A Night of Reparation

Brief Guide to Confession     Confess to a Priest?   Chaplet of the Divine Mercy   Litany of the Sacred Heart

Consecration of Human Race to Sacred Heart   Act of Reparation to Sacred Heart   Reparation  Petition

The Last Prayer    Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries   Litany of the Saints    Prayer Before Mass  

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Brief Guide to Confession:

1) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

2) Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been ____(say the amount of time)____since my last confession. These are my sins.

Tell the priest your sins.

3) After the priest gives you a penance to say or do, he will ask you to say an Act of Contrition.

Act of Contrition:
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.

4)Listen while the priest gives you absolution:
God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, ( make the sign of the cross) and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After confession:
Say or do the penance the priest gives you.

Why Confess sins to a priest instead of directly to God?

("Catholic Replies" by James J. Drummey)

In his 1984 statement on Reconciliation and Penance, Pope John Paul II urged Catholics to confess their sins often to a priest, saying that it would be "foolish......to disregard the means of grace and salvation which the Lord has provided and....to claim to receive forgiveness while doing without the sacrament which was instituted by Christ precisely for forgiveness."

Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

In the name of the father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls,

and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.

O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy,

envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

Oh Blood & Water

which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus

as a fountain of mercy for us,

I trust in You!

Our Father....

Hail Mary....

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

(On the large beads): Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world.

(On the small beads): For the sake of His sorrowful Passion

have mercy on us and on the whole world.

(In conclusion say 3 times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,

have mercy on us and on the whole world.

 

Ending prayer to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lord, have mercy on us. ~ Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. ~ Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, ~ Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world ~ Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, ~ Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, united substantially with the Word of God, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus of infinite majesty, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, vessel of justice and love, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells all the fullness of divinity, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whose fullness we have all received, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, rich to all who invoke You, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with disgrace, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, made obedient unto death, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sin, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You, ~ Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints, ~ Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, ~ Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, ~ Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, ~ Have mercy on us.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, ~ Make our hearts like yours.

Let us pray:

Almighty and everlasting God, graciously regard the heart of Your well-beloved Son and the acts of praise and satisfaction which He renders You on behalf of us sinners. Through their merit, grant pardon to us who implore Your mercy, in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

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O Sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence, and contempt, behold us prostrate before Your altar,

eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which Your loving Heart is so frequently subject.

We are aware that we have had a share in such indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts. We humbly ask Your pardon and declare our readiness to atone not only for our own personal offences, but also for the sins of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow You, their Shepherd and Leader, or, renouncing the vows of their baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of Your law.

We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against You. We are determined to make amends for the manifold offences against Christian modesty, for the foul seductions that ensnare the innocent, for the frequent violation of Sundays and holy days, and for the blasphemies uttered against You and Your Saints. We wish also to make amends for the insults to which Your Vicar on earth and Your priests are subjected, for the desecration, by conscious neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very Sacrament of Your divine love; and finally for the public crimes of nations who resist the rights and the teaching authority of the Church which You have founded.

O divine Jesus, we now offer in reparation for these violations of Your divine honor, the satisfaction You once made to Your eternal Father on the cross and which You continue to renew daily on our altars. We offer it in union with the acts of atonement of Your Virgin Mother and all the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make recompense, as far as we can with the help of Your grace, for all neglect of Your great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the past. Henceforth we will live a life of unwavering faith, of purity of conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the Gospel and especially a life of charity. We promise to the best of our power to prevent others from offending You and to bring as many as possible to follow You. Amen.

Reparation

Leader: Lord, in Your great love we should be united to our brethren.

People: Lord, may Your peace and spirit of forgiveness reign among us.

Leader: For profaning Your sacred Name.

People: We offer our feeble but sincere love.

Leader: For not following Your commandments.

People: We offer our submissions and loyalty.

Leader: For our sins of sensuality and pride.

People: We ask pardon and make reparation.

Leader: For the sins, of which we have been the cause.

People: We ask pardon and make reparation.

Leader: For our coldness at the foot of the altar.

People: We ask pardon and make reparation.

Leader: For the blasphemies of the impious against You and

Your Immaculate Mother.

People: We ask pardon and make reparation.

Leader: For the outrages committed against You.

People: We ask pardon and make reparation.

Leader: Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world.

People: Spare us, O Lord in Your great mercy.

Leader: Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world.

People: Have mercy on us poor sinners.

Petition

Leader: Lord, You said, "Thus shall you pray: Father, hallowed be Thy

name."

People: Be it hallowed by us and praised by all men.

Leader: "Thy kingdom come."

People: The reign of Thy Eucharist: the reign of Thy love.

Leader: "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven."

