{"id":8360,"date":"2025-08-01T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=8360"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T23:02:11","slug":"healing-prayer-from-the-eucharistic-congress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/pope-benedict-xvi\/healing-prayer-from-the-eucharistic-congress-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing Prayer . Fr Boniface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Litany Prayer . VID<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jesus, we all have places in our hearts and in our histories that have been hurting for a long time. Some wounds might be self-inflicted, but the wounds caused by others tend to cut most deeply. At the same time, there is also a sacred place in each of us where we can be alone with You and the whole Trinity. The most powerful healing can begin by bringing those painful places into relationship with You, Who love us infinitely. And right now, You are herewith us in all Your power and glory in the Eucharist. Nothing is lacking in Your Presence with us. It can be hard to open tender places in our hearts. You respect us and You honor our experience through Your offer of healing. We are here together and here with the communion of Saints, and we lean on each other for support as we seek to open our hearts to you. We want to be gentle with ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit to descend with all the gentleness of the dewfall onto our thirsty hearts. We pray for courage now as we hold all the hurting places in our hearts before Your loving gaze.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Note: The following meditation can help to prepare your heart to receive the Lord\u2019s healing
power, or you can go straight into the Litany]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Close your eyes (if you are comfortable doing so)
Take a deep breath.
Breathe in the Holy Spirit\u2026Come, Holy Spirit
Breathe out negativity
Breathe in the Holy Spirit\u2026Come, Holy Spirit
Breathe out all that is not of Him
Notice your heartbeat
Each heartbeat is a gift
God wants you
He made you.
He knit you together with love, with His own hands in your mother\u2019s womb
You are a masterpiece of His loving creativity
He has chosen you
He sees you
He gazes on you with love
He delights in you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I want to invite you on a journey of healing and reconciliation.
Jesus wants to lift you up to see your whole life through His eyes of healing and hope.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try to zoom out, letting yourself be lifted up away from the details
He wants to lift you up so you can see your whole life
from your conception in your mother\u2019s womb to this very moment.
He is lovingly drawing near to you with the Father.
There is only love.
Together He looks on your whole life with you.
He looks on you and your whole life with love.
Through your whole life there is a golden thread of goodness.
You are made in His image.
Even where there are deep sorrows, the Holy Spirit weaves a golden thread of goodness.
As you look together on your life
You may see some darker moments, clouded moments, harder moments.
Some of those moments might be too hard to enter into right now and that is ok.
There are some sins and failures.
There are times of weakness.
There are times you were hurt.
He wants to bring healing to your whole life: healing for your hurts, healing for your failures.
He has only compassion for you, loving care.
He honors you and wants to protect you.
Try to open your heart to Jesus\u2019s healing love.
If any of these heart movements are difficult, that\u2019s ok. You can still let Jesus draw close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please repeat after me:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus, I believe in you.
Jesus, I believe in your Real Presence in the Eucharist.
Jesus, I believe you are here with me.
Jesus, I believe you are in my heart.
Jesus, I believe in your love for me.
Jesus, I believe your love is greater than every sin.
Jesus, I believe your love is greater than all evil.
Jesus, I believe your love can free me from my sin.
Let\u2019s practice the response several times: Jesus, heal my heart with Your love
For the times I\u2019ve felt abandoned\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been betrayed\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been rejected\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been forgotten\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been disappointed\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been let down by the Church\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been lonely\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been desperate\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been lost\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been dejected\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been used\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been neglected\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been starved for love\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve been deprived of affirmation\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve lost my way\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve gone astray\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve made the wrong choice\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the response is:
Jesus, come close to me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever I feel unseen\u2026
Whenever I feel ignored\u2026
Whenever I feel unimportant\u2026
Whenever I feel useless\u2026
Whenever I feel alone\u2026
Whenever I feel abandoned\u2026
Whenever I feel like it would be better if I didn\u2019t exist\u2026
Whenever I feel misunderstood\u2026
Whenever I feel used\u2026
Whenever I feel forgotten\u2026
Whenever I feel angry\u2026
Whenever I feel anxious\u2026
Whenever I feel depressed\u2026
Whenever I feel envious\u2026
Whenever I feel lustful\u2026
Whenever I feel afraid\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the response is:
Please forgive me, Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the times I\u2019ve used others\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve failed to see\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve hardened my heart to a person in need\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve failed to do the right thing\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve given in to peer pressure\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve lied when someone needed me to tell the truth\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve looked away when someone needed my help\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve closed my ears to the cries of the helpless\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve chosen comfort over courage\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve turned my back on someone who was hurting\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve ignored my feelings\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve silenced the cry of my heart\u2026
For the times I haven\u2019t been Your mercy for others\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve invalidated my own feelings\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve believed the lies of others\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve repeated the lies of others\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve suppressed righteous anger\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve given up in despair\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve failed to share You with someone who needed You\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve wrongly hid my faith from others\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve misrepresented You in my words and actions\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve caused scandal by my words or actions\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve brought hatred instead of love\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve brought division instead of peace\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve brought gossip instead of charity\u2026
For the times I\u2019ve torn down when I could have built up\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the response is:
Jesus, help me to believe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I doubt the power of Your love\u2026
When I doubt Your love for me\u2026
When I struggle to trust\u2026
When I doubt that I am worthy of love\u2026
When I doubt that I have a place in anyone\u2019s heart\u2026
When I wonder if I am enough\u2026
When I doubt I have what it takes\u2026
When I feel helpless\u2026
When I feel useless\u2026
When I doubt that I have anything to offer\u2026
When I doubt that I can make a change\u2026
When I doubt that my efforts matter\u2026
When I feel hopeless\u2026
When I want to give up on my neighbor\u2026
When I want to give up on my enemy\u2026
When I want to give up on the Church\u2026
When I want to give up on myself\u2026
When I want to give up on You, Jesus\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus I need you.
Jesus I trust in you.
Jesus I love you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Make my heart like unto yours.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us pray.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Good Shepherd who rescues the lost. You are the Divine
Physician who heals the sick. You are the Savior Who washes away our sin in your Blood. You are the Beloved Son who shares your sonship with us along with the love of the Father. We know that even if we do not feel it, you will continue this work of healing in our hearts. We trust that you love us and desire our wholeness and flourishing. Fill each of our hearts as we worship you and receive You in all your love in this Holy Eucharist. We make this prayer in your Name, Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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