Dedication of the Month
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This great feast in the Church is always celebrated on the octave day of Corpus Christi, the feast which celebrates the Body and Blood of Christ.
Corpus Christi falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (which itself falls on the Sunday after Pentecost), which means the feast of the Sacred Heart falls nineteen days after Pentecost Sunday.
The following day is the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so these two devotions to the hearts of Jesus and Mary are side-by-side on the liturgical calendar.
Prayer to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
prayer for us, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
(say 3 times)
Prayer 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. Within Thy Heart I place my every care. In every need let me come to thee with humble trust saying, Heart of Jesus help me.
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JuneThe Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Feast Day: June 16, 2023
(19 days after Pentecost)
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I place my trust in thee!
Jesus asked that all people go to Confession and receive Holy Communion often, especially on the First Friday of each month, and that reparation be made for sins committed against His Sacred Heart and the Holy Eucharist. He also requested that the Church observe a feast day specifically for the purpose of this reparation.
In 1856, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart was officially added to the liturgical calendar. This year the feast day falls on June 16th, 2023.
12 PROMISES OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Jesus also gave us, through St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, special promises for those who keep a loving devotion to the attribute of His infinite love for mankind as represented in His Most Sacred Heart.
[Click on First Friday Devotion listed in the upper right hand side of this page to see the prayers (the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus) and the 12 promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for this devotion.]
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NOVENA PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART
(To be prayed on nine consecutive days)
Divine Jesus, You have said, “Ask and you shall receive; seek and you
shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.” Behold me kneeling at Your feet, filled with a lively faith and confidence in the promises dictated by Your Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary. I come to ask this favor:
(Mention your request).
To whom can I turn if not to You, Whose Heart is the source of all graces and merits? Where should I seek if not in the treasure which contains all the riches of Your kindness and mercy? Where should I knock if not at the door through which God gives Himself to us and through which we go to God? I have recourse to You, Heart of Jesus. In You I find consolation when afflicted, protection when persecuted, strength when burdened with trials, and light in doubt and darkness.
Dear Jesus, I firmly believe that You can grant me the grace I implore, even though it should require a miracle. You have only to will it and my prayer will be granted. I admit that I am most unworthy of Your favors, but this is not a reason for me to be discouraged. You are the God of mercy, and You will not refuse a contrite heart. Cast upon me a look of mercy, I beg of You, and Your kind Heart will find in my miseries and weakness a reason for granting my prayer.
Sacred Heart, whatever may be Your decision with regard to my request, I will never stop adoring, loving, praising, and serving You. My Jesus, be pleased to accept this my act of perfect resignation to the decrees of Your adorable Heart, which I sincerely desire may be fulfilled in and by me and all Your creatures forever.
Grant me the grace for which I humbly implore You through the Immaculate Heart of Your most sorrowful Mother. You entrusted me to her as her child, and her prayers are all-powerful with You. Amen.
OFFERING
My God, I offer You all my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, for the intentions for which He pleads and offers Himself in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in thanksgiving for Your favors, in reparation for my sins, and in humble supplication for my temporal and eternal welfare, for the needs of our holy Mother the Church, for the conversion of sinners, and for the relief of the poor souls in purgatory.
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Invocations to the Sacred Heart
Merciful Jesus, I consecrate myself today and always to thy Most Sacred Heart.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus I implore, that I may ever love Thee more and more.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in thee.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have mercy on us.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Thy love for me.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart line unto Thine.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, convert sinners, save the dying, deliver the Holy Souls from Purgatory.