NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART

Fourth Day - September 3

Meditation

It makes me happy to suffer for you, as I am suffering now, and in my own body to do what I can to make up all that has still to be undergone by Christ for the sake of his body, the Church. I became the servant of the Church when God made me responsible for delivering God’s message to you, the message which was a mystery hidden for generations and centuries and has now been revealed to his saints.

Colossians 1:24-26

Let us pray...

Lord Jesus, you are our peace and our reconciliation: – give us the grace of knowing how to create a more just and fraternal world.

Lord Jesus, you make yourself come close to the hearts of the wounded and bruised: – give us the grace to imitate you wholeheartedly through our presence among those who are oppressed and discouraged.

Lord Jesus, you accepted humiliation to redeem us and save us: – give us the grace to discover your face in all those who have been wounded by life; may we be able to love them as you love them.

Lord Jesus, your compassionate love has no limits or barriers: – give us, the grace of solidarity with those who live in very difficult life-situations.

Then shall our sisters and brothers be able to draw joy, abundant life, from the well-springs of your Heart; until that day when we shall be “new heavens, new earth” marked by the seal of the Spirit, for the glory of the Father and the triumph of the Lamb! Amen.

Prayer to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, what ineffable power thy Divine Son hath given thee over His Own adorable Heart. Full of trust in thy merits, we come before thee and beg thy protection. O heavenly Treasurer of the Heart of Jesus, that Heart which is the inexhaustible source of all graces, which thou may open to us at thy good pleasure, in order that from it may flow forth upon mankind the riches of love and mercy, light and salvation, that are contained therein; grant unto us, we beseech thee, the favors which we seek . . . We can never, never be refused by thee, and since though art our Mother, O our Lady of the Sacred Heart, graciously hear our prayers and grant our request. Amen

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit...