The General Confession is a prayer of contrition in various Christian denominations, including Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Methodism and Roman Catholicism.
In the Lutheran Churches, General Confession occurs during the Penitential Act of the Mass.
[1] In Anglicanism, the "General Confession" is the act of contrition in Thomas Cranmer's 1548 order of Communion and later in the Book of Common Prayer.
It is taught to probationary members seeking full membership in Methodist connexions, being included in The Probationer's Catechism.
St. Francis de Sales, in his Introduction to the Devout Life, also addresses General Confession.