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But instead of wringing my hands over this, I must realize that this was but well deserved for our sins:
Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send forth a famine into the land: not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.
And they shall move from sea to sea, and from the north to the east: they shall go about seeking the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
- Amos 8:11-12 DR
Instead of getting bitter over this, I will instead offer up these sufferings in reparation for the very sins that have caused this horrible situation, and for the conversion the poor sinners who have committed such evils. No more whining, no more bitterness, no more disordered guilt over people refusing to hear the Truth, the only soul I am guaranteed of saving, if I will it and accept God's grace to do it, is my own!And they shall move from sea to sea, and from the north to the east: they shall go about seeking the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
- Amos 8:11-12 DR
Thus, I will offer up the prayers on this thread in reparation for the following, and the conversion of the poor sinners who commit such sins:
My own sins:
A Private matter but I will admit the following: Sexual perversion, lust, sensuality, pride, cowardice, vindictiveness, anger, effeminacy, sloth, crudeness, &c.
The sins of the world, especially the Four Sins that Cry to Heaven for Vengeance:
- The murder of innocent life
- Sexual perversion (which I have committed)
- Oppression of the poor
- The cheating of the worker out of his just wages
Blasphemous sins against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
Our Lord revealed to Sister Lucia of Fatima O.C.D. that there five blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart, they are:
(1) Blasphemies against the Immaculate Conception.
(2) Blasphemies against her Perpetual Virginity.
(3) Blasphemies against her Divine Maternity and at the same time the refusal to recognize her as the Mother of all mankind,
(4) Blasphemies of those who seek openly to foster in the hearts of children indifference or contempt and even hatred for this Immaculate Mother.
(5) The offenses of those who directly outrage Her in her holy images.
Blasphemous sins against the Sacred Heart of Jesus:
According to either, Pope Pius XI or Pope Pius XII, there are five works of the Sacred Heart, these are:
1. The institution of the Eucharist
2. The most painful aspects of His Passion and Death on the Cross
3. Christ’s giving of His Mother to us
4. His establishment of the the Church
5. His sending of the Holy Spirit
Thus, blasphemies against the Sacred Heart (these are just my speculations) would be:
1. Sacrilegious Holy Communions, and other blasphemies and sacrileges against the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar
2. Blasphemies against the Passion and Death of Our Lord on the Cross, attacks on the images of the Cross and the Crucifix
3. The denial of Mary as the Mother of all the Baptized, and other blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary listed above.
4. The denial of Extra Ecclesiam nulla Salus, and other unchangeable Church Dogmas, the denial of the Church's teaching Magisterium, the denial of Sacred Tradition, Schism, attacks on the Papacy, questions or outright denial of the Pope legitimacy and/or authority, judging or accusing the Pope
5. Attacks on, sacrileges against the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church, attacks on the Priesthood, lack of missionary zeal.
At the time I am posting this, I have sinned mortally (several times to be exact) and have not yet, gone to confession. I said an Act of Contrition, and have phoned my priest and hopefully he will be available to hear my confession tonight, (did I mention that my current parish also doesn't have scheduled confession? All the more reason to do acts of reparation and penance) if not, my parents will be driving to another town, tomorrow and, Lord willing, I will confess my sins there. Whether or not I am in a State of Grace of now, it's better to get started than to sit around and do nothing, so here I go!
O God, out of Love for Thee, in reparation for my sins, the sins, of the world, blasphemies against Your Beloved Mother Mary's Immaculate Heart, and blasphemies against Your Own Sacred Heart; and the conversion of all poor sinners who commit such evils, I offer the following: