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Prayer — Eucharistic & Heart of Jesus

Litaniae Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

1686 composition by Sister Joly of the Visitation; approved 1899 by Leo XIII

The thirty-three invocations of the Heart of Jesus, approved by Leo XIII in 1899 for the universal Church.

The Prayer
English · Original
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us.
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 centre of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fulness of divinity,
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of whose fulness 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 opprobrium,
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 our sins,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints,
  — have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
make our hearts like unto Thine.

Let us pray:
Almighty and eternal God,
look upon the Heart of Thy most beloved Son
and upon the praises and satisfaction
which He offers Thee in the name of sinners;
and to those who implore Thy mercy,
in Thy great goodness, grant forgiveness
in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee
for ever and ever.
Amen.
When the Prayer is Said

On the First Friday of each month; daily during the month of June (Month of the Sacred Heart); on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart.

History & Background

The Litany of the Sacred Heart was composed in 1686 by Sister Joly of the Visitation of Dijon — a community formed in the spirituality of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, who had received the revelations of the Sacred Heart at Paray-le-Monial in 1673–75. The litany circulated in private devotion for two centuries before its formal approval.

On April 2, 1899, Pope Leo XIII approved the litany for liturgical use throughout the Latin Church. Nine months later, on the first day of the new century, he consecrated the entire human race to the Sacred Heart — an act renewed annually on the Solemnity of Christ the King. The thirty-three invocations correspond to the years of Christ's earthly life.

Indulgences Attached

A partial indulgence is granted for its recitation; plenary on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart with the usual conditions (Enchiridion of Indulgences, no. 22).

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