Pray for the holiness and perseverance of priests. The Prayer O Jesus, eternal Priest, keep Thy priests within the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart, where none may touch them. Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch Thy Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with Thy Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the sublime mark of the priesthood. Let Thy holy love surround them and shield them from the world's contagion. Bless the

Between 1673 and 1675, Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation nun at Paray-le-Monial in France, showing her His Heart burning with love for mankind and asking for a devotion of love and reparation. This act of consecration, which comes from her writings, gives everything to the Sacred Heart: our person, our life, our actions, and our sufferings, so that our whole being may be used to love and glorify Him. Pray it on the Feast of the Sacred Heart (the Fr

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus honors His human heart as the sign of His infinite love for us. It spread widely after Our Lord's revelations to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 1670s, and the whole month of June, along with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, is dedicated to it. These short aspirations are meant to be repeated often, especially "Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee." Pray them when you feel worried or tempted, before work, on First Fridays,

An aspiration is a very short prayer, just a few words, that you can repeat throughout the day. This one, "Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee," is among the most loved in the Catholic tradition. It sums up the whole devotion to the Sacred Heart: Jesus loves us with a human heart, and we answer that love with complete confidence in His goodness and mercy. Say it when you wake, when you begin a task, when worry rises, or when you pass a church or a crucifix. Some p

A traditional Sacred Heart novena prayer suitable for nine days of petition. The Prayer O my Jesus, Thou hast said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek, and I ask for the grace of (mention request). O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee, that I may ever do Thy will. O my Jesus, Thou hast said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in My Name, He w

On the Feast of the Sacred Heart, renew love and reparation to the Heart of Jesus. The Prayer O God, Who in the Heart of Thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully bestow upon us the infinite treasures of Thy love: grant, we beseech Thee, that, rendering It the devout homage of our affection, we may also fulfill our duty of worthy satisfaction. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Traditional Sacred Heart feast collect; classic English, public domain. If these prayers h

Feast day: October 16 (optional memorial) Patron of: Those devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. About St. Margaret Mary Alacoque St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was born in 1647 in Burgundy, France. After her father's death, she suffered a long illness as a child and years of hardship at home, where relatives controlled the household and treated the family harshly. Drawn to prayer from an early age, she entered the Visitation convent at Paray-le-Monial in 1671. Between 1673 and 1

A traditional morning offering places the day's works in the Sacred Heart through Mary. The Prayer O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Thy Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen. Traditional Morn

An Act of Reparation offers love to the Sacred Heart for sins and coldness. Traditional English forms appear in Sacred Heart devotionals. The Prayer O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence, and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subject. Mindful, alas! that we ourselves have had a share for man

This litany praises the Heart of Jesus as the fountain of mercy and love. It has long been used in Sacred Heart devotion throughout the Church. The Prayer 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 Et