People: Thy will is all holy; Thy will works for our good.

Leader: "Give us this day our daily bread."

People: Condemned to labor for our daily bread with the sweat of our brow, we often forget in its quest - the true bread, the bread of heaven, "Which, if anyone eats of it, gives life everlasting."

Leader: "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass

against us."

People: No! Not as we forgive, for we refuse often to forget. Teach us how to forgive, that we may in turn be forgiven.

Leader: "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

People: Deliver us Lord from ourselves; from our failings and evil

inclinations.

Leader: Deliver us from the attacks of satan; from the occasions of sin;

from evil thoughts; from evil deeds and desires.

People: Grant us the grace to understand that our body is the temple of

the Holy Spirit; that our Soul is the abode of the Trinity; that as

we share in the life of Christ, so must our own life reflect that

of Christ.

Leader: Praise be to our God!

People: Praise to Christ our King. Amen.

Leader: O, sweet Jesus.

People: Let me lay at Your sacred feet my daily share of joys, struggles, and sorrows, of hopes, fears, and failings. Gather them tenderly into Your most Sacred Heart. Solace my doubts and calm my fears. Grant that I may become more united to You.

gentleness, tenderness, and charity, I bury my sins and negligence

in the abyss of Your great mercy. I offer You my actions and

sufferings, my sorrows and miseries. I recommend to You my life

and my death. Amen.

 

 

Start by making the sign of the Cross:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then recite the Creed:

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Then say 1 "Our Father", 3 "Hail Mary's" for the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity; and then 1 "Glory Be":

OUR FATHER, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

HAIL MARY, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

GLORY BE to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Meditations for the Sorrowful Mysteries can be found on page 41 in the Night of Love book and should be read before saying each decade

The Crucifixion

The "Hail Holy Queen" is said after the completion of the five mysteries:

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Leader: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

For the intentions of the Holy Father, one may recite at this point 1 "Our Father", 1 "Hail Mary", and one "Glory Be".

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Litany of the Saints

Leader: Lord, have mercy on us.

Response: Christ, have mercy on us.

L: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.

R: Christ, graciously hear us.

L: GOD, THE FATHER OF HEAVEN

R: have mercy on us.

L: GOD THE SON, REDEEMER OF THE WORLD

R: have mercy on us.

L: GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT,

R: have mercy on us.

HOLY TRINITY, ONE GOD, have mercy on us.

HOLY MARY, pray for us.

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, pray for us.

HOLY VIRGIN OF VIRGINS, pray for us.

ST. MICHAEL, pray for us.

ST. GABRIEL, pray for us.

ST. RAPHAEL, pray for us.

ALL YE HOLY ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS, pray for us.

ALL YE HOLY ORDERS OF BLESSED SPIRITS, pray for us.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, pray for us.

ST. JOSEPH, pray for us.

ALL YE HOLY PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, pray for us.

ST. PETER, pray for us.

ST. PAUL, pray for us.
ST. ANDREW, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. JOHN, pray for us.
ST. THOMAS, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. PHILIP, pray for us.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, pray for us.
ST. MATTHEW, pray for us.
ST. SIMON, pray for us.
ST. THADDEUS, pray for us.
ST. BARNABAS, pray for us.
ST. LUKE, pray for us.
ST. MARK, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY APOSTLES AND EVANGELISTS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY DISCIPLES OF OUR LORD, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY INNOCENTS, pray for us.
ST. STEPHEN, pray for us.
ST. LAWRENCE, pray for us.
ST. VINCENT, pray for us.
SS. FABIAN AND SEBASTIAN, pray for us.
SS. JOHN AND PAUL, pray for us.
SS. COSMOS AND DAMIAN, pray for us.
SS. GERVASE AND PROTASE, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY MARTYRS, pray for us.
SS. SYLVESTER AND GREGORY, pray for us.
SS. AMBROSE AND AUGUSTINE, pray for us.
SS. JEROME AND MARTIN, pray for us.
ST. NICHOLAS AND ST. ISAAC JOGUES, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY BISHOPS AND CONFESSORS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY DOCTORS, pray for us.
ST. ANTHONY, pray for us.
ST. BENEDICT, pray for us.
ST. BERNARD, pray for us.
ST. DOMINIC, pray for us.
ST. FRANCIS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY PRIEST AND LEVITES, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY MONKS AND HERMITS, pray for us.
ST. MARY MAGDALEN, pray for us.
ST. AGATHA, pray for us.
ST. LUCY, pray for us.
ST. AGNES, pray for us.
ST. CECILIA, pray for us.
ST. CATHERINE, pray for us.
ST. ANASTASIA, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY VIRGINS AND WIDOWS, pray for us.
ALL YE MEN AND WOMEN, SAINTS OF GOD, make intercession for us.

