General Theme of the 2024 Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

“EMPOWERING PRAYERFUL COMMITMENTS TOWARD WALKING WITH

JESUS WHO PURIFIES OUR HEARTS, OUR MINDS AND OUR SOULS”

Sequence of the Novena:

1. Opening Song (O, Sacred Heart)

2. Sign of the Cross
3. Opening Prayer
4. Prayer for the Day
5. Litany
6. Closing Prayer
7. Sign of the Cross
8. Closing Song (Heart of Jesus)

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General Theme of the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

“EMPOWERING PRAYERFUL COMMITMENTS TOWARD WALKING WITH

JESUS WHO PURIFIES OUR HEARTS, OUR MINDS AND OUR SOULS”

Commentator: Dear brothers and sisters, the 2024 Year of Prayer Theme
challenges believers to rediscover Jesus in preparation for the Jubilee
Year: “PILGRIMS OF HOPE.”

Please stand as we start the ____ day novena to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus. (Opening Song: “O Sacred Heart...)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Please kneel.

1. OPENING PRAYER: (All together)

Loving Father, we thank you for the many gifts and blessings bestowed
upon us. We thank you most of all for your Son Jesus, who leads us on
the path of fullness of life, freedom and love. Who cares for us when we
are lost, who reaches out his hand when we stumble, who comforts us in
our sorrows. May we be drawn closer to his love and bring all humankind
into his kingdom of love, justice and peace. Amen.

2. NOVENA DAY PRAYER (Go to page of Novena Day One, Day two,
etc...)

3. LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
R. Christ, graciously hear us.
(*** Response is “HAVE MERCY ON US”)
God, the Father of Heaven,
R. Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world ***
God, the Holy Spirit ***
Holy Trinity, one God ***
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father ***

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Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin
Mother ***
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God ***
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty ***
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God ***
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High ***
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of Heaven ***
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity ***
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love ***
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love ***
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues ***
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise ***
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts ***
Heart of Jesus, in Whom are all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge ***
Heart of Jesus, in Whom dwells the fullness of divinity ***
Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father is well-pleased ***
Heart of Jesus, of Whose fullness we have all received ***
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills ***
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful ***
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee ***
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness ***
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins ***
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with reproaches ***
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses ***
Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death ***
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance ***
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation ***
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection ***
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation ***
Heart of Jesus, victim for sin ***
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in you ***
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in you ***
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints ***
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
R: Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
R: Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,

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 R. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
R. Make our hearts like unto yours.
Let us pray: Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Your
dearly beloved Son and upon the praise and satisfaction He offers
You in the name of sinners. And, being appeased, grant pardon to
those who seek Your mercy in the Name of the same Jesus Christ,
Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, One God, world without end. Amen.

4. CLOSING PRAYER:
God, our Father, we glory in the Heart of Jesus, your beloved Son, as we
call to mind the great things His love has done for us, May our devotion
to His Heart open our hearts to the struggles of people around us. Give
us His sensitivity of heart and mind. Unite us so intimately with him, that
we may love Him and each other with the same love. We ask this through
the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
Commentator: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
Please all stand as we sing “Heart of Jesus.”

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Day One – May 29, 2024/Wed
Commentator: 1st Day Novena Intentions:
For the Year of Prayer:
That this Year of Prayer be dedicaated to the importance and absolute
need of prayer for personal life, the life of the church and the world.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause 10 seconds for petition).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Two – May 30/Thurs

Commentator: 2nd Day Novena Intention: Finding a Meaningful life by

praying to the Heart of Jesus:
That the prayer and devotion to the Heart of Jesus help people to have
hope and meaningful life through a deep personal relationship with the
resurrected Christ.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Three – May 31/Fri

Commentator: 3rd day Novena Intention: Witnesses and Instruments of

Jesus in His mission:
That as witnesses of the Father’s love to the world, we will accept the
call to be Apostles of Jesus, and share His mission, and in this way be
able to serve the world as the mission of the church.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Four – June 1/Sat

