What do you pray to show sorrow for sin?

Answer 1

Roman Catholic AnswerThe usual prayer to express your sorrow for sin is the Act of Contrition, which has many forms, here is one I learned as a child:O my God! I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life.

Answer 2

There are many Catholic prayers of sorrow, a classic since the very early Church are the penitential psalms Psalms 6, 31, 37, 50, 101, 129 and 142(Septuagint numbering)

The Miserere (Psalm 50) being the Greatest:English version:Latin version:Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy;Miserére mei, Deus, secúndum magnam misericórdiam tuam;and according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies: blot out my iniquity.et secúndum multitúdinem miserationum tuárum: dele iniquitátem meam.Wash me from my iniquity; and cleanse me of my sin.Amplius lava me ab iniquitáte mea et a peccáto meo munda me.For I acknowledge my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.Quóniam iniquitatem meam ego cognósco, et peccátum meum contra me est semper.Against Thee alone have I sinned and done evil in Thy sight; that Thou mayest be justified in Thy sentence and mayest overcome when judged.Tibi, soli peccávi et malum coram te feci; ut iustificéris in sermónibus tuis, et vincas cum iudicaris.For behold, I was conceived in sin, and in sin my mother conceived me;Ecce enim in iniquitátibus concéptus sum, et in peccátis concépit me mater mea.For behold, Thou hast loved truth, and the uncertain and hidden things of Thy wisdom Thou hast shown me.Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti incerta et occúlta sapiéntiae tuae manifestásti mihi.Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed, Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.Aspérges me hyssópo, et mundábor; lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, and the bones Thou hath crushed shall rejoice.Auditui meo dabis gáudium et laetitiam, et exultábunt ossa humiliata.Turn away Thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.Averte fáciem tuam a peccátis meis, et omnes iniquitates meas dele.Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.Cor mundum crea in me, Deus, et spíritum rectum innova in visceribus meis.Cast me not from Thy presence, and take not Thy holy spirit from me.Ne proiícias me a fácie tua et spiritum sanctum tuum ne áuferas a me.Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and strengthen me with Thy spirit.Redde mihi laetitiam salutáris tui et spiritu principáli confirma me.I will teach the unjust Thy ways, and the wicked shall be converted to Thee.Docébo iníquos vias tuas, et ímpii ad te converténtur.Deliver me from blood guilt, O God, the God of my salvation , and my tongue shall extol Thy justice.Libera me de sanguínibus, Deus, Deus salútis meae, et exsultábit lingua mea iustítiam tuam.Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.Dómine, lábia mea apéries, et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.For if Thou didst desire sacrifice, I would have indeed given it, with a burnt offering Thou art not pleased.Quóniam si voluísses sacrifícium, dedíssem útique, holocáustis non delectáberis.A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit, a contrite and humbled heart, O God, Thou shalt not despise.Sacrifícium Deo spíritus contribulátus, cor contrítum et humiliátum, Deus, non despicies.Deal favorably, O Lord, in Thy good will with Sion that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.Benigne fac, Dómine, in bona voluntáte tua Sion, ut aedificéntur muri Ierúsalem.Then shalt Thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings, then shall they lay calves upon Thy altar.Tunc acceptábis sacrifícium iustítiae, oblationes et holocáusta; tunc impónent super altáre tuum vitulos.

Then of course there is the Confiteor

Original version:

I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore, I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me.

May Almighty God have mercy on me, forgive me my sins, and bring me to everlasting life. Amen.

May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant me pardon, absolution, and remission of all my sins. Amen.

New version:

I confess to almighty God

and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have

greatly sinned

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done

and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault,

through my fault,

through my most grievous fault;

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Any good Catholic prayer book should have various devotions for before and after confession, along with an examination of conscience and various prayers to excite sorrow for your sins, and to express your regret to God and purpose of amendment, and of course an Act of Contrition:

"O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of Heaven, and the pains of Hell; but most of all because I love Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen."

Answer 3

Our Father, Act of Contrition.

Answer 4

Look in Psalms in The Bible

Answer 5

The Act of Contrition

Answer 6

Yes they do.