| THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS BEHOLD THIS HEART which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself, in order to testify Its love. ~~~ +++++++ ~~~ Devotion to the Sacred Heart for Holy Mass At the Elevation of the Sacred Host – O My Saviour! With sincere humility I adore Thee, and offer Thee up, by the hands of the priest, to Thy heavenly Father in reparation for my sins and for the sins of the whole world. At the Elevation of the Chalice – Most precious Blood, flow on my soul and sanctify it! May the love through which Thou wast shed for me be enkindled in my heart, and purify it! After the Consecration – O Sweetest Jesus! I unite my soul with Thine. I unite my heart, my spirit, my life, and my intentions with Thy Heart, Thy Spirit, Thy Life, and Thy intentions, and present them thus united to Thy heavenly Father. Receive me, O Eternal Father, through the merits of Thy divine Son, which I offer up to Thee with the priest and the entire Church. Hidden in His wounds, covered with His blood, and adorned with His merits I appear before Thee. Cast me not away from Thy countenance, but receive me into the arms of Thy paternal goodness, and grant me the grace of salvation. O my God! I thank Thee for all Thy benefits, for Thy sacred Passion, and for the institution of the holy Sacraments, especially for the Most Holy Eucharist. After Communion – I thank Thee, O my Saviour, that Thou wast pleased to unite Thyself spiritually with me. I offer up myself totally and without reserve to Thee, that it may please Thee to fulfill in me all Thou dost desire to accomplish. Destroy in me the spirit of self-love, humble in me whatever proudly asserts itself, and destroy whatever is opposed to Thee. This article is taken from a chapter in Imitation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Fr. Peter J. Arnoudt, which is available from TAN Books. ~~~ +++++++ ~~~ Short Prayer of Consecration to the Sacred Heart O SACRED Heart of Jesus, filled with infinite Love, broken by my ingratitude, pierced by my sins, yet loving me still; accept the consecration that I make to Thee of all that I am and all that I have. Take every faculty of my soul and body and draw me, day by day, nearer and nearer to Thy Sacred Heart, and there, as I can understand the lesson, teach me Thy blessed ways. Amen. ~~~ +++++++ ~~~ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on Us! |
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