Commentator: 4th Day Novena Intention: Guidance of the Holy Spirit:

That with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we can be apostles through
prayer and our prayer is protected from evil motives and wrong
intentions.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Five – June 2/Sun

Commentator: 5th Day Novena Intention: Knowing Jesus in Us:

That our prayer will give us wisdom to introduce the presence of Jesus in
our lives and the courage to follow Him wherever He goes.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Six – June 3/Mon

Commentator: 6th Day Novena Intention: Exercising Faith with an

“Attitude of Gratitude.”
What is important is not only to express our faith, but to love it, by filling
our lives with gratitude, constantly praising the blessings that God
provides.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Seven – June 4/Tue

Commentator: 7th Day Novena Intention: Mary our Model is the Mother of
Hope:
That regardless of our state in life, in all situation in daily life, may Mary
be imitated in her courage, faith, patience and generosity.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Eight – June 5/Wed

Commentator: 8th Day Novena Intention: Youth Prayer:

“Speak Lord for your servant is listening.” That God doesn’t look at age
to use. All you have to do is listen carefully when God speaks, because
He communicates in different ways.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

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Day Nine – June 6/Thurs

Commentator: 9th Day Novena Intention: Family as a School of Prayer:

That the children who see and hear parents joyfully praying and saying
“Thank God,” will sprout a personal prayer life.

All together, we pray:

Loving heart of Jesus, I consecrate my life to you, my words, deeds, joys
and sufferings, so that my whole being is for your honour and glory. Give
me the grace to make you the center of my love, the guardian of my life,
the assurance of my salvation and the sure refuge at my death. May my
love for you and for others be more and more unconditional. Amen.

O, Jesus, Who has said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." Behold, I knock, I seek, and I
ask that my prayer be granted (pause for 10 seconds for petitions).

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; Blessed are
you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus...

Commentator: Jesus, meek and humble of heart.

Response: Make our hearts like unto yours.
Commentator: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit...

Commentator: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Response: I place all my trust in You.
(Back to the Litany of the Sacred Heart...)

Prayer on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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June 7, 2024

(after the post-communion prayer)

Commentator: Please kneel as we all pray the Personal and

Family Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Lord Jesus Christ, we consecrate ourselves to you today, each

one of us, and all of us together as a family. Your Sacred Heart,
the heart of your crucified and risen body, is the ever living
source of mercy and grace, hope and love for all of us. We
desire to pledge ourselves and our lives to you in return. Teach
us to always be united with you through your Holy Spirit: in mind
and heart, in all our thoughts, words, deeds, joys and sufferings.
Grant that we may ever "know you more clearly, love you more
dearly, and follow you more nearly.” We wish to share in your
redeeming work in our world: that your Father's will may be
done on earth as it is in heaven: that the “civilization of justice
and love” may thus be built up in our land. Heart of Jesus, help
us to keep sin away from our lives. Help us to keep loving,
serving, and forgiving one another. Live in our hearts and in our
homes always. Make us wholly yours. With your Mother’s
Immaculate Heart, we renew our consecration to your Sacred
Heart. For the greater glory of our Father in Heaven.
AMEN.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, be with us and bless us now and at the
hour of our death. AMEN.

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Commentator: Let us all raise our right hand pointing to our
priest as we recite the Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests.
(All together)

LORD JESUS CHRIST,

eternal High Priest, you offered yourself to the
Father on the altar of the Cross and through the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit gave your priestly
people a share in your redeeming sacrifice.
Hear our prayer for the sanctification of our priests.
Grant that all who are ordained to the ministerial
priesthood may be ever more conformed to you,
the divine Master. May they preach the
Gospel with pure heart and clear conscience.
Let them be shepherds according to your own Heart,
single- minded in service to you and to the Church
and shining examples of a holy, simple and joyful life. Through
the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, your Mother and ours,
draw all priests and the flocks entrusted to their care to the
fullness of eternal life where
you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. AMEN

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