comm only ▁only ▁upon ▁request ). ▁Here ▁the ▁person ▁conf ess ing ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁" pen it ent ") ▁conf esses ▁individually ▁their ▁s ins ▁and ▁makes ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁contr ition ▁as ▁the ▁past or , ▁acting ▁in ▁persona ▁Christ i , ▁announ ces ▁this ▁following ▁formula ▁of ▁absol ution ▁( or ▁similar ): ▁" In ▁the ▁stead ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁my ▁Lord ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁I ▁forg ive ▁you ▁all ▁your ▁s ins ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Father ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Son ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ." ▁In ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Church , ▁the ▁past or ▁is ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁Se al ▁of ▁the ▁Conf essional ▁( similar ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁tradition ). ▁Luther ' s ▁Small ▁C ate ch ism ▁says ▁" the ▁past or ▁is ▁p led ged ▁not ▁to ▁tell ▁anyone ▁else ▁of ▁s ins ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁private ▁conf ession , ▁for ▁those ▁s ins ▁have ▁been ▁removed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁and ▁tw enti eth ▁centuries , ▁the ▁second ▁form ▁of ▁conf ession ▁and ▁absol ution ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use ; ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁time , ▁it ▁is , ▁for ▁example , ▁expected ▁before ▁part aking ▁of ▁the ▁E uchar ist ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Ang lic an ism ▁In ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁tradition , ▁conf ession ▁and ▁absol ution ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁component ▁part ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁worship , ▁particularly ▁at ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁E uchar ist . ▁The ▁form ▁involves ▁an