Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the first Friday of the month

First Friday month prayer: the Sacred Heart of Jesus represents the divine love of Jesus for humanity. The Feast of the Sacred Heart is a solemnity in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar and is celebrated 19 days after Pentecost. Since Pentecost is always celebrated on Sunday, the feast of the Sacred Heart always falls on a Friday. Jesus Christ appeared Saint Margaret Alacoque in the XNUMXth century. This is one of the blessings he promised to those who practice devotion to his Sacred Heart:

“In the excess of the mercy of my Heart, I promise you that my almighty love will grant. All those who will receive Communion on the first Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance. They will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their safe refuge in that last hour “.

This promise led to the pious Roman Catholic practice of making an effort to attend Mass. Receive Communion on the first Friday of each month. The first Friday of each month is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Let us strive to say this prayer on the first Friday of each month in our homes or in church.

First Friday prayer

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, on the day dedicated to honoring you, we pledge once again to honor and serve you with all our hearts. Help us live our daily lives in a spirit of true concern for others and deep gratitude to You and to all those for whom you love and serve us.

In the midst of all our trials and tribulations, we will remember that You are always with us, as you were with the Apostles when their boat was tossed in the storm. We renew our faith and trust in you.

We will never doubt that You are our friend, who always lives within us, walking beside us when courage fails, enlightening us when doubts cloud our vision of faith, protecting us from the assiduous lies and deceptions of the evil one.

Lord Jesus, bless each of us, our families, our parish, our diocese, our country and our entire world. Bless our jobs, our businesses, our entertainment; may they always proceed from your inspiration.

In everything we do and say, we can only be channels of the love of Your Sacred Heart for all the people You bring within our reach to receive Your love through us. Comfort those who are sick (mention names); those who suffer in heart or mind; those who have burdens and are breaking under them (mention the name).

These two things, above all, we ask you today; to know intimately and love all that your Sacred Heart loves, to absorb the attitude of your Sacred Heart and to express them in our life.

Finally, let us pray that our trust in You will grow ever more genuine, day after day and our devotion to the designs of the Sacred Heart, ever more committed. Amen