Editing Absolution (section)

===Armenian Orthodox===
[[Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger]], in his ''Ritus Orientalium'' (1863), gives us a full translation from Armenian into Latin of the penitential ritual used by the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]]. This version is attested to as far back as the 9th century.  Notably, the form of absolution which is declarative, is also preceded by a deprecative prayer for mercy and for forgiveness.

:May the merciful Lord have pity on you and forgive you your faults; in virtue of my priestly power, by the authority and command of God expressed in these words, 'whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven', I absolve you from thy sins, I absolve you from thy thoughts, from your words, from your deeds, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and I restore you to the Sacrament of the Holy Church. May all your good works be for you an increase of merit, may they be for the glory of life everlasting, Amen."<ref name="Catholic"/>

A more modern version is as follows:
:May God who loves mankind have mercy on you and forgive all of your sins, both those which you have confessed as well as those which you have forgotten. Therefore, with the priestly authority committed to me and by the Lord’s command that ‘whatever you forgive on earth shall be forgiven in heaven’; by His very word I absolve you of all participation in sin committed in thought, in word, and in deed, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and I reinstate you in the sacraments of the Holy Church, that whatever you may do, may be accounted to you for good and for the glory in the life to come. Amen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.holy-martyrs.org/article.asp?article_id=6|title = Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs}}</ref>

'''Non-sacramental absolutions'''
:With the Divine Liturgy, just before the administration of the Sacrament of Holy Communion, the priest prays:
:Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
:May God who loves mankind have mercy on you and forgive all of your sins, both those which you have confessed, as well as those which you have forgotten. Therefore, with the priestly authority committed to me and by the Lord’s command that “Whatever you forgive on earth shall be forgiven in heaven,” by his very word, I absolve you of all participation in sin, in thought, in word, and in deed, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And I reinstate you in the sacraments of the holy Church, that whatever you may do may be accounted to you for good and for the glory of the life to come. Amen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stjamesevanston.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/The_Divine_Liturgy-English.pdf|title=The Divine Liturgy of the Armenian Church|date=June 2013|website=stjamesevanston.org}}</ref>