Commontide
Compline
Almighty God and Father, we confess to you, to one another, and to the whole company of heaven, that we have sinned, through our own fault, in thought, and word, and deed, and in what we have left undone. For the sake of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and by the power of your Holy Spirit raise us up to serve you in newness of life, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
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A modern Anglican confession that weaves together two ancient threads: the medieval Confiteor's triple address (to God, to one another, before the company of heaven), and the classic "thought, word, and deed" formula descended from the Latin Mass. Its specific wording took shape in the 1979 Episcopal Compline and was enriched for the ACNA BCP 2019.