At the start of confession, the priest says "Hail purest Mary", to which the woman responds "Concieved without sin". This is a literal translation of the Spanish formula for confession (Ave María puríssima - sin pecado concebida).
However, in English, this form doesn't exist. It is custom for the penitent to start confession with "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned."
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