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LONGER PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART<\/strong>
St. John Henry Newman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

O Most Sacred, most loving Heart of Jesus, You are concealed in the Holy Eucharist, and You beat for us still. Now, as then, You say, Desiderio desideravi\u2014\u201c With desire I have desired.\u201d I worship You, then, with even my best devotion and love, with my true and free will, with my high intention and my most resolved effort. Adorable Heart of Jesus, You are the instrument of the Divine Love. You are the seat of all the affections of the Holy Trinity. You are the center of all the attributes of the Godhead. O my Jesus, leave me not to myself, for I am very weak. If You leave me, I must fall. I know not myself; I know not what is in me; but You know me, and You are my Strength. Be my life, be my light, be my hope, and be my joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SHORTER PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART<\/strong>
St. John Henry Newman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I adore You in the person of the Incarnate Word, who for the sake of His creatures was made vulnerable and broken. Grant that my heart may be like Thine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PRAYERS FOR THE FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART<\/strong>
Roman Missal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collect 1 for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son and recall the wonders of his love for us, may be made worthy to receive an overflowing measure of grace from that fount of heavenly gifts. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collect 2 for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart
O God, who in the Heart of your Son, wounded by our sins, bestow on us in mercy the boundless treasures of your love, grant, we pray, that, in paying him the homage of our devotion, we may also offer worthy reparation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collect for the Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart
Clothe us, Lord God, with the virtues of the Heart of your Son and set us aflame with his love, that, conformed to his image, we may merit a share in eternal redemption. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preface for the Sacred Heart
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord. For raised up high on the Cross, he gave himself up for us with a wonderful love and poured out blood and water from his pierced side, the wellspring of the Church\u2019s Sacraments, so that, won over to the open heart of the Savior, all might draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LITANY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy<\/em>.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.<\/em>
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.<\/em>
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us<\/em>.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, united substantially with the Word of God, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, King and center of all hearts, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, in Whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, in Whom dwells all the fullness of Divinity, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father is well pleased, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, of Whose fullness we have all received, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, made obedient unto death, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, have mercy on us<\/em>.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in You, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You, have mercy on us.<\/em>
Heart of Jesus, delight of all Saints, have mercy on us<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.<\/em>
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.<\/em>
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus, meek and humble of Heart.
Make our hearts like unto Yours<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, look upon the Heart of Your most-beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which which He offers You in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Your mercy, in Your great goodness, grant forgiveness in the Name of the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and
reigns with You forever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACT OF OBLATION TO MERCIFUL LOVE<\/strong>
St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux<\/em>
J.M.J.T
Offering of myself as a Victim of Holocaust to God\u2019s Merciful Love
O My God! Most Blessed Trinity, I desire to Love You and make You Loved, to work for the glory of Holy Church by saving souls on earth and liberating those suffering in purgatory. I desire to accomplish Your will perfectly and to reach the degree of glory You have prepared for me in Your Kingdom. I desire, in a word, to be a saint, but I feel my helplessness and I beg You, O my God! to be Yourself my Sanctity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since You loved me so much as to give me Your only Son as my Savior and my Spouse, the infinite treasures of His merits are mine. I offer them to You with gladness, begging You to look upon me only in the Face of Jesus and in His heart burning with Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I offer You, too, all the merits of the saints (in heaven and on earth), their acts of Love, and those of the holy angels. Finally, I offer You, O Blessed Trinity! the Love and merits of the Blessed Virgin, my dear Mother. It is to her I abandon my offering, begging her to present it to You. Her Divine Son, my Beloved Spouse, told us in the days of His mortal life: \u201cWhatsoever you ask the Father in my name he will give it to you!\u201d I am certain, then, that You will grant my desires; I know, O my God! that the more You want to give, the more You make us desire. I feel in my heart immense desires and it is with confidence I ask You to come and take possession of my soul. Ah! I cannot receive Holy Communion as often as I desire, but, Lord, are You not all-powerful? Remain in me as in a tabernacle and never separate Yourself from Your little victim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to console You for the ingratitude of the wicked, and I beg of You to take away my freedom to displease You. If through weakness I sometimes fall, may Your Divine Glance cleanse my soul immediately, consuming all my imperfections like the fire that transforms everything into itself.

I thank You, O my God! for all the graces You have granted me, especially the grace of making me pass through the crucible of suffering. It is with joy I shall contemplate You on the Last Day carrying the sceptre of Your Cross. Since You deigned to give me a share in this very precious Cross, I hope in heaven to resemble You and to see shining in my glorified body the sacred stigmata of Your Passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After earth\u2019s Exile, I hope to go and enjoy You in the Fatherland, but I do not want to lay up merits for heaven. I want to work for Your Love alone with the one purpose of pleasing You, consoling Your Sacred Heart, and saving souls who will love You eternally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the evening of this life, I shall appear before You with empty hands, for I do not ask You, Lord, to count my works. All our justice is stained in Your eyes. I wish, then, to be clothed in Your own Justice and to receive from Your Love the eternal possession of Yourself. I want no other Throne, no other Crown but You, my Beloved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time is nothing in Your eyes, and a single day is like a thousand years. You can, then, in one instant prepare me to appear before You. In order to live in one single act of perfect Love, I OFFER MYSELF AS A VICTIM OF HOLOCAUST TO YOUR MERCIFUL LOVE, asking You to consume me incessantly, allowing the waves of infinite tenderness shut up within You to overflow into my soul, and that thus I may become a martyr of Your Love, O my God! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

May this martyrdom, after having prepared me to appear before You, finally cause me to die and may my soul take its flight without any delay into the eternal embrace of Your Merciful Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want, O my Beloved, at each beat of my heart to renew this offering to You an infinite number of times, until the shadows having disappeared I may be able to tell You of my Love in an Eternal Face to Face!
Marie, Francoise, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, unworthy Carmelite religious.
This 9th day of June, Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, In the year of grace, 1895.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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