Prayers for Reparation & Atonement	Week 2
Now, we believe, is a time for deep prayer of reparation and atonement. We invite Catholics in England and Wales to make the four Fridays in May 2010 special days of prayer. Even when we are lost for words, we can place ourselves in silent prayer. We invite Catholics on these days to come before the Blessed Sacrament in our parishes to pray to God for healing, forgiveness and a renewed dedication. We pray for all who have suffered abuse; for those who mishandled these matters and added to the suffering of those affected. From this prayer we do not exclude those who have committed these sins of abuse. They have a journey of repentance and atonement to make.	from a statement of the Catholic Bishops’ of England and Wales
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Song
Introduction
Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
The time of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament will include periods of silent prayer.
Penitential Act
Gospel	Mark 2:1–12
Psalm 40	40: 2-5. 13–14. 17. R. v. 5
±	Heal my soul for I have sinned against you.
After a period of silent prayer there will be Intercessions and/or the Litany of the Sacred Heart
Intercessions
Lord, in your mercy.  
±	 	Hear our prayer. 
Litany of the Sacred Heart
Lord, have mercy	Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy	Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy	Lord, have mercy
God our Father in heaven	have mercy on us …	have mercy on us
⁄	Jesus, gentle and humble of heart.
±	Touch our hearts and make them like your own.
Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Reposition
Acclamation or Song