Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" is the eighth episode of season 16 of "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2005. It is a Super Bowl-themed episode that was broadcast after Super Bowl XXXIX. This is the first episode in which Comic Book Guy's real name, Jeff Albertson, is revealed to the audience. The Simpsons go to Springfield Park and find it has become a trash-strewn dump, but they see a nearby charity carnival which is raising money to help the park. Bart wins
Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary Catholic tradition and Mariology include specific prayers and devotions as acts of reparation for insults and blasphemies against the Blessed Virgin Mary. Similar prayers as "Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ" and "Acts of Reparation to The Holy Trinity" also exist. Some such prayers are provided in the Raccolta Catholic prayer book, first published in association with the Catholic Congregation of Indulgences in 1807. Also the Five First Saturdays, also called the "Act of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary", is a Catholic devotion which, according to Sister Lúcia