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 I shall teach your ways to the wicked, * and sinners shall return to you.

Deliver me from death, O God, * and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness, O God of my salvation.

Open my lips, O Lord, * and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Had you desired it, I would have offered sacrifice; * but you take no delight in burnt&#8209;offerings.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; * a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Litany of Penitence

Most holy and merciful Father: We confess to you and to one another, and to the whole communion of saints in heaven and on earth, that we have sinned by our own fault in thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven. Have mercy on us, Lord.

We have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us. We have not been true to the mind of Christ. We have grieved your Holy Spirit. Have mercy on us, Lord.