and with the most profound veneration. To testify the grief which we feel for our past insensibility to all the outrages and sufferings which thy most loving Heart made thee endure for our salvation, in thy bitter passion and death, we unite in sincerity of heart with all those who love thee, in order that we may thank thee with our whole soul. We admire the infinite patience and generosity of thy divine Heart, and petition thee to replenish our hearts with that spirit of Christian mortification, which may make us courageously embrace sufferings, and fix our great consolation and all our glory in thy cross. Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. III.-Thou hast given them bread from heaven, which abounds with all delights. 0 JESUS, inflamed with love of us, humbly prostrate at thy feet, we adore thee with our whole mind, and with the most profound veneration. In order to make atonement for the outrages which thy divine Heart daily receives in the most blessed Sacrament of the altar, we unite in sincerity of heart with all those who love thee, and render thee the most affectionate thanksgiving. We love, in thy divine Heart, that intensely-burning love which thon entertainest for thy eternal Father, and humbly beseech thee to inflame our hearts with an ardent love of thee and of our neighbour. Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. Finally, O most amiable Jesus, we beseech thee, by the sweetness of thy most Sacred Heart, to convert sinners, to comfort the afflicted, to assist the agonis ing, and to afford relief to the holy souls suffering in purgatory. Unite our hearts in the bonds of true peace and charity, deliver us from an unprovided death, and grant that we may die in holiness and tranquillity of mind. Amen. V. Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us. LET US PRAY. GRANT, we beseech front of the RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we beloved Son, and bear in mind the exceeding great benefits of his charity towards us, may delight in the good conferred on us, and enjoy its effects: through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. O divine Heart of Jesus, I adore thee with all the powers of my soul; I consecrate them to thee for ever, with all my thoughts, words, and actions, and my whole self. I desire to adore thee, to love thee, and to glorify thee, in the same manner, as far as possible, as thou dost adore, love, and glorify thy eternal Father. Be thou, I beseech thee, the restorer of my weakness, and the protector of my life, my refuge, and my asylum at the hour of death. I conjure thee, by the sighs and the anguish which thou didst endure for me during the whole course of thy mortal life, to grant me a true contrition for my sins, a contempt of earthly things, an ardent desire of eternal glory, a confidence in thy infinite merits, and final perseverance in thy grace. O Heart of Jesus, all love, I offer thee these humble prayers for myself, and for all those who unite in spirit with me in adoring thee. Vouchsafe, through thy infinite goodness, to receive and hear them; above all, for him who among us shall first depart from this mortal life. O amiable Heart of my Saviour, pour down upon him, in the agony of death, thy interior consolations; receive him into thy sacred wounds; purify him from every defilement in this furnace of love, that thou mayst grant him admittance into thy glory, where he may become intercessor, before thy presence, for all those who remain in this exile. O most holy Heart of my dearly beloved Jesus, I desire to renew and to offer thee these acts of adoration, and these prayers, every moment I breathe, to the end of my life, for myself, a miserable sinner, and for all who are associated with me to adore thee. I recommend to thee, O my Jesus, the holy Catholic Church, thy beloved spouse, and our true mother; also, the souls who are suffering in purgatory, and all poor sinners, the afflicted, the agonizing, and all mankind. Do not permit thy blood, poured out for them, to become useless to them. Vouchsafe, finally, to apply it for the relief of the souls in purgatory, and for those in particular who, during life, were wont devoutly to adore thee. O most amiable heart of Mary, the most pure of all hearts of creatures, and the most replete with the love of the Heart of Jesus, at the same time most merciful towards us, poor sinners, obtain for us, from the Heart of our Redeemer, the graces we ask of thee. Mother of mercy, one look from thee, one only movement of thy heart, burning with love for that of Jesus, thy divine Son, can fully console us. Grant us, therefore, this favour; and then this divine Heart of Jesus, through the filial love which it bore, and always will bear towards thee, shall not fail to hear and answer our request. Amen. PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES. 0 St. Gertrude. MOST sweet Jesus, I recommend to thy divine Heart all that I have done in the hour that is gone, to be cleansed and purified, and offered to God the Father for his eternal praise. And whatsoever I shall do in the hour that is beginning, I resolve to do simply and purely for the glory of God and for the salvation of all mankind, in union with thy passion. Amen. TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT AND SACRED HEART OF JESUS. BEHOLD, O most loving Jesus, the wonderful extent of thy excessive charity! Thou hast prepared for me, of thy sacred flesh, and most precious blood, a divine banquet, where thou givest me thyself without reserve. Who has urged thee to this excess of love? Assuredly no other than thy own most loving Heart. O adorable Heart of my Jesus, most ardent furnace of divine love, receive my soul into thy most sacred wound, in order that, in this school of charity, I may learn to make a return of love to that God who has given me such admirable proofs of his love. H NINE ASPIRATIONS TO THE SACRED HEART. EART of Jesus, perfect adorer of God, teach me to adore the Father with you and by you. 2. Heart of Jesus, burning with love of me, inflame me with your divine love. 3. Heart of Jesus, only victim worthy of God, unite me to your divine sacrifice. 4. Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with bitterness for the sins of men, break my heart with sorrow for my sins. 5. Heart of Jesus, sovereignly humble, annihilate my pride. 6. Heart of Jesus, perfect model of meekness, inspire my heart with this salutary virtue. 7. Heart of Jesus, infinitely pure and without stain, give me an inviolable purity of body, mind, and heart. 8. Heart of Jesus, consumed with zeal for the glory of the Father, animate my heart with an ardent zeal for your glory, and my own sanctification. 9. Heart of Jesus, reign for ever in my heart, and grant me the grace to reign one day with you in heaven. Have mercy on us. Litany of the Sacred Heart. ORD, 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, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, Heart of Jesus, hypostatically united to the Heart of Jesus, sanctuary of the Divinity, Heart of Jesus, temple of the most Adorable |