Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The great flowering of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus occurred from the private revelations of the visitand Santa Margherita Maria Alacoque who together with San Claude de la Colombière propagated its cult.
From the beginning, Jesus made Santa Margherita understand Maria Alacoque that he would spread the effusions of his grace on all those who would be interested in this amiable devotion; among them he also made a promise to reunite divided families and to protect those in difficulty by bringing peace to them.
Saint Margaret wrote to Mother de Saumaise, on August 24, 1685: «He (Jesus) made her known, again, the great complacency that she takes in being honored by her creatures and it seems to her that He promised her that all those who they would be consecrated to this sacred Heart, they would not perish and that, since he is the source of all blessings, so he would scatter them abundantly in all the places where the image of this lovable Heart was exposed, to be loved and honored there. Thus he would reunite divided families, protect those who found themselves in some need, spread the anointing of his ardent charity in those communities where his divine image was honored; and it would take away the blows of the just anger of God, returning them in his grace, when they had fallen from it ».
Here is also a fragment of a letter from the saint to a Jesuit Father, perhaps to Fr. Croiset: «Because I cannot tell you all I know about this amiable devotion and discover to the whole earth the treasures of graces that Jesus Christ contains in this An adorable heart that intends to spread on all those who will practice it? ... The treasures of thanks and blessings that this sacred Heart contains are infinite. I do not know that there is no other exercise of devotion, in the spiritual life, that is more effective, to raise, in a short time, a soul to the highest perfection and to make it taste the true sweetnesses, which are found in the service of Jesus Christ. "" As for secular people, they will find in this amiable devotion all the relief necessary for their state, that is, peace in their families, relief in their work, the blessings of heaven in all their endeavors, consolation in their miseries; it is precisely in this sacred Heart that they will find a place of refuge during their whole life, and mainly at the hour of death. Ah! how sweet it is to die after having had a tender and constant devotion to the sacred Heart of Jesus Christ! »« My divine Master has made me known that those who work for the health of souls will work successfully and will know the art of moving the most hardened hearts, provided they have a tender devotion to her sacred Heart, and are committed to inspiring and establishing it everywhere. "" Finally, it is very visible that there is no one in the world who does not receive all sorts of help from heaven if he has a truly grateful love for Jesus Christ, as one is shown to him, with devotion to his sacred Heart ».
This is the collection of the promises made by Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary, in favor of the devotees of the Sacred Heart:
1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state.
2. I will bring peace to their families.
3. I will console them in all their afflictions.
4. I will be their safe haven in life and especially in death.
5. I will spread the most abundant blessings over all their endeavors.
6. Sinners will find in my Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Lukewarm souls will become fervent.
8. Fervent souls will quickly rise to a great perfection.
9. I will bless the houses where the image of my sacred Heart will be exposed and honored.
10. I will give priests the gift of moving the most hardened hearts.
11. The people who propagate this devotion will have their name written in my Heart and it will never be canceled.
12. I promise in the excess of the mercy of my Heart that my almighty love will grant to all those who communicate on the first Friday of the month for nine consecutive months the grace of the final penance. They will not die in my misfortune, nor without receiving the sacraments, and my Heart will be their safe haven in that extreme hour.
(to learn more about the 12th promise of the Sacred Heart, click here: THE GREAT PROMISE)
Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
(by Santa Margherita Maria Alacoque)
I (name and surname),
gift and consecration to the adorable Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ
my person and my life, (my family / my marriage),
my actions, pains and sufferings,
for not wanting to use some part of my being anymore,
than to honor him, love him and glorify him.
This is my irrevocable will:
be all his and do everything for his love,
heartily giving up everything that might displease him.
I choose you, Sacred Heart, as the only object of my love,
as guardian of my way, pledge of my salvation,
remedy for my fragility and inconstancy,
repairer of all the faults of my life and safe haven in the hour of my death.
Be, oh Heart of kindness, my justification to God your Father,
and remove his righteous indignation from me.
