O most merciful Heart of Jesus, I am not worthy to be heard, but Your mercy is greater than my misery, and it is to it that I turn to obtain the grace I seek during this novena. By Your infinite mercy, do not reject my humble prayer, O beloved Heart, but deign to answer it. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
O infinitely good Heart of Jesus, I throw myself in all confidence into the ocean of Your goodness, and it is from this sovereign goodness that I implore with all the fervor of which I am capable, that I await the help I need and the strength I need. O sweetest and most loving Heart of my Jesus, do incline Yourself towards me and pour into my soul Your heavenly favors. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
O most compassionate Heart of Jesus, who has known all the anguish and bitterness, I beg You to have pity on my distress, come to the rescue of my misfortune; raise me up, protect me, console me, save me. I raise to You my ardent and trusting prayer, hear it, O Sacred Heart, and answer it. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Three
O Wounded Heart of Jesus, Heart torn for love of me, remember that the soldier’s spear opened the entrance to that mysterious port where I must find salvation. Let me enter Your sacred wound, and in the name of this divine wound, always opened to speak to me of Your love, O Heart so tender of Jesus, hear my supplications and grant all my wishes. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Four
O agonizing Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with sorrow and fear in the Garden of Olives, showered with ignominy in Your passion, and abandoned by Your Father on the tree of the cross; by these untold sorrows which You endured for love of me, purify, sanctify, and save all who are dear to me, all who hope in You, all who are far from You. By Your cruel agony, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on my anguish and put an end to it. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Five
O most faithful Heart of Jesus, Heart who promised to help those who hope in You, be touched by the confidence I have in Your ineffable tenderness. Oh, let it not be said that You have been invoked in vain, and that You have rejected the prayer of a trusting heart that implores You. It is with lively faith and profound humility that I pray to You, O divine Heart, source of all graces; be my salvation and give me the help and consolation that I need so much. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Six
O most generous Heart of Jesus, magnanimous Heart, Heart whose riches are inexhaustible, what would You do with Your immense treasures if You did not give them to Your poor and puny creatures? I implore You, proportion Your gifts to my poverty; I have nothing, pour Your ineffable graces abundantly into my soul, grant to my ardent supplications the favors I expect from Your infinite liberality. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Seven
O most loving Heart of Jesus, adorable Heart so worthy of being loved, by this immense love which You have shown me by Your life, Your passion and Your death, set my soul ablaze with the sacred fire of Your charity. By this immense love which You constantly show me by remaining night and day alive in the Eucharist and prisoner of the Tabernacle, O Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, make me love You more than anything else. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Eight
O most powerful Heart of Jesus, nothing is done but what You will, nothing happens but what You allow. As I conclude this novena, which I have made with boundless confidence in Your power and goodness, what better thing can I do than to surrender myself entirely to Your divine will, so that Your adorable Heart may be at this moment my sure refuge and my supreme consolation. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
OmostmercifulHeartofJesus,Iamnotworthytobeheard, butYourmercyisgreaterthanmymisery,anditistoitthatI turntoobtainthegraceIseekduringthisnovena.ByYour infinitemercy,donotrejectmyhumbleprayer,Obeloved Heart, but deign to answer it. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Novena to the Sacred Heart
to console Him for the indifference of His children on earth
OinfinitelygoodHeartofJesus,Ithrowmyselfinall confidenceintotheoceanofYourgoodness,anditisfrom thissovereigngoodnessthatIimplorewithallthefervorof whichIamcapable,thatIawaitthehelpIneedandthe strengthIneed.OsweetestandmostlovingHeartofmy Jesus,doinclineYourselftowardsmeandpourintomysoul Your heavenly favors. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
OmostcompassionateHeartof Jesus, whohasknownallthe anguishandbitterness,IbegYoutohavepityonmydistress, cometotherescueofmymisfortune;raisemeup,protect me,consoleme,saveme.IraisetoYoumyardentand trusting prayer, hear it, O Sacred Heart, and answer it. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Three
OWoundedHeartofJesus,Hearttornforloveofme, rememberthatthesoldier’sspearopenedtheentranceto thatmysteriousportwhereImustfindsalvation.Letmeenter Yoursacredwound,andinthenameofthisdivinewound, alwaysopenedtospeaktomeof Yourlove,OHeartsotender ofJesus,hearmysupplicationsandgrantallmywishes. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Four
OagonizingHeartofJesus,overwhelmedwithsorrowand fearintheGardenofOlives,showeredwithignominyinYour passion,andabandonedbyYourFatheronthetreeofthe cross;bytheseuntoldsorrowswhichYouenduredforloveof me,purify,sanctify,andsaveallwhoaredeartome,allwho hopeinYou,allwhoarefarfromYou.ByYourcruelagony,O SacredHeartofJesus,havemercyonmyanguishandputan end to it. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Five
OmostfaithfulHeartofJesus,Heartwhopromisedtohelp thosewhohopeinYou,betouchedbytheconfidenceIhave inYourineffabletenderness.Oh,letitnotbesaidthatYou havebeeninvokedinvain,andthatYouhaverejectedthe prayerofatrustingheartthatimploresYou.Itiswithlively faithandprofoundhumilitythatIpraytoYou,OdivineHeart, sourceofallgraces;bemysalvationandgivemethehelp and consolation that I need so much. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Six
OmostgenerousHeartofJesus,magnanimousHeart,Heart whoserichesareinexhaustible,whatwouldYoudowithYour immensetreasuresifYoudidnotgivethemtoYourpoorand punycreatures?IimploreYou,proportionYourgiftstomy poverty;Ihavenothing,pourYourineffablegraces abundantlyintomysoul,granttomyardentsupplicationsthe favors I expect from Your infinite liberality. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Seven
OmostlovingHeartofJesus,adorableHeartsoworthyof beingloved,bythisimmenselovewhichYouhaveshownme byYourlife,YourpassionandYourdeath,setmysoulablaze withthesacredfireofYourcharity.Bythisimmenselove whichYouconstantlyshowmebyremainingnightandday aliveintheEucharistandprisoneroftheTabernacle,O EucharisticHeartofJesus,makemeloveYoumorethan anything else. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Day Eight
OmostpowerfulHeartof Jesus,nothingisdonebut what You will,nothinghappensbutwhatYouallow.AsIconcludethis novena,whichIhavemadewithboundlessconfidencein Yourpowerandgoodness,whatbetterthingcanIdothanto surrendermyselfentirelytoYourdivinewill,sothatYour adorableHeartmaybeatthismomentmysurerefugeand my supreme consolation. Amen.Pater, Ave, Gloria.Sacred Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, have mercy on us.Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.