• What : Lenten Penitential Service
• When : 23 March 2013, 11.30am
• Where: St Saviour’s Church, Lewisham High Street, London SE13
Bus from Victoria: 185; other Buses to Lewisham: 21, 36, 47, 54, 75, 89, 108, 122, 136, 180, 181, 199, 208, 225, 261, 273, 278, 284, 321, 380, 484, 621, P4, 851, 852, 856, 931, 932, 933, 936, 939, 942, 943, 970, 971, 972, 973. St Saviour’s Church is located on Lewisham High Street, opposite Primark and McDonald’s.
After a short service, led by Bishop Patrick, there will be priests in the confession boxes and around the church for individual confessions. This is a wonderful way to prepare for the celebration of Easter, so please do make every effort to come. Confessions can be heard in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Ebo and Twi. EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.
GOING TO CONFESSION
To help those of you who have not been to confession for a long time, or those of you who do not have English as your first language, here is a form of words you can use when going to confession.
PRIEST AND PARISHIONER: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
PARISHIONER: Bless me Father for I have sinned. My last confession was
(? time) ago and these are my sins …… For these and all the sins I cannot now remember I am truly sorry.
The PRIEST will now say a few words of encouragement to help you in the Christian life. The PRIEST will also give you a simple PENANCE for you to do afterwards, which may be one of our well known prayers.
The PRIEST will say the words of ABSOLUTION and you will be invited to say your Act of Contrition (prayer of sorrow) as follows:
PARISHIONER: O my God, because you are so good, I am very sorry that I have sinned against you, and by the help of your grace I will not sin again.
The PRIEST will say a few words to end the ceremony and then you respond:
PARISHIONER: Thank you Father.
The PARISHIONER leaves and does their PENANCE.
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