V. Have pity on us, O most merciful Lord, and spare Thy people;
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. We all prostrate before Thee, and pour out our tears: we confess unto Thee our hidden sins, and beseech Thee, O God, to pardon us.
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. Receive the prayers of Thy priests, and abundantly grant what they ask: and have mercy on Thy people, O Lord.
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. Thou art angry against us: our heinous crimes have bowed us down to the earth: and we have grown faint, because there is no hope within us.
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. We have been made a prey to evils that we know not, and every evil has come upon us: we have called upon Thee, and we have heard no reply.
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. We all cry unto Thee: we all seek Thee: we are repentant, and weeping follow Thee, for we have provoked Thy anger.
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. We beseech Thee, we sigh out our prayers to Thee: O Jesus, we prostrate before Thee, and petition Thee: let Thy power raise us from our misery.
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. We sue for peace; grant us peace! Avert the scourge of war, and deliver us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord!
R. For we have sinned against Thee.
V. Bow down Thine ear, O most merciful God! Cleanse us from the stains of our sins, and, in Thy pity, deliver us from all dangers.
R. Have mercy on us and spare us.
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–from the Mozarabic Missal, excerpt taken from The Liturgical Year by Dom Gueranger
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