Mystics of the Church Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Posted: 03 Jun 2015 07:43 AM PDT The Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus begins Thursday, June 4, 2015 The most Sacred Heart of Jesus! The burning Heart of God which pours forth His infinite love for us! It is perhaps the greatest of all the devotions, as it is centered in the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus. It is said to be St Padre Pio's favorite devotion and he recited the novena prayer below every day for all those who asked his prayers. Like many Saints, Padre Pio knew the power of the infinite love and mercy that comes forth from the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This year (2015), the Church celebrates the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday, June 12, and so this year the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus begins Thursday, June 4, 2015. By far the most popular and traditional novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus would be the one below that St Margaret Mary Alocoque herself promulgated. It is also the novena that St Gemma Galgani recited when she was miraculously cured by Jesus, and also the one that St Padre Pio recited daily, as mentioned above. The beauty of it is that it incorporates both a tender love for Jesus and His most Sacred Heart, and also a tender devotion to His Mother, the most Blessed Virgin Mary. ____________________________________________ Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (To be recited daily for 9 consecutive days) I. 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...... (here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father.... Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. II. 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.......(here name your request) Our Father...Hail Mary....Glory Be To the Father.... Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. III. 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.....(here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....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 poor sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours. Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears! Turn, then, O most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary; Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us. --Novena promulgated by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) _________________________________________________________ Some of the promises that Jesus made to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque for those who make the devotion to His most Sacred Heart: (1) "I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life. (2) I will establish peace in their homes. (3) I will comfort them in all their afflictions. (4) I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all, in death. (5) I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings. (6) Sinners will find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy. (7) Lukewarm souls shall become fervent. (8) Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection. (9) I will bless every place in which an image of my Heart is exposed and honored. (10) I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts. (11) Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart. (12) I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment."
Thanks Padraig for the reminders. Please include me in your prayers, I had a positive pregnancy test last week but I'm bleeding today. It's been almost a year when I had my 11-week miscarriage. Now it's around 5 weeks only. Please pray for me. Thanks.
I am going to Clonard Monastery tonight for mass , I will offer it up for this. I will also go down and say a prayer to St Gerald Majella who has a special altar and relic there.
Beautiful Padraig. Many years ago I prayed to Gerard Majella to get pregnant - It was the will of God that we'd adopt and he blessed us with a wonderful son who is now 26 years old. Prayers needed as he no longer goes to Mass, neither does his father - both are kind hearted.
Prayers going up. Your son will return to the faith in the not so far future God is full of surprises
Can this novena be started now, and run over the feast day on the 12th? Kind of like the Divine Mercy novena can be somewhat flexible? I would like to start it today because I did not start two days ago.
I think, Jon if you were to follow St Padre Pio's example, you would consider it flexible. http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/heart/sh_novena.htm
I am doing this....I belong to a website Pray More Novenas .com They send me novenas usually once a month....It's really nice because they email you the days novena meditation daily.... http://www.praymorenovenas.com/
Padraig, have you seen Miriams post under the heading 'Knock'. Her son took her to Knock this week end, and there is a picture of them at the shrine. Praised be Jesus and Mary. Please pray for my son too.
Thanks be to Jesus and His Blessed Mother. Prayers for your son at mass this morning and for your health. Say a prayer for me too I am going to see the Doctor this morning about my eye, it has been acting funny.
Daily renewly of the Sacred Heart Enthronment. Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, we renew our pledge of love and loyalty to You. Keep us always close to Your most loving Heart and to the most pure Heart of Your Mother Mary. May we love one another more and more each day, forgiving each other's faults as You forgive us our sins. Please teach us how to see You in those we meet outside our home and help us keep our love for you always strong by frequent mass, communion, confession and prayers. Thank You, Dear Jesus, King and Friend of our family, for all the blessings of today. Protect us during this night and help us all get to Heaven. Amen. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, thy kingdom come. Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us. St. Joseph, friend of the Sacred Heart, pray for us. All you Holy saints and Our Guardian Angels , pray for us.
Happy Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus !!! Saturday Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St Anthony of Padua
I was able to get to Confession and Mass today which is Friday the 12th of June in Australia and its the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! God is so good. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be always Praised, Glorified and Loved by the Hearts of men. He is too loving and kind. In the words of my brother Brendan who died on the 22nd October 2000, God is just so good I can't stand it and then I recieve the pain again to wash me, He is so good Carolyn, tell people. I said they'll think I'm mad. He said they think that now don't they! We both laughed and then he said, Just pray Carolyn
