...Confession. "Almighty God," she said, and the others' voices chimed in, "Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness . . ." For all that Clare preferred the simpler constructions and the more gender-neutral...

...devoutly kneeling. } Than the Priest and congregation say Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, maker of all things, judge of all men; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed,...