Deus meus ex toto corde meo
Act of Contrition
Deus meus, ex toto corde paenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando,
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell,
non solum poenas a te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed praesertim quia offendi te, summum bonum, ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris.
but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love.
Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia tua, de cetero me non peccatorum peccandique occasiones proximas fugiturum.
I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life
Amen.
Amen.