Unions of Prayer

Unions of Prayer

Unions of Prayer was a previous term for some Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movements. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15154a.htm Unions of Prayer] - Catholic Encyclopedia article]

They tended to be archconfraternities aiming at the conversion of various groups to Catholicism. Some of these included:

* Association of Prayer and Penitence in honour of the Heart of Jesus - offering reparation for outrages against the Catholic Church and the pope
* Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Compassion for the Return of England to the Catholic Faith
* Pious Union of Prayer to Our Lady of Compassion for the Conversion of Heretics
* Archconfraternity of Prayers and Good Works for the Reunion of the Eastern Schismatics with the Church under the patronage of Our Lady of the Assumption"'

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