This Act of Reparation prayer comes from Pope Pius VII, who was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823. He reigned during the time of dramatic conflicts with Napoleon, and his spiritual leadership was instrumental in restoring the church.
Immediately upon becoming pope, he bravely left the safety of Venice for Rome which still occupied by Napoleon’s army, to face whatever persecution might arise. His papacy brought about the restoration of the church after the armies of the French Revolution had devastated the papacy under Pius VI.
Written at a time when the church was under attack, Pope Pius VII wrote this beautiful Act of Reparation Prayer for the laity. When we make an act of reparation to God for the sacrileges and outrages and sins we ourselves commit or for the sins of our countrymen, family members, and community, we enter into a loving union with the suffering Savior who is neglected and wounded by man’s indifference toward Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Our act of reparation to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is an act of love. The more we pray reparations the more our love for God grows, and the more we find ourselves unsettled by the sins of others. It will increase our love for souls, our sanctity, and our desire to console Christ.
Act of Reparation by Pope Pius VII
Jesus, my God, my Saviour, true God and true Man, with that most profound homage with which the faith itself inspires me, I adore and love Thee with my whole heart, enclosed in the most august Sacrament of the Altar, in reparation for all the acts of irreverence, profanation, and sacrilege, which I may ever have been so unhappy as to have committed, as well as for all such like acts that ever have been done, or which may be done, though God forbid they should be, in ages yet to come. I adore Thee, therefore, my God, not indeed as Thou deservest, nor as much as I am bound to adore, but as far as I am able; and I would that I could adore Thee with all the perfection of which all reasonable persons are capable. Meantime I purpose now and ever to adore Thee, not only for those Catholics who adore Thee not, and love Thee not, but also in the stead of, and for the conversion of all heretics, schismatics, impious atheists, blasphemers, impostors, Mahometans, Jews, and idolaters. Jesus, my God, mayest Thou be ever known, adored, loved, and praised every moment, in the most holy and divine Sacrament. I adore Thee every moment, O living Bread of Heaven, Great Sacrament! Jesus, Heart of Mary, I pray Thee send Thy blessing on my soul. Holiest Jesus! loving Saviour! I give Thee my heart. May all know, adore, and praise every moment, always, the most holy and divine Sacrament. AMEN.
If you want to learn more about this, you may want to view a longer description about why we bless Jesus in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar in response to blasphemies and sacrileges.
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There is a typo! Towards the end, our Lord’s name is missed spell …right after Holiest and before Loving Saviour! Please attend and correct it asap, and I thank you in advance to your prompt attention to this matter. God Bless you and IAMJESUS.
Yes, thank you so much! It has been edited. Thank you for praying with us. God bless you.