O loving heart, I place all my trust in you,
because I fear everything from my malice and weakness,
but I hope everything from your kindness.
Consume, therefore, in me what can displease or resist you;
your pure love is deeply impressed in my heart,
so that I can never forget you or be separated from you.
I ask you, for your goodness, that my name is written in you,
because I want to realize all my happiness
and my glory in living and dying as your servant.
Amen.
Coronet to the Sacred Heart recited by P. Pio
O my Jesus, you said:
"Truly I say to you, ask and you will get, seek and find, beat and it will be opened to you"
here I beat, I try, I ask for grace….
- Pater, Ave, Gloria
- S. Heart of Jesus, I trust and hope in You.
O my Jesus, you said:
"Truly I say to you, whatever you ask my Father in my name, He will grant you"
, behold, I ask your Father in your name for grace….
- Pater, Ave, Gloria
- S. Heart of Jesus, I trust and hope in You.
O my Jesus, you said:
"Truly I tell you, heaven and earth will pass away, but my words never"
here, leaning on the infallibility of your holy words, I ask for grace….
- Pater, Ave, Gloria
- S. Heart of Jesus, I trust and hope in You.
O Holy Heart of Jesus, to whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the unhappy, have mercy on us miserable sinners,
and grant us the graces that we ask of You through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your and our tender Mother.
- St. Joseph, Putative Father of the Holy Heart of Jesus, pray for us
- Hello, o Regina ..
Novena to the Sacred Heart
(to be recited whole for nine consecutive days)
Adorable heart of Jesus, my sweet life, in my present needs I resort to you and I entrust to your power, your wisdom, your goodness, all the sufferings of my heart, repeating a thousand times: "O Most Sacred Heart, source of love, think about my present needs. "
Glory to the Father
Heart of Jesus, I join you in your intimate union with Heavenly Father.
My beloved heart of Jesus, ocean of mercy, I turn to you for help in my present needs and with full abandon I entrust to your power, your wisdom, your goodness, the tribulation that oppresses me, repeating a thousand times: "O very tender Heart , my only treasure, think about my present needs ".
Glory to the Father
Heart of Jesus, I join you in your intimate union with Heavenly Father.
Very loving heart of Jesus, delight of those who invoke you! In the helplessness in which I find myself I resort to you, sweet comfort of the troubled and I entrust to your power, to your wisdom, to your goodness, all my pains and I repeat a thousand times: "O very generous Heart, unique rest of those who hope in you, think about my present needs. "
Glory to the Father
Heart of Jesus, I join you in your intimate union with Heavenly Father.
O Mary, mediator of all graces, your word will save me from my present difficulties.
Say this word, O Mother of mercy and obtain for me the grace (to expose the grace you want) from the heart of Jesus.
Ave Maria
Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart
Your Heart, or Jesus, is a haven of peace,
the sweet refuge in the trials of life,
the sure pledge of my salvation.
To you I consecrate myself entirely, without reservation, forever.
Take possession, O Jesus, of my heart,
of my mind, my body, my soul, my whole self.
My senses, my faculties, my thoughts and affections are yours.
I give you everything and I offer you; everything belongs to you.
Lord, I want to love you more and more, I want to live and die of love.
Fa o Jesus, that every action of mine, every word of mine,
let every beat of my heart be a protest of love;
that the last breath is an act of ardent and pure love for You.
Consecration of the family to the Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
that you manifested in Santa Margherita Maria Alacoque
the desire to reign over Christian families,
we proclaim you today King and Lord of our family.
Be our sweet guest, the desired friend of our house,
the center of attraction that unites us all in mutual love,
the center of irradiation for which each of us lives his vocation
and fulfills its mission.
Be You the only school of love.
Let us learn from you as we love, giving ourselves to others,
forgiving and serving all with generosity and humility
without demanding the return.
