...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,...

...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...