Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena
O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.” Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of…..(silently offer your intention)
Our Father…
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.” Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of…(silently offer your intention)
Hail Mary…
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.” Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of… (silently offer your intention)
Glory Be to the Father…
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, pray for us Pope Saint John Paul II, pray for us
Consecration: Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Together: My loving Jesus! I (N.) give you my heart, and I consecrate myself wholly to you, out of grateful love I bear you, and as a reparation for all my unfaithfulness, and with your aid I hope and pray never to sin again.
Leader:
Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us,
Response:
Inflame our hearts with love of you.
Priest/leader: Let us pray… Lord, we beseech you, let your Holy Spirit kindle in our hearts that fire of charity which Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, sent forth from His inmost Heart upon this earth, and willed that it should burn with vehemence. Who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen
Partial indulgence granted by Pope Pius VII, March 20, 1815
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was divinely inspired by visions given to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque