3 January 2014

TODAY IS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH-DEVOTION TO THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS:


 
Cor Jesu Sacratissimum

Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:
Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before You. We are yours, and yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united with You, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to your Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known You; many, too, despising your precepts, have rejected You. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to your Sacred Heart.
Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You; grant that they may quickly return to their Father's house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger. Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and the unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.
Grant, O Lord, to your Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give tranquillity of order to all nations; make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the Divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor forever. Amen.





 The Nine First Friday promises of our Lord to St. Margaret Mary:

  1.  I will give them all of the graces necessary for their state of life. 
2.  I will establish peace in their houses. 
3.  I will comfort them in all their afflictions. 
4.  I will be their strength during life and above all during death. 
5.  I will bestow a large blessing upon all their undertakings. 
6.  Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy. 
7.  Tepid souls shall grow fervent. 
8.  Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection. 
9.  I will bless every place where a picture of my heart shall be set up and honored. 
10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts. 
11. Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out. 
12. I promise you in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant all to those who communicate on the First Friday in nine consecutive months the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

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