Prayers of reparation are a time-honored Catholic tradition. They allow us to participate in Christ’s act of redemptive suffering on the Cross.
As the Democratic National Convention wraps up tonight, Christians all over America are left stunned by its almost manic celebration of abortion and mutilation.
Over 20 unborn children died at Planned Parenthood’s “free chemical abortion” van. Unconfirmed numbers of men were given vasectomies at no charge in the same vehicle. Men and women danced in the streets dressed as abortion drugs.
And the one Catholic prelate invited to invoke God’s help for the Democratic party failed even to mention the name of Jesus Christ.
What can we do in the face of so much evil? We can make reparation through prayers, fasting, and sacrifice.
Here are several prayers of reparation to which Catholics have turned through the centuries.
The Fatima Prayers
In 1917, the Angel of Portugal appeared to three shepherd children – Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto, and Venerable Lucia – to prepare them for the appearance of the Our Lady of Fatima. He taught them several prayers of reparation for sins.
These three prayers are brief, easy to memorize, and can be offered at any moment of the day.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those in the most need of Thy mercy.
My God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love Thee! I beg pardon for all those that do not believe, do not adore, do not trust and do not love Thee.
Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
The Rosary
Given to St. Dominic by Our Lady, the Rosary is one of our most powerful spiritual weapons. In every apparition approved by the Church, Mary has asked the faithful to pray it often in reparation for the sins of the world.
If you have not made it a part of your daily prayer life already, now is a great time to do so.
The Dominicans continue to be the foremost promoters of the Rosary worldwide. Click here to learn more about their upcoming pilgrimage and how to pray the Rosary!
The Saint Michael Prayer
Sometime between 1884 and 1886, Pope Leo XIII had a vision of demonic spirits within the Church. Soon after, he composed the St. Michael Prayer and asked that the faithful pray it after every Low Mass.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Litany of Reparation in Honor of the Blessed Sacrament
Lord, have mercy on us; Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, have mercy on us; Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us; Lord, have mercy on us
God the Father of Mercy, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Mediator between God and man, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, the Enlightener of hearts, Have mercy on us.
Holy and undivided Trinity, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Victim of reparation for the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Annihilated on the altar for us and by us, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Despised and neglected, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Neglected and abandoned in Your temples, Have mercy on us.
Be merciful unto us: Spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful unto us: Hear us, O Lord.
For so many unworthy Communions, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the irreverence of Christians, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the continual blasphemies of the impious, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the infamous discourses made in Your Holy Temples, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the crimes of sinners, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the sacrileges which profane Your sacrament of love, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the coldness of the greater part of Your children, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For their contempt of Your loving invitations, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the infidelity of those who call themselves Your friends, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the abuse of Your grace, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For our unfaithfulness, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For our delay in loving You, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For our tepidity in Your Holy Service, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For Your bitter sadness at the loss of souls, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For Your long waiting at the door of our hearts, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For Your loving sighs, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For Your loving tears, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For Your loving imprisonment, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For Your loving death, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
That You spare us, that You hear us, We sinners beseech You, hear us.
That You will make known Your love for us in this most Holy Sacrament, We sinners beseech You, hear us.
That You will vouchsafe to accept our reparation, made in the spirit of humility, We sinners beseech You, hear 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: Hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Let us pray:
Lord Jesus, Who has chosen to expose Yourself to all the outrages of the impious, rather than withdraw Your Sacred Body from our Churches, grant us the grace to bewail, with true bitterness of heart, the injuries and sacrileges committed against you, and to repair as far as lies in our power, and with sincere love, the many ignominies and contempts You have received, and still continue to receive, in this ineffable mystery, Who lives and reigns with God, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
