Devotion to the Sacred Heart: prayer to be recited in this month of June
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 ».
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.
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 ..
Short novena of trust to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
(to be recited for 9 days)
Or Jesus, to your Heart I entrust ...
(such soul ... such Intention ... such pain ... such business ...)
Take a look ...
Then do what your Heart will tell you ...
Let your heart do it.
O Jesus I count on you, I trust in you,
I abandon myself to you, I am sure of you.