Novena of Confidence to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O Lord, Jesus Christ, to Your Most Sacred Heart

I confide this intention

(mention your request)

Only look upon me, then do what Your Heart inspires...

Let Your Sacred Heart decide...

I count on You.... I trust in You,

I throw myself on Your Mercy.

Lord Jesus! You will not fail me

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, 

I believe in Your Love for me.

Sacred Heart of Jesus,

I have asked many favors,

but I earnestly implore this one.

Take it in Your Sacred Heart.

When the Eternal Father sees it 

covered with Your Precious Blood, 

He will not refuse it.

It will no longer be my prayers but Yours.

O Jesus, O Sacred Heart of Jesus,

I place my trust in You.

Let me never be confounded. Amen.

CONSECRATION

O, most Holy Heart of Jesus,

fountain of every blessing, I adore You,

I love You with a likely sorrow

for my sins, I offer You this poor heart of mine.

Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly 

obedient to Your Will.  

Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in You 

and for You. Protect me in the midst of danger,

comfort me in my afflictions;

give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs. 

Your blessing on all that I do,

and the grace of a holy death.

NOVENA PRAYER

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, 

loved in all tabernacles

until the end of time. Amen.

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised

and glorified now and forever. Amen

Blessed be the name of Jesus.

Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Sacred Heart of Jesus,

pray for us and hear or prayer. Amen.

(1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and 1 Glory be...)

 

Already There -- Casting Crowns

Jesus Christ in the Eucharist - The Real Presence

Too Inconvenient

      I do not know who wrote the following story, but it seemed appropriate as just recently, a woman who I know indirectly, despite offers of adoption, terminated the life of her child simply because pregnancy was inconvenient. 

      A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” 

“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”

“There’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.” 

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” 

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.” 

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg. 

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking, or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. 

$86,400 Daily Deposit

by Unknown

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! 

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow." You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today. 

To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.  To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train. To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident. 

Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time. Remember that time waits for no one. 

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. 

Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!