CATHOLIC PRAYERS
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Priest: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Priest and People: O Lord Jesus Christ, | who hast promised | that whereever two or three | shall be gathered together in Thy Name | Thou will be there in the midst of them, | look down with love and compassion upon us | who are assembled before Thee, | to honor Thy Sacred Heart | and to make It known and loved by all. | Come into the midst of us, | O Sweet Jesus; | fill our hearts with Thy blessings | and inflame them with Thy love.
Priest: O Jesus, answer our petitions as we kneel before Thee.
People: O Heart of Jesus, hear and grant our prayers.
Priest and People: O Lord Jesus Christ, | who hast said: | “Ask and you shall receive, | seek and you shall find, | knock and it shall be opened unto you”; | grant, we beseech Thee, | to us who ask the grace of Thy most Divine love, | that with all our hearts, | words, | and works, | we may love Thee, | and never cease to praise Thee, | who livest and reignest, world without end. | Amen.
Priest: O Jesus, answer our petitions as we kneel before Thee.
People: O Heart of Jesus, hear and grant our prayers.
Priest and People: O loving Savior, | infinitely generous, | seeking only our interests, | from Thy Sacred Heart came those words of pleading love: | “Come to Me all you that labor and are burdened | and I will refresh you.” | Relying on this promise | of Thy infinite charity, we come to Thee | and in the lowliness of our hearts earnestly beg Thee | to grant us the favor | we ask | in this Novena (request to be made in silence.) But if what we ask is not for the glory of God | or the salvation of our souls, | do Thou grant us what is most conducive to both. | Amen.
Priest: O Jesus, answer our petitions as we kneel before Thee.
People: O Heart of Jesus, hear and grant our prayers.
Litany to the Sacred Heart
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty,
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High,
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
Heart of Jesus, King and Center of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of Divinity,
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,
Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, Victim of sin,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V: Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
R: Make our hearts like unto Thine.
LET US PRAY
Almighty and everlasting God, | look upon the Heart of Thy well-beloved Son | and upon the praise and satisfaction | which He offers unto Thee in the name of sinners; | and do Thou of Thy great goodness | grant them pardon when they seek Thy mercy, | in the name of the same Thy Son, | Jesus Christ, | Who liveth and reigneth with Thee for ever and ever. | Amen.
