Saints LightAct of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
A prayer giving yourself, and your family, wholly to the love of Christ symbolized by his Sacred Heart, a devotion spread through the visions of St Margaret Mary Alacoque in the seventeenth century; written for this app. Pray it on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, on First Fridays, or to begin a new chapter in your life.
The prayer
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, pierced on the cross and burning with love for every soul, I come before you today to give myself to you.
I consecrate to you my whole life: my body and soul, my thoughts and words, my work and rest, my joys and my sorrows. I give you my past, with all its sins, to be washed in your mercy. I give you my present, to be filled with your grace. I give you my future, to be guided by your will.
From this day, let me belong to you. Make my heart gentle and humble like yours. Teach me to love what you love, to forgive as you forgive, and to serve as you serve. Be my refuge in temptation, my strength in weakness, and my peace at the hour of death.
I consecrate to you also my family and my home. Reign over us, Lord, and keep us in your love. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. Amen.
Pray it this week
Pray this on the next First Friday of the month, and if you can, go to Mass that day.
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