Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
13th June 2023
๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐น ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
"Comfort in tribulation can be secured only on the sure ground of faith holding as true the words of Scripture and the teaching of the Catholic Church." St. Thomas More
Today's scripture :
This is the covenant I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord:
โI will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them upon their minds'
The Holy Spirit lives in us, and as Catholics we have the gift of the Sacrament of Confession, we receive forgiveness through Christ, as God has promised, and our sins will be forgotten. Before the feast day on Friday can you make it to reconciliation......
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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 miserable 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, 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 Oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
12th June 2023
๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐พ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐น ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
โPray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.โ St Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
Today's scripture :
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely;
In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3-5:6
Dependance Surrender Peace and Prosperity Victory
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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 miserable 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, 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 Oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
11th June 2023
๐๐ถ๐ ๐น๐พ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐น ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
"Every Consecrated Host is made to burn Itself up with love in a human heart" St John Vianney
Today's scripture :
"I am the living bread which has come down from heaven.
Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever;
and the bread that I shall give is my flesh,
for the life of the world" John 6:51
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the feast that celebrates the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, soul and divinity, body and blood. Let us focus on the mystery transubstantiation. The love in the transformation, to not lose hope, in this world, let us share this feast day in a world that needs it (we might feel more than ever)
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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 miserable 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, 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 Oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
10th June 2023
๐๐ถ๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐น ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Tobit presses sinners to convert and act with justice: this is the path to take to rediscover that divine love which gives serenity and hope" St Pope John Paul II 2005 audience
Today's scripture :
"If you return to him with all your heart and all your soul, behaving honestly towards him, then he will return to you and hide his face from you no longer" Tobit 13:6
This week, in the liturgical calendar, the readings have been focused on the book of Tobit, if you haven't spent much time with the book of Tobit, the encouragement is there to do so! (you will need to make sure you have the right bible!) It is beautifully written, with prayers, psalms and words of wisdom. The main premise of Tobit (meaning God is good) is a call to be merciful and put your trust in God.
We can use the example of Tobit and Tobias and their undenying moral strength that comes from a complete trust in God. When we face challenges, will we look to trust in God as they did?
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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 miserable 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, 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 Oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
9th June 2023
๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐น ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
"The God of mercy; he does not tire of forgiving. We are the ones who tire in asking for forgiveness, but he does not tire," Pope Francis
Today's scripture :
"one of the soldiers pierced his side with a lance; and immediately there came out blood and water." John 19:34
Both the blood and water delineate the cleansing and forgiveness for humanity.
From the foot of the cross we are reminded of the mercy and grace that God has offered us. That no matter what suffering we may face, God shares in our pain through the human wounds of His Son.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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 miserable 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, 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 Oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
8th June 2023
๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐น ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
St Augustine wrote when he opened his books on the Sermon of the Mount:
"If anyone will piously and soberly consider the sermon which our Lord Jesus Christ spoke on the mount, as we read it in the Gospel according to Matthew, I think that he will find in it, so far as regards the highest morals, a perfect standard of the Christian life"
Today's scripture :
"Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Everyone who asks receives; everyone who searches finds; everyone who knocks will have the door opened" Matthew 7:7-8
St Augustine reminds us that as the first part of the sermon came to a close in Matthew 5, He was talking about mercy, the next two chapters in the sermon follow with a cleansing of the heart. We talked yesterday about our hearts being on fire and what could be keeping our hearts 'lukewarm'. We examined our hearts for areas that needed transforming, a cleansing of heart.
We have received the Mercy of God's love to transform our hearts, Jesus then gives clear instruction, the importance of prayer, to pray with hope, and importantly, pray with trust in the Lord. As we pray this Novena, and consecrate our hearts to Him, we open our hearts up to hear His word clearly and to trust in His answers.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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 miserable 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, 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 Oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
7th June 2023
๐๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐น ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
As St Margaret Mary Alacoque wrote :
"What a weakness it is to love Jesus Christ only when He caresses us, and to be cold immediately once He afflicts us. This is not true love. Those who love thus, love themselves too much to love God with all their heart."
Today's scripture :
"I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead" Ezekiel 36:26
Ezekiel is sharing God's promise to transform hearts, but He requires action. Is there anything that is keeping areas of your heart 'lukewarm'? It might be a place in our heart that is divided or attached to something we don't want to let go of, our hearts might not be cold but may struggling to forgive someone, maybe we have struggled to forgive ourselves, maybe we haven't trusted in God's plan for us, maybe we have prayed for God to speak to us but not listened to what He has to say?
Is there someone we need to pray for more, that they can come to know the Lord, and have a transformation of heart, maybe we have even tried but given up.
Let us take a moment to examine our own heart
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
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 (name your request here).
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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 miserable 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, 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 Oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
6th June 2023
The Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus starts tomorrow. 9 days will run 7th - 15th June, ready for the Solemnity the next day, 16th June.
At 6.15am every day for the next 9 days, I will post a daily reminder on FB, we can pray 'together'
"I have come to spread fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already blazing" Luke 12:49
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
3rd June 2023
From Pope St John Paul II, a great devotee of the Sacred Heart
2nd June 2023
Are you going to daily Mass today? You might like to consider making one of your intentions of the Mass : making reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Near the end of the 17th century Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and asked her to spread devotion to His Most Sacred Heart. In 1688 she wrote letters to her Mother Superior regarding the great promise regarding the first 9 Fridays and how we can earn it.
- Attend Mass consecutively every first Friday for 9 months
- Receive communion in a state of grace
Your first month can be any month in the year. Today is obviously a good place to start given its the month of the Sacred Heart, as is October which would finish in June. But really - any month! We will delve a little more into her writings and visions over the month of June.
Most Merciful Jesus, I consecrate myself today and always to Thy Most Sacred Heart
1st June 2023
Simply put, the month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus due to the Solemnity falling in June* (this year 16 June)
But there is more history and deeper meaning to this month which we will delve into as we go, also touching on the Immaculate Heart.
If you are looking for a good place to start with dedicating this month to the Sacred Heart, the best place to start is the morning offering. Get in the habit of this being one of your first prayers of the day, and it will continue long beyond June.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on Us
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for Us
*earliest it has been celebrated was 29th May back in 1818 and latest was 2nd July in 1943. It is very minor occurrence to fall outside of June.
