Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Like the shepherds who went in haste to see the child Jesus, we eagerly seek to receive God's forgiveness and blessings.

Brothers and sisters, the Lord has come! Let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries of God with us.

Brothers and sisters, as we wait in patient hope for the coming of the Lord, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. Invocations

Brothers and sisters, the reign of God is at hand, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Gathered together to rejoice in the house of the Lord, we beg pardon for our sins.

Encouraged by God's promise of salvation, let us pray for reconciliation with God and one another.