Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion

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DEVOTION TO THE SACRED
HEART OF JESUS

"The First Friday of each month was designated by our Savior Himself
as a day to be consecrated to honoring His Sacred Heart….
Also June is the month of the Sacred Heart. Many Catholics prepare
for this Feast by beginning a Novena to the Sacred Heart on the Feast
of Corpus Christi, which is the Thursday of the week before. On the
Feast of the Sacred Heart itself

As the object of this devotion is to make our Savior Jesus Christ
ardently and perfectly loved, and to make reparation for the outrages
offered to Him in the past, as well as for those which he daily receives
in the Blessed Eucharist…Jesus Christ merits our love at all times,
but alas! He is despised and outraged in the Sacrament of His love at
all times, and so people should at all times make reparation to Him.
We should then adore Jesus Christ in this august Sacrament, make a
fervent act of love to Jesus in the tabernacle, thank Him for having
instituted this Mystery of love, express our sorrow at seeing Him so
abandoned, and resolve to visit Him as soon as possible and love Him
unceasingly.
Attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is assuredly the best
means of honoring and loving the adorable Heart of Jesus.
The following First Friday devotions are efficacious in honoring the
Sacred Heart of Jesus:

1. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
2. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3. Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
4. Act of Reparation
5. The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
6. The Sacrament of Reconciliation

The Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary
Alacoque

1. "I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life."
2. "I will establish peace in their homes."
3. "I will comfort them in their afflictions."
4. "I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all in death."
5. "I will bestow a large blessing upon all their undertakings."
6. "Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of
mercy."
7. "Tepid souls shall grow fervent."
8. "Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection."
9. "I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set up
and honored."
10. "I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened
hearts."
11. "Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names
written in My Heart, never to be blotted out."
12. "I promise thee in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-
powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the First
Friday in nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence; they
shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving the Sacraments; My
Divine heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment."

Act of Consecration to the Sacred heart of Jesus

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I consecrate myself to Your Most Sacred
Heart. Take possession of my whole being; transform me into
Yourself. Make my hands Your hands, my feet Your feet, my heart
Your heart. Let me see with Your eyes, listen with Your ears, speak
with Your lips, love with Your heart, understand with Your mind,
serve with Your will, and be dedicated with my whole being. Make me
Your other self. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, send me Your Holy Spirit
to teach me to love You and to live through You, with You, in You and
for You.
Come, Holy Spirit, make my body Your temple. Come, and abide with
me forever. Give me the deepest love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus
in order to serve Him with my whole heart, soul, mind and strength.
Take possession of all my faculties of body and soul. Regulate all my
passions: feelings and emotions. Take possession of my intellect,
understanding and will; my memory and imagination. O Holy Spirit of
Love, give me an abundance of Your efficacious graces. Give me the
fullness of all the virtues; enrich my faith, strengthen my hope,
increase my trust, and inflame my love. Give me the fullness of Your
sevenfold gifts, fruits and beatitudes. Most Holy Trinity, make my soul
Your sanctuary. Amen

Act of Reparation

Sacred Heart of Jesus, animated with a desire to repair the outrages
unceasingly offered to Thee, we prostrate before Thy throne of
mercy, and in the name of all mankind, pledge our love and fidelity to
Thee!
The more Thy mysteries are blasphemed, the more firmly we shall
believe them, O Sacred Heart of Jesus!
The more impiety endeavors to extinguish our hopes of immortality,
the more we shall trust in Thy Heart, sole hope of mankind!
The more hearts resist Thy Divine attractions, the more we shall love
Thee, O infinitely amiable heart of Jesus!
The more unbelief attacks Thy Divinity, the more humbly and
profoundly we shall adore It, O Divine Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy holy laws are transgressed and ignored, the more we
shall delight to observe them, O most holy Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy Sacraments are despised and abandoned, the more
frequently we shall receive them with love and reverence, O most
liberal Heart of Jesus!
The more the imitation of Thy virtues is neglected and forgotten, the
more we shall endeavor to practice them, O Heart, model of every
virtue!
The more the devil labors to destroy souls, the more we shall be
inflamed with desire to save them, O Heart of Jesus, zealous Lover of
souls!
The more sin and impurity destroy the image of God in man, the more
we shall try by purity of life to be a living temple of the Holy Spirit, O
Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy Holy Church is despised, the more we shall endeavor to
be her faithful children, O Sweet Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy Vicar on earth is persecuted, the more we will honor
him as the infallible head of Thy Holy Church, show our fidelity and
pray for him, O kingly Heart of Jesus!
O Sacred Heart, through Thy powerful grace, may we become Thy
apostles in the midst of a corrupted world, and be Thy crown in the
kingdom of heaven.
Amen.

Novena to the Sacred Heart

Say once a day for 9 days, especially beginning on the Feast of
Corpus Christi and ending on the Feast of the Sacred Heart

O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to
Thy will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee.
Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give
me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on
all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my
every care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust
saying, Heart of Jesus help me.

Litany of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

V/ Lord, have mercy.
R/ Lord, have mercy.

V/ Christ, have mercy.
R/ Christ, have mercy.

V/ Lord, have mercy.
R/ Lord, have mercy.

V/ Jesus, hear us.
R/ Jesus, graciously hear us.

R/ for ff: have mercy on us

God, the Father of Heaven,
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God, the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin
Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty,
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High,
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge,
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke you,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in you,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in you,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints,

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world.
R/ spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
R/ graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
R/ have mercy on us.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
R/ Make our hearts like to yours.

Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of your
most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which he
offers you in the name of sinners; and to those who implore your
mercy, in your great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the
same Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you forever
and ever. Amen