BE MERCIFUL, spare us, O Lord!
BE MERCIFUL, graciously hear us, O Lord!
FROM ALL EVIL, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM ALL SIN, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THY WRATH, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM A SUDDEN AND UNPROVIDED DEATH, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THE DECEITS OF THE DEVIL, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM ANGER, HATRED, AND ALL ILL WILL, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THE SPIRIT OF FORNICATION, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM LIGHTNING AND TEMPEST, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THE SCOURGE OF EARTHQUAKE, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM PESTILENCE, FAMINE, AND WAR, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM EVERLASTING DEATH, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THE MYSTERY OF THY HOLY INCARNATION, O Lord, Deliver us.
THROUGH THY COMING, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY NATIVITY, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY BAPTISM AND HOLY FASTING, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY CROSS AND PASSION, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY DEATH AND BURIAL, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY HOLY RESURRECTION, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THINE ADMIRABLE ASCENSION, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE PARACLETE, O Lord, deliver us.

LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD, Spare us, O Lord.
LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD, Graciously hear us, O Lord
LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD, Have mercy on us.

CHRIST, HEAR US, Christ, graciously hear us.

Glory Be To The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit...

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Leader- Save Thy servants.
R - Trusting in Thee, O my God.
L - Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength.
R - From the face of the enemy.
L- Let not the enemy prevail against us.
R - Nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt us.
L- O Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
R- Neither reward us according to our iniquities.
L- Let us pray for our chief bishop, Pope ________

R- The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon
the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
L- Let us pray for our benefactors.
R- Reward with eternal life all those who do us good.
L- Let us pray for the faithful departed.
R - Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon them.
L - May they rest in peace.
R- Amen.

L- For our absent brethren.
R- Save Thy servants who hope in Thee, O my God.
L- Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place.
R- And from Sion protect them.
L- O Lord, hear my prayer.
R- And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let us pray:

O God, in Your infinite mercy receive our petitions, that we, and all Your servants who are bound by the chains of sin, may, by the compassion of Your goodness, mercifully be absolved. Hear, O Lord, the prayer of Your suppliants, and pardon the sins of those who confess to You, that You may grant us pardon and peace.

O almighty and eternal God, have mercy on Your servant Pope______, our chief bishop, and direct him, according to Your clemency, in the way of everlasting salvation, that, by Your grace, he may desire the things that are agreeable to Your will and perform them with all his strength.

O God, give to Your servants that peace which the world cannot give. Inflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of Your Holy Spirit; to the end that we may serve You with a chaste body, and please You with a clean heart.

O God, Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of Your servants departed the remission of all their sins, that by pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.

Direct our actions, O Lord, by Your holy inspirations, and carry them on by Your gracious assistance; that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from You, and by You be happily ended.

O almighty and eternal God, Who has dominion over the living and the dead, we humbly beseech You that they for whom we offer our prayers, whether this present world still detains them in the flesh or the next world has already received them divested of their bodies, may, by the clemency of Your own goodness and the intercession of Your saints, obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

L: O Lord, hear my prayer.

R: And let my cry come unto Thee.

L: May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us.

R: Amen

L: May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

R: Amen

A Prayer Before Mass

Almighty and ever-living God,
I approach the sacrament
of Your only-begotten Son
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
I come sick to the doctor of life,
unclean to the fountain of mercy,
blind to the radiance of eternal light,
and poor and needy to the Lord
of heaven and earth.

Lord, in your great generosity,
heal my sickness,
wash away my defilement,
enlighten my blindness, enrich my poverty,
and clothe my nakedness.
May I receive the bread of angels,
the King of kings and Lord of lords,
with humble reverence,
with the purity and faith,
the repentance and love,
and the determined purpose
that will help to bring me to salvation.
May I receive the sacrament
of the Lord's Body and Blood,
and its reality and power.

Kind God,
may I receive the Body
of Your only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
born from the womb of the Virgin Mary,
and so be received into His mystical body
and numbered among His members.

Loving Father,
as on my earthly pilgrimage
I now receive Your beloved Son
under the veil of a sacrament,
may I one day see him face to face in glory,
who lives and reigns with You for ever.

Amen.

- Saint Thomas Aquinas

~Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus~

"You heard me, only Friend whom I love.

To ravish my heart, you became man.

You shed your blood, what a supreme mystery!...

And you still live for me on the Altar.

If I cannot see the brilliance of your Face

Or hear your sweet voice,

O my God, I can live by your grace,

I can rest on your Sacred Heart!"

Parish Hall!

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