The 12 Most Common Regrets in Life
1. Too much time spent stressing and worrying.
2. Caring too much about others’ opinions.
3. Not taking any risks that might result in a great reward.
4. Too little time spent with loved ones.
5. Too much time and effort put into trying to be liked by others.
6. Not making the most of the present moment.
7. Not letting go of past anger and resentment.
8. Not enough play, joy, happiness, laughter.
9. Not expressing genuine emotions revealing and possessing who I am.
10. Not being honest enough about what I really think or feel about issues.
11. Not availing of the many graces God has offered to bestow on me.
12. Not fully recognizing, developing, and deploying the natural, psychological, and spiritual gifts I have received.
Litany of Reparation in Honour of the Blessed Sacrament
Lord, have mercy on us; Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, have mercy on us; Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us; Lord, have mercy on us
God the Father of Mercy, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Mediator between God and man, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, the Enlightener of hearts, Have mercy on us.
Holy and undivided Trinity, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Victim of reparation for the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Annihilated on the altar for us and by us, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Despised and neglected, Have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Neglected and abandoned in Your temples, Have mercy on us.
Be merciful unto us: Spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful unto us: Hear us, O Lord.
For so many unworthy Communions, We offer You our reparations, O Lord.
For the irreverence of Christians, We offer You ….
For the continual blasphemies of the impious, We offer You ...
For infamous discourses made in Your Holy Church, We offer You ...
For the crimes of sinners, We offer You ...
For sacrileges which profane Your sacrament of love, We offer You ...
For the coldness of the greater part of Your children, We offer You ...
For their contempt of Your loving invitations, We offer You ...
For the infidelity of all who say they’re Your friends, We offer You ...
For the abuse of Your grace, We offer You ...
For our unfaithfulness, We offer You ...
For our delay in loving You, We offer You ...
For our tepidity in Your Holy Service, We offer You ...
For Your bitter sadness at the loss of souls, We offer You ...
For Your long waiting at the door of our hearts, We offer You ...
For Your loving sighs, We offer You ...
For Your loving tears, We offer You ...
For Your loving imprisonment, We offer You ...
For Your loving death, We offer You ...
That You spare us, that You hear us, We sinners beseech You, hear us.
That You will make known Your love for us in this most Holy Sacrament, We sinners beseech You, hear us.
That You will vouchsafe to accept our reparation, made in the spirit of humility, We sinners beseech You, hear us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world: Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world: Hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Let us pray:
Lord Jesus, Who has chosen to expose Yourself to all the outrages of the impious, rather than withdraw Your Sacred Body from our Churches, grant us the grace to bewail, with true bitterness of heart, the injuries and sacrileges committed against you, and to repair as far as lies in our power, and with sincere love, the many ignominies and contempts You have received, and still continue to receive, in this ineffable mystery, Who lives and reigns with God, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
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