CONSECRATION OF THE FAMILY TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Consecration prayer of the family to the Holy Heart
Text approved by Saint Pius X in 1908
O Jesus, who manifested in St. Margaret Mary - the desire to reign with your Heart over Christian families, today we want to proclaim your kingship of love over our family.
We all want to live, from now on, as You want, we want to make the virtues to which you promised peace down here flourish in our home.
We want to keep away from us all that is contrary to You.
You will reign over our intellect, for the simplicity of our faith; on our hearts for the continuous love that we will have for you and that we will revive by receiving Holy Communion often.
Deign, O Divine Heart, to always remain among us, to bless our spiritual and material activities, to sanctify our joys, to lift our pains.
If ever one of us had the misfortune to offend you, remember him or Jesus, that you have a good and merciful Heart with the sinner who repents.
And in the days of sorrow, we will confidently submit to your divine will. We will console ourselves thinking that a day will come when the whole family, gathered together happy in heaven, will be able to sing your glories and your benefits forever.
Today we present our consecration to you, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and her glorious Spouse St. Joseph, so that with their help, we can put it into practice in all the days of our lives.
Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love you more and more.
Heart of Jesus, come your kingdom.
Consecration of the family to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
(with the presence of a priest)
Preparation
The family is preparing to receive well the Lord, chief, King of love of his home,
possibly with confession and communion.
A picture or statuette of the Holy Heart is procured to be placed in a place of honor.
On the established day, the Priest and also relatives and friends are invited for the ceremony.
Function
We pray some prayers, at least the Creed, Our Father, Ave Maria.
The priest, blessed the house and the painting (or the statuette), addresses words of fervor to all.
Then everyone reads the consecration prayer.
Blessing of the house
Sac. - Peace to this house
Everyone - and everyone who lives in it.
Sac. - Our help is in the name of the Lord
Everyone - who made heaven and earth
Sac. - The Lord be with you
Everyone - And with Your Spirit!
Sac. - Bless, O Lord, Almighty God, this house, so that health may always prosper in it,
goodness peace, love and praise to the Father and Son and Holy Spirit:
and this blessing always remains on those who live in it now and always. Amen.
All - Hear us, O Holy Lord, Almighty Eternal God, and deign to send your Angel from heaven,
that you visit, guard, comfort, protect and defend our family. For Christ our Lord, Amen.
Blessing of the painting (or statuette)
Almighty eternal God, who accepts the worship of the images of your Saints, so that by their contemplation we are led to imitate their virtues, deigned to bless and sanctify this image (statue) dedicated to the Sacred Heart of your Only Begotten Son Our Lord Jesus Christ, and grant that anyone who will pray in faith before the Sacred Heart of your Son, and will study to honor him, obtain grace for His merits and intercessions in this life and one day eternal glory. For Christ our Lord, Amen.
Consecration prayer
O Jesus, who manifested to St. Margaret Mary the desire to reign with your Heart over Christian families - today we want to proclaim your kingship of love over our family.
We all want to live from now on as You want: we want to make the virtues to which you promised peace down here flourish in our home.
We want to keep away from us all that is at odds with You. You will reign over our intellect, for the simplicity of our faith; on our hearts for the continuous love that we will have for you and that we will revive by often receiving Holy Communion.
Deign, O Divine Heart, to always remain among us, to bless our spiritual and material activities, to sanctify our joys of lifting our pains.
If ever one of us had the misfortune to offend you, remind him or Jesus, that you have a good and merciful Heart with the sinner who repents.
And in the days of sorrow we will confidently submit to your divine will. We will console ourselves thinking that a day will come when the whole family, gathered together happy in heaven, will be able to sing your glories and your benefits forever.
Today we present our consecration to you through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and her glorious Spouse St. Joseph, so that with their help we can put it into practice in all the days of our lives.
Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love you more and more.
Heart of Jesus, come your kingdom.
Eventually
A Our Father, Hail Mary, Eternal rest is recited
Sac .: O Lord Jesus, I thank you that today you wanted to choose this family as yours
and you want to always protect it as the favorite of your Heart.
Strengthen faith and increase charity in all: give us the grace to always live according to your Heart.
Make this house the image of your home in Nazareth and everyone is always your faithful friends. Amen.
In the end the S. Heart is exposed in the place of honor.
To live according to the spirit of consecration, the Apostolate of Prayer should be practiced:
1) offering everything to the Sacred Heart of Jesus every day;
2) often participating in Holy Mass and Communion, especially on the first Friday of the month;
3) praying together in the family, possibly the Holy Rosary or at least ten Ave Maria.