Category Sacred Heart Devotion

May 30 2024

Shorter Novena Prayer before the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, We come before you today with confidence, knowing you never abandon those who trust in You. We see suffering, pain, division, and hatred in the world, alongside those lost and searching for meaning. We bring all these prayers before you, Jesus, seeking your healing touch.

Help us see the world through your compassionate and understanding eyes. Grant us the strength to forgive and love our enemies. Make us instruments of your peace and love, building a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, caring for your gift, our planet.

Most of all, Jesus, help us grow deeper in love for you each day.

As the Feast of Your Sacred Heart approaches, O God of boundless love, we kneel with open hearts. Prepare us for this holy celebration. Ignite our minds with your word and touch our spirits with the flame of your compassion. May this novena strengthen our devotion to your Sacred Heart and guide our steps to follow your will. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Our Father…   Hail Mary…   Glory Be…

Jun 16 2023

Feast of the Sacred Heart: A Celebration of Love, Devotion and Renewal!

The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a special day for Catholics who honor the love and mercy of Christ for all mankind. It is also a day to pray for the holiness of priests, who are called to be the ministers of this love and mercy. The feast is celebrated on the Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost and after the Feast of Corpus Christi. Continue reading →

Jun 19 2020

Celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart in Cagayan de Oro

Fr. Patrick L. Gutib, SCJ – main celebrant

The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the patronal feast of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SCJ) and it’s celebrated in all SCJ communities around the world, especially in the formation communities. This year due to the pandemic coronavirus and because of safety precautions the celebration of this feast had to be simple and limited in attendance. For this reason, the SCJ community in Cagayan de Oro decided to have it also online, and in this way to allow their friends and benefactors to participate in it. Continue reading →

Jun 19 2020

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

“In biblical language, ‘heart’ indicates the center of the person where his sentiments and intentions dwell.
In the Heart of the Redeemer, we adore God’s love for humanity, his will for universal salvation, his infinite mercy. Practicing devotion to the Sacred Heart of Christ, therefore, means adoring that Heart which, after having loved us to the end, was pierced by a spear and from high on the Cross poured out blood and water, an inexhaustible source of new life.”
– Pope Benedict XVI, June 5, 2005

Today we celebrate The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a devotional with long and historic provenance within Christianity, and in modern times has been established as a Solemnity for the universal Church. Continue reading →

Jun 1 2020

Fr. Dehon’s Meditations on the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June is the month of the Sacred Heart. The Feast of the Sacred Heart is a moveable feast. It is celebrated on the first Friday after the Octave of Corpus Christi. This year 2020 it will be celebrated on June 19. Among many different religious practices during this month is singing or reciting the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sometimes we do this without giving too much attention to the content and meaning of each invocation. In this connection, the Priests of the Sacred Heart would like to invite you to meditate on it together with Fr. Leo Dehon, the founder of the Congregation dedicated to the Divine Heart of Jesus.

The meditations are taken from the following address: http://dehoniansusa.org/feature-stories/meditations-on-the-litany-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/ and supplied with the biblical references. Continue reading →