Prayers for Reparation & Atonement	Week 4
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Opening Song
Introduction
Almighty and merciful God, you have brought us together in the name of your Son to receive your mercy and grace in our time of need. Open our eyes to see the evil we have done. Touch our hearts and convert us to yourself.
Where sin has divided and scattered, may your love make one again; where sin has brought weakness, may your power heal and strengthen; where sin has brought death, may your Spirit raise to new life.
Give us a new heart to love you, so that our lives may reflect the image of your Son. May the world see the glory of Christ and come to know that he is the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.
±	Amen.
Exposition
(Procession from Place of Reservation)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
The time of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament should include periods of silent prayer.
Penitential Act
Lord Jesus, you restore us to wholeness:   Lord have mercy. 
±	Lord have mercy
Lord Jesus, you forgive the sinner,  Christ have mercy. 
±	Christ have mercy
Lord Jesus, you bring pardon and peace to the sinner:  Lord have mercy. 
±	Lord have mercy
Gospel	John 13:1–15 	Lectionary Vol. 1: Holy Thursday, page 389
Psalm 26	138: 1–3. 13–15. R. v. 14 	Lectionary Vol. 1: The Birth of St John the Baptist, page 977
±	I thank you for the wonder of my being.
The prayers of Intercession and/or the Litany of the Sacred Heart follow after a period of silent prayer.
Intercessions
The intercessions are read by a reader; the concluding prayer by the minister.
For survivors, that trust and hope, mercy and understanding will be restored.
Lord, in your mercy.  
±	 Hear our prayer. 
For the leaders of the church, for humility to accept the consequences  of their past judgments and actions, that in the light of truth and compassion they will be just and honest in their dealings  with the faithful and civil law.
Lord, in your mercy.
±	 Hear our prayer. 
For the faithful who continue to minister in the church, that all the baptized will commit themselves to lives of healing and reconciliation, compassion and hope.
Lord, in your mercy.  
±	 Hear our prayer. 
For the whole church, that truth will set us free, that healing will restore our lives, that we will break the cycle of abuse. 
Lord, in your mercy. 
±	 Hear our prayer. 
That throughout the whole world whatever is weak may be strengthened, whatever is broken restored, whatever is lost found, and what is sinful redeemed. 
Lord, in your mercy.  
±	 Hear our prayer. 
Concluding Prayer
God our Father, no secret is hidden from you, for every heart is open to you and every wish is known. Fill our hearts with the light of your Holy Spirit to free our thoughts from sin that we may perfectly love you and fittingly praise you.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Litany of the Sacred Heart	see separate sheet
Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Reposition
Acclamation or Song