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Why Do We Say I Have ‘Gravely’ Sinned?

A caller wonders why we say the line “I have gravely sinned” during the part of the Mass known as the Confiteor. If a person is not in a state of mortal sin, isn’t that line technically untrue? Father Dave explains why we say the Confiteor right before we receive The Eucharist. (Original Air 10-25-17)