Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Day 1
I find in the Sacred Heart of Jesus everything that my need lacks, because it is full of mercy.
Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory to the Father....
O most merciful Heart of Jesus who said: "Come to me, all you who suffer, who are burdened and I will relieve you", your mercy is greater than my misery, and it is to her that I turn to obtain the graces that I am asking for during this novena. By your infinite mercy, do not reject my humble prayer, O beloved Heart, but deign to hear it. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen
Day 2
God is an incomprehensible abyss of all good... if only he makes a heart realize how good and lovable he is, is it possible that this heart could prevent itself from loving You...
Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory to the Father....
O infinitely good Heart of Jesus, who wants to be conquered by the importunity of our prayers, I throw myself with complete confidence into the ocean of your good-ness; it is through the intercession of St. Margaret Mary that I expect the help I need and the strength I need.
O most sweet and most lovable Heart of Jesus, incline yourself towards me and pour out into my soul your celestial favors. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen
Day 3
If we find ourselves in an abyss of deprivation and desolation, this divine Heart is an abyss of consolations in which we must lose ourselves without wishing to feel its sweetness.
Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory be to the Father...
O most compassionate Heart of Jesus, who wanted to know all our anguish and all our bitterness, I beg you, have mercy on my distress, come to the aid of my misfortune, raise me up, protect me, console me, save me. I raise to you my ardent and confident prayer, listen to it, O Sacred Heart, and grant it. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen
Day 4
Jesus told me to look at the opening of his sacred side, which was a bottomless abyss which had been made of a measureless arrow, which is that of love...
Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory be to the Father...
O wounded Heart of Jesus torn by love for me, remember that the soldier's spear opened the entrance to this mysterious asylum where I must find salvation. Let me penetrate into your sacred wound, and in the name of this divine wound, always open to speak to me of your love, O so tender Heart of Jesus, hear my supplications and grant all my wishes. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen
Day 5
It is here (in Gethsemane) where I suffered the most than in all the rest of my Passion seeing myself in a general abandonment of heaven and earth...
Jesus to Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory be to the Father...
O agonizing Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with sadness and fear in the Garden of Olives, filled with ignominy in your Passion and abandoned by your Father on the tree of the Cross; by these inexpressible pains which you endured for me, purify, sanctify and save all those who hope in you, all those who are distant from you. By your cruel agony, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on my anguish and put an end to it. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen
Day 6
Go sink into the firmness and stability of the Heart of Jesus, our true and faithful Friend, he will teach you to be faithful and constant to him as he has always been in loving us.
Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father... Hail Mary...
Glory be to the Father...
O most faithful Heart of Jesus, true friend, Heart who promised to help those who hope in you, be touched by the confidence I have in your ineffable tenderness. Oh ! Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain, and that you rejected the prayer of a trusting heart which implores you. It is with lively faith and profound humility that I pray to you, O divine Heart, who have given for me even the last drop of your blood! Give me help and consolation. O You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen
Day 7
Jesus revealed to me his all loving and all lovable Heart... and the inexplicable marvels of his love, and to what excess he had carried it to love men...
Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory be to the Father...
O most loving Heart of Jesus, adorable Heart so worthy of being loved, by this immense love which you have shown me by your life, your passion and your death, kindle my soul with the sacred fire of your charity. By this immense love that you constantly show me by remaining night and day in the Eucharist, O Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, make me love you in truth. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen
Day 8
When I presented my requests to Jesus, I seemed to hear these words: “Do you believe that I can do this? If you believe it, you will see the power of my Heart...»
Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory be to the Father
O most powerful Heart of Jesus, nothing happens except what you want, nothing happens except what you allow. By ending this novena that I made with boundless trust in your power and your goodness, what can I do better than to abandon myself entirely to your divine will, so that your adorable Heart may at this moment be my refuge assurance and my supreme consolation. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen
Day 9
I promise you that my Heart will expand to spread abundantly the influences of its love on those who will do it some honor...
Jesus to Sainte Marguerite Marie
Our Father...Hail Mary...
Glory be to the Father...
O most glorious Heart of Jesus, magnanimous Heart, Heart overflowing with all the riches of the Trinity, I beg you, proportion your gifts to my poverty; imprint your likeness in me, vivify me with your eternal light, instruct me in your heavenly counsels; grant to my ardent desires the liberalities which establish me in the joy of your peace. You who reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen