Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

 

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, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us.

(Repeat "Have mercy on us" after each phrase below)
Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the Virgin Mother by the Holy Ghost, 
Heart of Jesus, united substantially with the word of God, 
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty,
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, 
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, 
Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity, 
Heart of Jesus, vessel 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 dwelleth all the fullness of the Divinity, 
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased, 
Heart of Jesus,  we have all received, 
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, 
Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy, 
Heart of Jesus, rich to all who invoke Thee, 
Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, 
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, 
Heart of Jesus, saturated with revilings,
Heart of Jesus, crushed for our iniquities, 
Heart of Jesus, made 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 for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in Thee, 
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee, 
Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints,

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, oh Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Christ graciously spare us.
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 acts of praise and satisfaction which He renders unto Thee in the name of sinners; and do Thou, in Thy great goodness, grant pardon to them who seek Thy mercy, in the name of the same Thy Son, Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, world without end.

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

                                                                    

 

O Divine Redeemer! Humbly prostrate at the foot of Thy Cross, I call upon Thee to incline Thy Sacred Heart to pardon me.

Jesus, misjudged and despised, have mercy on me!

Jesus, calumniated and persecuted, have mercy on me!

Jesus, abandoned by men and tempted in the desert, have mercy on me!

Jesus, betrayed and sold, have mercy on me!

Jesus, insulted, accused, and unjustly condemned, have mercy on me!

Jesus, clothed in a robe of ignominy and contempt, have mercy on me!

Jesus, mocked and scoffed at, have mercy on me!

Jesus, bound with cords and led through the streets, have mercy on me!

Jesus, treated as a fool and classed with malefactors, have mercy on me!

Jesus, cruelly scourged, have mercy on me!

Jesus, held inferior to Barabbas, have mercy on me!

Jesus, despoiled of Thy garments, have mercy on me!

Jesus, crowned with thorns and reviled, have mercy on me!

Jesus, bearing the Cross amid the maledictions of the people, have mercy on me!

Jesus, bowed down by ignominies, pain, and humiliations, have mercy on me!

Jesus, crucified between thieves, have mercy on me!

Jesus, dying for my sins amid all kinds of suffering, have mercy on me!

Let us pray.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, my Redeemer! Exercise, I beseech Thee, Thy office of mediator with me, and permit not that Thy sufferings and cruel death be in vain for my salvation, but let them bring forth, for Thy glory, fruits of salvation in me, that my heart may love, praise, and glorify Thee for ever and ever. Amen.

Church Flowers for the Feast of the Sacred Heart

 

June is the month of the Sacred Heart.  And, this coming Friday, June 27, 2025, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  The liturgical color is white.  (This is in contrast to the Feast of the Precious Blood on July 1 when the liturgical color is red.)

My personal preference for this day would be pink as the predominant color with some white blooms and a few touches of red.  I say this because when Our Lord's Sacred Heart was opened as he hung on the Cross there came forth fountains of blood and water.  I think the blood stood for the Eucharist and the water stood for Baptism.  Hence pink as a mixture of red for blood and white for water seems particularly apt.  (See Pink Flowers for Church Decoration.)  Another possibility would be red and white variegated flowers of which there are several.

In any event, with white as the liturgical color the choices are numerous.