Memorare to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Remember,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
the great things the Lord has done for you.
He chose you for His mother.
He wanted you close to His cross.
He gives you a share in His glory.
He listens to your prayer.
Offer him our prayers of praise and thanksgiving;
present our petitions to him.
Let us live like you in the love of your Son
so that His Kingdom may come.
Lead all to the source of living water
that flows from His heart,
spreading over the world
hope and slavation, justice and peace.
See our trust in you; answer our prayer.
Show yourself always our mother.
Amen.
Prayers of the Heart
SUNDAY
Worshipping Him
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
we praise and bless you for your love.
In the depths of your heart
you worship the eternal Father,
from whom you came as Son
in the love of the Holy Spirit.
Make us one in heart with you
That we may worship the Father
Who has created us in your likeness.
Amen
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
You adore the Father in Spirit and truth.
Form us on the pattern of your living –
The heart of your Son.
Amen.
MONDAY
Asking Him
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
You invite us to trust you
and come to you in all our needs.
Grant that through your Spirit
We might be strengthened by your grace
With a power that reaches our innermost being;
grant us everything we need
in our striving to follow you,
in life and death and in the world to come.
Amen
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Water became wine at your prayer;
help us by your motherly power
When we appeal to the heart of your Son.
Amen.
TUESDAY
Sharing His Sorrow
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
In Gethsemane and on the cross
where your sacred side was pierced,
you knew as none other
the bitter sorrow of a lonely heart.
Grant, we pray you,
that we who are cast down by the loneliness of our
pilgrim path,
may rejoice to suffer with you;
and may the light of your Father’s love
shine in us - as it did in your heart –
a light which the darkness could not overcome.
Amen.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
you suffered in spirit with Christ on the cross;
stand by and strengthen us when we are called to share
the sorrows of the heart of your Son.
Amen.
WEDNESDAY
Making up to Him
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
Lifted high on the cross
Your pierced heart reveals your love for the Father and for us.
Pierce our hearts now
with and ever-deepening knowledge of your love,
and over come our slowness to believe in it.
May we make amends and learn to love you more,
by bearing patiently the cross of our daily living
Amen.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Offer our lives in atonement to the Father
That in our innermost being,
we may resemble more closely the heart of your Son.
Amen.
THURSDAY
Following Him
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
Poor in spirit
and with undivided heart
you became obedient to death on a cross.
Grant us the grace
to follow wherever you go,
chaste in mind and body,
poor for the sake of the kingdom.
May we discover in the depths of your heart,
the blessedness of the Holy Spirit,
now and forever.
Amen.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
you are bound forever in a mother’s love for your Son; bind us all who call you mother
in life and in death to the heart of your Son.
Amen.
FRIDAY
Giving Thanks to Him
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
In you the goodness and kindness
of God our saviour has appeared.
In you, Lord, the Father has first loved us.
Through you Lord Jesus,
the Father has given us the Spirit ,
our pledge of life.
With you we thank the Father
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing
Amen.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
you offer your hymn of thanksgiving to the Father;
let us join in your thanks and praise
for the riches made known in the heart of your Son.
Amen.
SATURDAY
Loving Him
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
The love of God poured into your Heart
by the Holy Spirit
heals us and makes us whole.
Send your spirit to dwell in us
that we may come to know
what surpasses all knowledge –
the timeless mystery of your heart’s unfailing love
for the Father, and for all men and women,
and all created things.
Amen.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Your love is stronger than death;
make ours strong
by leading us to the heart of your Son.
Amen.
Daily Prayer of Fr Chevalier
Lord Jesus,
Saviour of the world
and source of holiness,
look with kindness
on all whom you have chosen
to be Missionaries of your loving Heart.
Ask your heavenly Father
to keep us in your love,
and sanctify us in the truth
so that you may be glorified in us
and we may reflect your goodness.
Ask your Father to keep us from evil
that we may always be united in bonds of love.
As you are one with your Father,
so may we be one with each other
in your divine heart,
whose sentiments shall forever be ours
and to which we consecrate ourselves
in time and for eternity.
Amen.
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart
O Divine Jesus, who said,
"Ask and you shall receive",
I kneel at your feet.
From whom shall I ask if not from you,
whose heart is the source of all blessings.
With a lively faith in you, I come to ask
[here mention your request].
I admit I am most unworth of your favours, Jesus,
but this is not a reason for me to be discouraged.
You are the God of mercies
and You will not refuse a contrite heart.
Look with pity on me, I beg you,
and your compassionate Heart will find in my weakness
a motive for granting my request.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on me.
Prayer for a new world
Based on a phrase of Fr Chevalier
Lord Jesus, gift of the Father,
a new world emerged from
your wounded heart,
a new creation of love and mercy
in the Holy Spirit
and the power of the resurrection.
Make this new world present in our time
through the Church, your Body.
Consecrate us in your own self-offering;
renew us in your love;
keep us among our brothers and sisters
as people who serve;
complete in us what is still lacking
in your suffering
so that it can extend to all the world;
make your life, your love, your tenderness
spring up in the desert of our hearts.
Then our brothers and sisters will
draw from the wellsprings of your Heart
joy and life in abundance.
Until that day when we shall all
be signed by the Spirit with your seal,
for the glory of the Father
and the triumph of the Lamb:
a new heaven and a new earth.
Amen, marana tha!
Prayer for Vocations
Loving God,
help all your people to know their vocation in life,
and assist them to prepare for it.
For your greater glory
and for the service of your people,
call many to be priests and religious.
May we, the Missionaries of Heart of Jesus your Son,
Be blessed abundantly with men and women
chosen to share our mission of love.
Mary, mother of the Church
show your love for all people;
encourage many vocations
to priesthood and religious life.
Amen.
MSC Hymn
Jesus our Lord,
We praise you and the love in your heart.
We honour you, we glorify you;
we are grateful for your help today.
We offer our thanks,
We consecrate and give our hearts to you.
Take them, hold them fast
and make them your own forever.
Fill them with your Spirit, your Father’s gift to us.
Stay with us throughout our life, Lord Jesus.
Let us follow all the ways you mark for us.
Heart of Christ, may your love be known forever.
Amen.
V. May all people see the goodness of God.
R. In his wonderful dealings with them.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus with renewed kindness you enrich your
Church with the boundless gifts of your heart.
Help us to respond to such love,
to serve you truly in our lives, and in that measure
to make good the offences of our human family.
Amen.
Litany of the Sacred Heart
Lord, we praise the love in your Heart.
Blessed are you.
You have worked marvels for your people.
Blessed are you.
You have chosen us to serve.
Blessed are you.
Your Heart overflows with Living Water.
Blessed are you.
To consecrate us in the Truth,
Send us your Spirit.
To gather us as one,
Send us your Spirit.
To send us as you were sent,
Send us your Spirit.
To make our hearts burn with your Love,
Send us your Spirit.
With your Mother at the Foot of the Cross,
We pray to you.
Contemplating your pierced heart,
We pray to you.
For those who bend under burdens,
We pray to you.
For your Church and her mission,
We pray to you.
Jesus, likeness of God.
Jesus, mystery of love.
Jesus, source of life.
Jesus, centre of our heart
Prayer to St Joseph
Joseph, God chose you,
His faithful and just servant,
to be united in love with Jesus and Mary.
As you served Jesus,
pray that we may serve him in all people.
May we who honour you as our patron and protector,
remain true to our mission,
May God grant us, through your prayer
the acceptance, love and service
with which you responded
when the Father chose you
to care for Jesus, his Son,
who is Lord forever and ever.
Amen.
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