Sacred Heart Novena for Personal Consultations

June 16, 2023

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart

+ Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, have mercy on us +

Scripture verse

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:5-7

Reflections

In the Sacred Heart every treasure of wisdom and knowledge is hidden. In that Divine Heart beats God’s infinite love for everyone, for each one of us individually.
Pope St. John Paul II

Since there is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love one another, therefore is it fit and proper that we should consecrate ourselves to His most Sacred Heart—an act which is nothing else than an offering and a binding of oneself to Jesus Christ, seeing that whatever honor, veneration and love is given to this divine Heart is really and truly given to Christ Himself.
Pope Leo XIII

Opening prayer

O Heart all loveable and all loving of my Savior, be the Heart of my heart, the Soul of my soul, the Spirit of my spirit, the Life of my life and the sole principle of all my thoughts, words and actions, of all the faculties of my soul and of all my senses, both interior and exterior. Amen.
St. John Eudes

Novena prayers

Merciful Jesus, united in prayer, we renew the consecration of the Personal Consultations Department of The National Catholic Bioethics Center to Thy Most Sacred Heart this day and always. We entrust to Thy Sacred Heart, in its fullness of goodness and love, all those who contact NCBC for guidance in accomplishing Thy divine will in their lives. Thy most patient and passionate Heart burns with unquenchable love for them. The dearth of sound teaching in our times, the complexities of ever-advancing technologies, and the cold depersonalization rampant in health care and biomedical research cause confusion and distress for those who seek to know and live the Truth. Thy Heart alone can offer perfect answers to each of Thy children, for it contains all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Thy Heart alone can impel right action, for it is the abyss of all virtues. Thy Heart alone can bring peace to troubled souls, for it is the source of all consolation.

O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, grant that the names of all who provide, support, or benefit from personal consultations through The National Catholic Bioethics Center may be engraved upon Thy Heart forever. May their hearts be aflame with the fire of Thy charity, may their heads rest gently on the beating font of Thy wisdom, and may their actions make Thy Father well pleased. Amen.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
make my heart like unto Thine!

St. Margaret Mary, pray for us.
St. John Eudes, pray for us.
St. Gertrude the Great, pray for us.

Litany of the Sacred Heart

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

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.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in Whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in Whom dwells the fullness of divinity,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father was well pleased,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of Whose fullness we have all received,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and our reconciliation,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in Thee,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee,
have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints,
have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which He offers Thee in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who lives and reigns with Thee forever and ever.

Amen.