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From https://www.catholicculture.org/
"Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months
to special devotions. The month of June is set apart for devotion to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus. "From among all the proofs of the infinite
goodness of our Savior none stands out more prominently than the fact
that, as the love of the faithful grew cold, He, Divine Love Itself,
gave Himself to us to be honored by a very special devotion and that the
rich treasury of the Church was thrown wide open in the interests of
that devotion." These words of Pope Pius XI refer to the Sacred Heart
Devotion, which in its present form dates from the revelations given to
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673-75.
The devotion consists in the divine worship of the human heart of
Christ, which is united to His divinity and which is a symbol of His
love for us. The aim of the devotion is to make our Lord king over our
hearts by prompting them to return love to Him (especially through an
act of consecration by which we offer to the Heart of Jesus both
ourselves and all that belongs to us) and to make reparation for our
ingratitude to God.
Prayer:
INVOCATION
O Heart of love, I put all my trust in Thee; for I fear all things from
my own weakness, but I hope for all things from Thy goodness.
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART
Devotion to the Sacred Heart was the characteristic note of the piety
of Saint Gertrude the Great (1256-1302), Benedictine nun and renowned
mystic. She was, in fact, the first great exponent of devotion to the
Sacred Heart. In our efforts to honor the Heart of Jesus we have this
prayer as a model for our own: Hail! O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
living and quickening source of eternal life, infinite treasure of the
Divinity, and burning furnace of divine love. Thou art my refuge and my
sanctuary, 0 my amiable Savior. Consume my heart with that burning fire
with which Thine is ever inflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces
which flow from Thy love, and let my heart be so united with Thine, that
our wills may be one, and mine in all things be conformed to Thine. May
Thy divine will be equally the standard and rule of all my desires and
of all my actions. Amen.
Saint Gertrude
FOR THE CHURCH
O most holy Heart of Jesus, shower Thy blessings in abundant measure
upon Thy holy Church, upon the Supreme Pontiff and upon all the clergy;
to the just grant perseverance; convert sinners; enlighten unbelievers;
bless our relations, friends and benefactors; assist the dying; deliver
the holy souls in purgatory; and extend over all hearts the sweet empire
of Thy love. Amen.
A PRAYER OF TRUST
O God, who didst in wondrous manner reveal to the virgin, Margaret Mary,
the unsearchable riches of Thy Heart, grant that loving Thee, after her
example, in all things and above all things, we may in Thy Heart find
our abiding home. Roman Missal
ACT OF LOVE
Reveal Thy Sacred Heart to me, O Jesus, and show me Its attractions.
Unite me to It for ever. Grant that all my aspirations and all the beats
of my heart, which cease not even while I sleep, may be a testimonial
to Thee of my love for Thee and may say to Thee: Yes, Lord, I am all
Thine; pledge of my allegiance to Thee rests ever in my heart will
never cease to be there. Do Thou accept the slight amount of good that I
do and be graciously pleased to repair all m] wrong-doing; so that I
may be able to bless Thee in time and in eternity. Amen.
Cardinal Merry del Val
MEMORARE TO THE SACRED HEART
Remember, O most sweet Jesus, that no one
who has had recourse to Thy Sacred Heart, implored its help, or sought
it mercy was ever abandoned. Encouraged with confidence, O tenderest of
hearts, we present ourselves before Thee, crushes beneath the weight of
our sins. In our misery, O Sacred Hear. of Jesus, despise not our simple
prayers, but mercifully grant our requests."
Prayer Source: Prayer Book, The by Reverend John P. O'Connell, M.A., S.T.D. and Jex Martin, M.A., The Catholic Press, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1954