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Miserentissimus Redemptor is the title of an encyclical
Encyclical

An encyclical was originally a Flyer letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Christian church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop....
 by Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
, issued on May 8 1928. This encyclical deals with the concepts of Acts of Reparation
Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ

Roman Catholic tradition include specific prayers and devotions as Acts of Reparation for insults and blasphemies against Jesus Christ and the Holy Name of Jesus....
 and atonement
Atonement

The atonement is a doctrine found within both Christianity and Judaism. It describes how sin can be forgiven by God. In Judaism, Atonement is said to be the process of forgiving or pardoning a transgression....
. In this encyclical Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
 defined reparation as follows:

"The creature's love should be given in return for the love of the Creator, another thing follows from this at once, namely that to the same uncreated Love, if so be it has been neglected by forgetfulness or violated by offense, some sort of compensation must be rendered for the injury, and this debt is commonly called by the name of reparation."


In the encyclical, Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
 called acts of reparation a duty for Roman Catholics.

The encyclical is also noteworthy in that in it Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
 confirms the Church's position with respect to the visions of Jesus Christ
Visions of Jesus and Mary

Since the Crucifixion of Jesus of Jesus Christ in Calvary until today, a number of people have claimed to have had visions with Him and with the BVM in person....
 reported by Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque
Marguerite Marie Alacoque

Marguerite Marie Alacoque or Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French people Roman Catholic Church nun and mysticism, who promoted Catholic devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form....
 in the 17th Century.






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Miserentissimus Redemptor is the title of an encyclical
Encyclical

An encyclical was originally a Flyer letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Christian church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop....
 by Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
, issued on May 8 1928. This encyclical deals with the concepts of Acts of Reparation
Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ

Roman Catholic tradition include specific prayers and devotions as Acts of Reparation for insults and blasphemies against Jesus Christ and the Holy Name of Jesus....
 and atonement
Atonement

The atonement is a doctrine found within both Christianity and Judaism. It describes how sin can be forgiven by God. In Judaism, Atonement is said to be the process of forgiving or pardoning a transgression....
. In this encyclical Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
 defined reparation as follows:

"The creature's love should be given in return for the love of the Creator, another thing follows from this at once, namely that to the same uncreated Love, if so be it has been neglected by forgetfulness or violated by offense, some sort of compensation must be rendered for the injury, and this debt is commonly called by the name of reparation."


In the encyclical, Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
 called acts of reparation a duty for Roman Catholics.

The encyclical is also noteworthy in that in it Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
 confirms the Church's position with respect to the visions of Jesus Christ
Visions of Jesus and Mary

Since the Crucifixion of Jesus of Jesus Christ in Calvary until today, a number of people have claimed to have had visions with Him and with the BVM in person....
 reported by Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque
Marguerite Marie Alacoque

Marguerite Marie Alacoque or Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French people Roman Catholic Church nun and mysticism, who promoted Catholic devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form....
 in the 17th Century. In the encyclical Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922, and as sovereignty of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on February 11, 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939....
 stated that Jesus Christ had "manifested Himself" to Saint Margaret and had "promised her that all those who rendered this honor to His Heart would be endowed with an abundance of heavenly graces." The encyclical refers to the conversation between Jesus and Saint Margaret several times.

See also

  • Acts of Reparation
    Acts of reparation

    In the Roman Catholic tradition, an Act of Reparation is a prayer or devotion with the intent to repair the "sins of others", e.g. for the repair of the sin of blasphemy, the sufferings of Jesus Christ or as Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary....
  • Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ
    Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ

    Roman Catholic tradition include specific prayers and devotions as Acts of Reparation for insults and blasphemies against Jesus Christ and the Holy Name of Jesus....
  • Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary
    Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary

    Roman Catholic tradition and Mariology include specific prayers and devotions as acts of reparation for insults and blasphemies against the Blessed Virgin Mary....
  • Acts of Reparation to The Holy Trinity
    Acts of Reparation to The Holy Trinity

    Roman Catholic tradition include specific prayers and devotions as acts of reparation for insults and blasphemies against the Holy Trinity and the Blessed Sacrament....
  • Visions of Jesus and Mary
    Visions of Jesus and Mary

    Since the Crucifixion of Jesus of Jesus Christ in Calvary until today, a number of people have claimed to have had visions with Him and with the BVM in person....