The Act of Contrition is the short prayer of sorrow a Catholic says in confession, after the priest gives a penance and before absolution. Its two traditional English forms both begin “O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee,” and both end with a firm resolve, made with the help of God’s grace, to amend one’s life. The older of the two is printed this way in the Manual of Prayers of the Third Plenary Council of…

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