Sacred Heart Novena - Day 7

DAY SEVEN :

Let us pray to Our Lord Jesus Christ, patient and merciful :

Father of all mercies, you sent your only begotten Son into the world, while we were yet sinners, and you filled his Heart with goodness and mercy so that by his Passion and Death, he would obtain for us the forgiveness of our sins and make of us your children.  May we be ever-grateful and remember your mercy and that of your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

READING :

I will take you away from among the nations, gather you from all the lands, and bring you back to your own soil. I will sprinkle clean water over you to make you clean; from all your impurities and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.  I will put my spirit within you so that you walk in my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep them. You will live in the land I gave to your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God”. - Ezekiel 36: 24-28

MEDITATION :

O how much it cost you to love us, my Lord…when I contemplate your open Heart, I find that I am so hardly grateful for the immense gift that you gave. What you receive in exchange for this gift of Love is still, yesterday and today, nothing but ingratitude, coldness and disdain on behalf of those to whom you are never indifferent.

You ask me to open my heart so that I might know the greatest of joys, and instead, my heart wonders and seeks other pleasures. What a waste of time! It is in my inner depths that your Word resounds, it is there that I can hear your invitation. It is not only with my lips and my behavior that you seek a response, but in the very depths of my soul.

You call me into these miracles of divine Love, forgotten by humanity. When shall I ever comprehend that it is only in drawing from the well-spring of your Heart that my love will be clothed with the garment of your splendor and the fullness of your Heart for my brothers and sisters?  Lord, I offer you my acts of reparation for all the love that is lacking in this world, for all the sins committed against others, especially for those whom we love not enough.

 How can we not experience anything but deep trust when thinking of your Heart, Jesus? You present your Heart to me with such compassion and understanding ! You are the Lord of the world and the supreme Judge of all events. Nothing happens without having been ordered or permitted by you, in view of my sanctification and happiness. It is so easy, Jesus, to become tempted to construct my own joy, to forget you and God's plan of love over my life. I am so often afraid!

- Meditations composed by a little sister, Jo Anne-Marie of the Cross.

Imprimatur : André Rivest, Bishop of the Diocese of Chicoutimi,Chicoutimi, April 19,  2009.

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. 

(Repeat have mercy on us. after each line)

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

God the Holy Spirit, 

Holy Trinity, one God, 

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, 

Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in 

the Virgin Mother's womb, 

Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the

Word of God, 

Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, 

Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, 

Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, 

Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, 

Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity, 

Heart of Jesus, vessel of justice and love, 

Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, 

Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, 

Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, 

Heart of Jesus, King and center of all hearts, 

Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures 

of wisdom and knowledge, 

Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells all the fullness of the Godhead, 

Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, 

Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, 

Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, 

Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy, 

Heart of Jesus, rich to all who call upon You, 

Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, 

Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our offenses, 

Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with reproaches, 

Heart of Jesus, bruised for our iniquities, 

Heart of Jesus, obedient even unto death, 

Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, 

Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, 

Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, 

Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, 

Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins, 

Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, 

Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You, 

Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints, 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, 

Spare us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, 

Graciously hear us, O Lord. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, 

Have mercy on us. 

Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, 

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, in Thy great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who livest and reignest with Thee forever and ever. Amen.

Community prayer

PRAYER OF CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART

I (N.), give and consecrate to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, my person, my life, my actions, my pains and sufferings, so that I may be unwilling to make use of any part of my being save to honor, love, and glorify the Sacred Heart. It is my unchanging intention to be all His and to do all for love of Him. I renounce at the same time with all my heart whatever can displease Him. I, therefore, take You, O Sacred Heart, for the only object of my love, the protector of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my weakness and inconstancy, the atonement for the faults of my life, and the secure refuge at the hour of my death. Be then, O Heart of goodness, my justification before God the Father, and turn away from me the punishment of His just anger. O Heart of love, I put my confidence in You, because I fear everything from my own sinfulness and weakness. I hope for all things from Your mercy and generosity. Destroy in me all that can displease or resist Your holy Will. Let Your pure love impress You so deeply upon my heart that I may never forget You or be separated from You. May my name, by your loving kindness, be written In You, because in You I desire to place all my happiness and all my glory in living and dying in very bondage to you. - Saint Margaret-Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690

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