angels who are recorded as rejecting worship/prayer to themselves.
God bless!
Bob
Posted on Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 PM from IP address 96.252.68.114
I dont remember such prayers but as far as I know it goes like this "...and I ask the Blessed Mary ever virgin, all the angels and saints and to you my brother and sisters to pray for me to the Lord our God."
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