Perfect contrition and imperfect contrition!

I was reading the other day in St. Thomas Aquinas Catechism-instructions about the difference between perfect and imperfect contrition. In these times when the Chair of St.Peter is vacant, and the Church is living in exile, many of us do not have a Priest around and therefore have no access to the Sacrament of Confession.
             When you go to a Priest for Confession it is enough to have "imperfect contrition" for your sins in order to be absolved from those sins. Imperfect contrition means that if you are sorry for your sins because you fear hell and dread the loss of Heaven, it is enough to receive the forgiveness you so desperately need. This is the beauty of this Sacrament, a grace of God given to poor sinners.
             But when you don't have a Priest to hear your confession, an act of "perfect contrition" is needed to receive forgiveness. This is much harder to obtain, because it happens outside the Sacramental graces of Penance. It means that you have to regret your sin(s) firstly because you love God and are heartbroken because you have offended and hurt Him by your sin(s). See the difference? But do not despair, it is not impossible to receive forgiveness for your sins without the Sacrament of Penance. God is merciful and has not forgotten His exiled Church. Confess your sins every day, and beg for Gods mercy, for He is ready to forgive a poor sinner at any time!

An act of Contrition:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life.
Amen.

An act of perfect Contrition:
My God, I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee above all things with all my soul, with all my heart and with all my strength; I love Thee because Thou art infinitely good and worthy of being loved, and because I love Thee, I repent with all my heart of having offended Thee; have mercy on me, a sinner.
Amen
(From the Raccolta with an indulgence of 300 days.)

I urge all of you, one and all, to memorize and use these Acts of Contrition. There are of course much more to be said about the subject, and I encourage you to learn more about what the Church teaches on this subject! One reliable source is the book "Denzinger."