No problem there as that's the right thing to do.
However, that has nothing to do with "reparations" to God.
Then I would ask God to forgive me.
And that's all you can do. Nothing more. No 50 Hail mary's.
No 40 Lord's Prayers, etc.
No anything else.
Either the blood of Christ is sufficient for forgiving our sins or it isn't.
No 40 Lord's Prayers, etc.
No anything else.
I get it that nothing more is required but
would it be alright with you, if for instance
I was actually able to talk directly to Jesus or
His representative here on earth and
tell Him how sorry I was that I stole your car and
then He asked me to think about His mother while
I meditate on the time:
Gabriel announced His arrival or
when His mom visited her cousin Elizabeth or
when He was born in the stable or
when His mom presented Him in the temple or
when His mom and Joseph found him in the temple or
when He suffered agony in the garden or
when He was Scourged at the pillar or
when He was crowned with thorns or
when He carried His cross or
when He was Crucified or
when He rose from the dead or
when He ascended into Heaven or
when He sent the Holy Spirit or
when He assumed his mom into Heaven or
when He crowned her Queen in Heaven or
to pray like he taught us in scripture.
then in my sorrow to hear Him say
the most comforting words
"Go now, your sins are forgiven" 7