Prayer and Devotion
PRAYER TO THE
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, abundantly pour down your blessings upon your holy Church, upon the Supreme Pontiff, and upon all clergy and laity; give perseverance to the just, convert sinners, enlighten unbelievers, bless our relatives, friends and benefactors, help the dying, free the souls in Purgatory, and extend over all hearts the reign of your love. Amen.
Promises of Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary
on Behalf of Those Who Have Devotion to
His Sacred Heart
- I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
- I will establish peace in their homes.
- I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
- I will be their secure refuge during life and above all in death.
- I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.
- Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy.
- By devotion to my Heart tepid souls shall grow fervent.
- Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.
- I will bless every place where a picture of my Heart shall be set up and honored.
- I will give priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
- Those who promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart, never to be blotted out.
- In the excessive mercy of my Heart, I will grant the grace of final penitence to those who communicate on the first Friday on nine consecutive months; and they shall not die under my displeasure nor without receiving the sacraments.
My Divinne Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.
DIVINE MERCY
Using your rosary, begin with the Sign of the Cross. Recite 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed. Then, on the Our Father beads say the following:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
On the 10 Hail Mary beads say the following:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Repeat for all five decades.)
Conclude with (three times):
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
PRAYER TO
OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
Mary, Virgin most powerful, I honor you under the title of Our Lady of Czestochowa. It recalls the faithful who remained in your presence night and day in Poland.
Teach me to stand always in God's presence every moment of my life. And to do so, let me stay always in your presence, calling upon your help. Remember me in my needs, and show yourself my Mother.
Shed upon me more and more the living light of the Flame that made you blessed. Enkindly in me the heavenly lovewith which you loved your dear Son, Jesus. Obtain for me from Jesus the gifts of humility, chastity, and meekness, which were the fairest adornments of your Immaculate Soul. And after my earthly pilgrimage, grant that my soul may obtain the glory of heaven through the merits of Christ and your intercession.