PRAYERS & NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
AND THE LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

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PRAYERS TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine.

Heart of Jesus, burning with love for me, inflame my heart with love of Thee.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, today I wish to live in Thee, in Thy grace, in which I desire, at all costs, to persevere.  Keep me from sin and strengthen my will by helping me to keep watch over my senses, my imagination, and my heart.  Help me to correct my faults, which are the source of sin.  I beg of Thee to do this, O Jesus, through Mary, Thy Immaculate Mother.  Amen.

DAILY PRAYER OF ST GERTRUDE
Hail to Thee, most Sacred Heart of Jesus, living and life-giving source of eternal life, infinite treasure of the divinity, consuming furnace of divine love!  You are my resting place and my city of refuge.  My sweetest Saviour, inflame my heart with that burning love with which Thy Heart is consumed!  Pour into my heart those precious graces which spring forth from Thy Heart as from their source.  Unite my heart so intimately with yours that Thy will may be mine, and that mine may be ever in perfect accord with yours; for my only desire is that, in future, Thy most adorable will may be the rule of all my desires and actions.  Amen.

OFFERING TO THE SACRED HEART
O Lord Jesus Christ, in union with that divine intention with which, on earth, Thou offered praise to God through Thy Sacred Heart and continue to offer now in all places in the sacrament of the Eucharist, and will do so to the end of the world, I most willingly offer Thee throughout this entire day, without the smallest exception, all my intentions and thoughts, all my affections and desires, all my words and actions, in imitation of the most pure heart of the Immaculate Virgin Mary.

EFFICACIOUS LITTLE ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART
O amiable Heart of my Saviour, I adore Thee! O gracious Heart of my Jesus, I love Thee!  O compassionate Heart, I give Thee my heart, and am deeply moved by all Thou have done and suffered for me.  I give Thee my heart completely; affix it to Thy Heart eternally; inflame it with Thy love; inspire it with Thy sentiments; make it know Thy will and practise Thy virtues.
 - Venerable Maria Lataate

PRAYER TO OBTAIN CONFORMITY TO THE SACRED HEART
O dearest Jesus, whose most amiable Heart excludes not even the greatest sinners when they turn to Thee, I beseech Thee to grant me and all penitent sinners a heart like yours; that is, a humble heart, which even in the midst of temporal honours loves a hidden life, a life little esteemed by men; a meek heart, which bears with everyone and seeks revenge upon no one; a patient heart, which is resigned in adversity, and happy even in the most trying circumstances; a peaceful heart, which is ever at peace with others and with itself; a disinterested heart, which is always contented with what it has; a heart which loves prayer and performs it often and cheerfully; a heart whose only desire is that God may be known, honoured and loved by all creatures; a heart which grieves for nothing except that God is offended; despises nothing but sin; wishes for nothing but the glory of God and its neighbour’s salvation; a pure heart, which in all things seeks God alone and desires only to please him; a grateful heart, which acknowledges and esteems the benefits of God; a strong heart, which is daunted by no evil, but bears all adversity for the love of God; an open heart, liberal to the poor and compassionate towards the suffering souls in purgatory; a well-ordered heart, whose joys and sorrows, desires and aversions, nay, whose every motion is regulated according to the divine will.  Amen.
 - St Clement Hofbauer

PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Behold, my most loving Jesus, to what an excess Thy boundless love has carried Thee. Of Thine own flesh and precious blood Thou have made ready for me a divine banquet so as to give me yourself completely.  What was it that impelled Thee to this transport of love?  Nothing else surely save Thy most loving Heart.  O adorable Heart of my Jesus! O burning furnace of divine love!  Within Thy most sacred wound receive my soul, that in that school of charity I may learn to requite the love of that God who has given me such wondrous proofs of his love.  Amen.

PRIVATE ACT OF CONSECRATION
I consecrate and surrender to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, my person, my life, my difficulties and my sufferings, that I may henceforth live only for his love and glory.  It is my firm and unwavering purpose to be his entirely, to do everything for his love and renounce wholeheartedly everything that could displease his divine Heart.

O Sacred Heart, I choose Thee as the sole object of my love, the protector of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the support of my weakness and the atoner for all the sins of my whole life.  O mild and bountiful Heart, be likewise my refuge at the hour of death, my justification before God, and ward off from me the penalty of his just wrath.  O loving Heart, I place my trust entirely in Thee.  While I fear everything from my own malice I hope everything from Thy goodness.  Destroy in me whatever may displease Thee or be opposed to Thee, and let Thy pure love imprint Thee so deeply upon my heart that it will be impossible for me ever to forget Thee or be separated from Thee.

O Sacred Heart, by Thy goodness, I implore Thee, let my name be deeply engraved in Thee, for in Thy service and in Thy love I will live and die.

 - St Margaret Mary Alacoque

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Most sweet Jesus, redeemer of the human race, look down upon us, humbly prostrate before Thy altar.  We are yours and yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united with Thee, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to Thy most Sacred Heart.  Many, indeed, have never known Thee while many others, despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee.  Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus and draw them to Thy Sacred Heart. Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned Thee; grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.  Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbour of truth and unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd. Be King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of idolatry or of Islamism, and refuse not to draw them all into the light and kingdom of God.  Turn Thine eyes of mercy toward the children of that race, once Thy chosen people. Of old they called down upon themselves the blood of the Saviour; may it now descend upon them, a layer of redemption and of life.  Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church, assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry:
Praise to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honour for ever. Amen.

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

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.

Merciful Jesus, I consecrate myself today and always to Thy Most Sacred Heart.
 

THE LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us
God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us
God the Holy Ghost, 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 Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mother, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of Heaven, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness 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, King and center of all hearts, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke thee, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offences, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, 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 for sin, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in thee, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in thee, have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, have mercy on us

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us

V.       Jesus, meek and humble of Heart
R.       Make our hearts like unto Thine

Let us pray.  Almighty and eternal God, look upon the heart of thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which he offers thee in the name of sinners; and to those who implore thy mercy do thou of thy great goodness grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, who with thee lives and reigns world without end.  Amen.