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Imagine you're with a group of friends swapping stories about recent trips. But each of you brings a written copy for everyone else.
The Collect is the prayer that concludes the Introductory Rites of the Mass.
The Penitential Act at Mass always includes some form of the invocations traditionally called the Kyrie.
In the liturgy, God pardons sinners through the words of absolution. The word absolution appears in two distinct places in the liturgy.
Near the beginning of Mass, the priest leads the people in the Penitential Act, in which all acknowledge their sins and place their trust in God's mercy.
On Sundays, the Rite for the Blessing and Sprinkling of Water may replace the Penitential Act at Mass. After the Sign of the Cross and the Greeting, the priest blesses water prepared in a vessel.
