▁past ors ▁encou rage ▁frequent ▁conf ession ▁and ▁commun ion . ▁In ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁monaster ies ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ath os , ▁the ▁mon ks ▁will ▁conf ess ▁their ▁s ins ▁daily . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Christians ▁will ▁also ▁practice ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁general ▁conf ession , ▁( or ▁manifest ▁contr ition ), ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁r ite ▁of ▁" M ut ual ▁F org iveness ". ▁The ▁r ite ▁involves ▁an ▁exchange ▁between ▁the ▁priest ▁and ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁( or , ▁in ▁monaster ies , ▁between ▁the ▁superior ▁and ▁the ▁brother hood ). ▁The ▁priest ▁will ▁make ▁a ▁pro str ation ▁before ▁all ▁and ▁ask ▁their ▁forg iveness ▁for ▁s ins ▁committed ▁in ▁act , ▁word , ▁de ed , ▁and ▁thought . ▁Those ▁present ▁ask ▁that ▁God ▁may ▁forg ive ▁him , ▁and ▁then ▁they ▁in ▁turn ▁all ▁pro str ate ▁themselves ▁and ▁ask ▁the ▁priest ' s ▁forg iveness . ▁The ▁priest ▁then ▁pron oun ces ▁a ▁bless ing . ▁The ▁r ite ▁of ▁Mut ual ▁F org iveness ▁does ▁not ▁replace ▁the ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁Conf ession ▁and ▁Ab sol ution , ▁but ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁Christian ▁char ity ▁and ▁a ▁hum ble ▁and ▁contr ite ▁spirit . ▁This ▁general ▁conf ession ▁is ▁pract iced ▁in ▁monaster ies ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁service ▁on ▁ar ising ▁( the ▁Mid night ▁Office ) ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁service ▁before ▁ret iring ▁to ▁sleep ▁( Com pl ine ). ▁Old ▁Bel ie vers ▁will ▁perform ▁the ▁r