O Jesus, who suffered to make us happy,
save the joy of our family;
in happy hours and difficulties
Your Heart is the source of our comfort.
Heart of Jesus, draw us to you and transform us;
bring to us the riches of Your infinite Love,
our deficiencies and our infidelities burn in it;
faith, hope and charity increase in us.
Finally, we ask you that, after having loved and served you in this land,
You reunite us in the eternal joy of Your Kingdom.
Amen.
To the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Most holy heart of Jesus,
source of all good,
I love you, I love you, I thank you
and, regretfully my sins,
I present to you this poor heart of mine.
Make him humble, patient, pure
and fully in accordance with your wishes.
Protect me from danger,
console me in afflictions,
grant me the health of body and soul,
aid in my spiritual and material needs,
your blessing in all my works
and the grace of a holy death.
Act of oblation to the Sacred Heart
Here I am ready, O my Jesus, gentle and sweet divine lamb, perpetually immolated on our altars for the salvation of men: I want to join you, suffer with you, immolate myself with you. To this end I offer you all the pains, bitterness, humiliations and crosses with which my life is full. I offer it to you according to all the intentions for which Your sweet Heart offers and immolates itself. May my modest sacrifice obtain your blessings for the Church, for the priesthood, for poor sinners, for society. And you, dear Jesus, deign to accept it from the hands of the Most Holy Mary, in union with her Immaculate Heart. Amen.
Short act of offering to the Sacred Heart
I NN, to be grateful to you and to repair my infidelities, I give you my heart, and I consecrate myself entirely to you, my lovable Jesus, and with your help I propose that you no longer sin.
300-day indulgence.
Monthly plenary provided before an image of the Heart (S. Penit. 15-III-1936)
Offer of the merits of the Sacred Heart
Eternal Father I offer you the Heart of your divine Son Jesus
with all his love, all his sufferings, and all his merits:
1- to atone for all the sins that I have committed on this day
and throughout my life. Glory to the Father ...
2- to purify the good that I have done badly on this day
and throughout my life. Glory to the Father ...
3- to make up for the good works I had to do on this day
and throughout my life. Glory to the Father ...
Prayer to the Sacred Heart
O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, spread a large copy
your blessings upon the Holy Church, upon the Supreme Pontiff
and above all the Clergy: give perseverance to the righteous,
convert sinners, enlighten infidels, bless all our relatives,
friends and benefactors, assist the dying, free the souls of
Purgatory, and spread the sweet empire of your love on all hearts.
to be recited every day at the Holy Heart
I greet you, O adorable Heart of Jesus, vivifying and unchanging source of joy and eternal life, infinite treasure of Divinity, most ardent furnace of supreme love: You are my refuge, You the seat of my rest, You my everything. Deh! Very loving heart, inflame my heart with that true love of which you blaze: instill in my heart those garrisons of which You are the source. Let my soul be totally united with yours, and my will become yours according to yours; for I wish that from now on your pleasure will be the rule and purpose of all my thoughts, affections and operations. So be it.
Litanies to the Sacred Heart
Lord, have mercy. Lord have mercy
Christ, have mercy. Christ pity
Lord, have mercy. Lord have mercy
Christ, listen to us. Christ, listen to us
Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us
Heavenly Father, who art God, have mercy on us.
Son, Redeemer of the world, who are God, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, who are God, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, basically united to the Word of God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, infinitely majestic, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, home of God and door of heaven, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, ardent furnace of charity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, sanctuary of justice and charity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, overflowing with kindness and love, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, sovereign and center of all hearts, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in which are all the treasures of wisdom and science, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the fullness of divinity lives, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in which the Father took pleasure, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, from whose fullness we have all drawn, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the eternal hills, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and immensely merciful, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, generous to those who invoke you, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of life and holiness, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, covered with opprobrii, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, broken because of our sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced by the spear, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim of sinners, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in you, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in you, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, happiness of all Saints, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,
forgive us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,
hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.