sacramental absolution

When pastoral need dictates, the priest may omit or shorten some parts of the rite but must always retain in their entirety the penitent’s confession of sins and acceptance of the act of penance, the invitation to contrition, and the formularies of absolution and dismissal. In imminent danger of death, it is sufficient for the priest to say the essential words of the form of absolution, namely:

I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, @ and of the Holy Spirit.

The penitent answers: Amen.

(Cf. Rite of Penance nn. 21 & 44)