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tradition and

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include specific prayers and devotions as acts of reparation for perceived insults and blasphemies against

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, often known as the

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to Catholics. Similar prayers as ''

Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ Catholic tradition includes specific prayers and devotions as '' acts of reparation'' for insults and blasphemies against Jesus Christ and the Holy Name of Jesus. These include the sufferings during the Passion of Jesus. Similar prayers as '' Act ...

'' and ''

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'' also exist. Some such prayers are provided in the

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Catholic prayer book, first published in association with the Catholic Congregation for Indulgences in 1807.Delany, Francis Xavier. "Raccolta." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 15 September 2016 Additionally, the

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, also called the ''Act of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary'', is a

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which, according to Sister Lúcia of Fátima, was requested by the Virgin Mary herself in an apparition at

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, in December 1925. This act of reparation has been approved by the Roman Catholic Church.

In Reparation for Insults Offered to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Words of the prayer from

An Act of Reparation for Blasphemies Against the Blessed Virgin Mary

Words of the prayer from

Notes

References

* Joseph P. Christopher et al., 2003 ''The Raccolta'' St Athanasius Press {{Virgin Mary, state=collapsed Catholic spirituality Acts of reparation

In Reparation for Insults Offered to the Blessed Virgin Mary

An Act of Reparation for Blasphemies Against the Blessed Virgin Mary

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