Editing Catholic Mass (section)

===Penitential Act===

====Sprinkling of Water====
*called "Rite for the blessing and sprinkling of water"
*= reminder of Baptism

====Penitential Act====
*the purpose is for the faithful recall their sins and place their trust in God's mercy
*starts with the "Invitation to Repent" by the priest
<blockquote>Brethren, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries</blockquote>
*the Penitential Act has four parts:
*#invitation to the faithful by the Priest
*#a pause for silence
*# the prayer
*#absolution by the Priest.
*the prayer may be led by the Priest ("God have mercy") or recited in full by the faithful
called the ''Confiteor:''<blockquote>I confess to almighty God

and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned,

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault, 

through my most grievous fault;

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin

all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God</blockquote>
* the Penitential Act prepares us to received the Eucharist
*''Confiteor'' it is a prayer for and act of turning our focus from our sins (repent) to God
*"striking the breast" three times is a gesture of sorrow, humility and responsibility for our sins
*the repentance is done in communion with the entire congregation (coming together)
*it absolves venial and not mortal sins, and also reminds us to avoid future sin

==== Scriptural sources of the ''Confiteor'' include: ====

* Psalm 51, in which David confesses his sins to God
* 1 John 1:19, which emphasizes confession of sins for forgiveness
* James 5:16
* 1 Timohty 2:1

> to complete 

Sources:

* [https://media.ascensionpress.com/2019/09/25/the-parts-of-the-mass-the-confiteor/ The Parts of the Mass: The Confiteor - Ascension Press Media]
* [https://roadtopurity.com/what-you-didnt-know-about-the-confiteor-prayer/ What you didn’t know about the Confiteor Prayer | Road to Purity]