First Friday Act of ReparationTo the Most Sacred Heart of JesusJanuary 2024

O Jesus, Divine Savior, deign to cast a look of mercy upon your children, who assemble in the same spirit of faith, reparation, and love and come to deplore their own infidelities, and those of all poor sinners, their brethren. 

May we touch your Divine Heart by the unanimous and solemn promises we are about to make and obtain mercy for ourselves, for the world, and for all who are so unhappy as not to love you. We all promise that for the future: For the forgetfulness and ingratitude of men, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the way you are deserted in your holy tabernacle, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the crimes of sinners, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the hatred of the impious, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the blasphemies uttered against you, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the sacrileges that profane your sacrament of love, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the outrages against your divinity, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the injuries of which you are the adorable victim, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the coldness of the greater part of your children, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the contempt of your loving invitation, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the infidelity of those who called themselves your friends, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the abuse of your grace, we will console you, O Lord. 

For our own unfaithfulness, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the incomprehensible hardness of our hearts, we will console you, O Lord. 

For our long delay in loving you, we will console you, O Lord. 

For our tepidity in your holy service, we will console you, O Lord. 

For your bitter sadness at the loss of souls, we will console you, O Lord. 

For your long waiting at the door of our hearts, we will console you, O Lord. 

For the heartless scorn that grieves you, we will console you, O Lord. 

For your loving sighs, we will console you, O Lord. 

For your loving tears, we will console you, O Lord. 

For your loving imprisonment, we will console you, O Lord. 

For your loving death, we will console you, O Lord. 

Let us pray  

O Jesus, Divine Savior, from whose heart comes forth this bitter complaint, "I looked for one that would comfort me, and I found none," graciously accept the feeble consolation we offer you, and aid us so powerfully by your grace, that we may, for the time to come, shun more and more all that can displease you, and prove ourselves in everything, and everywhere, and forever your most faithful and devoted servants. We ask it through your Sacred Heart, O Lord, who live and reign with the father and the Holy Spirit one God, world without end. Amen.

Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus

July is the month to venerate the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord. It is blood that flows from His Most Sacred Heart in the red rays of the Divine Mercy image. 

Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus

Lord, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

Christ, have mercy

Christ, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

God our Father in 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

Blood of Christ, only Son of the Father, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, incarnate Word, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, of the new and eternal covenant, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, that spilled to the ground, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, that flowed at the scourging, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, dripping from the thorns, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, shed on the cross, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, the price of our redemption, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, our only claim to pardon, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, our blessing cup, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, in which we are washed, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, torrent of mercy, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, that overcomes evil, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, strength of the martyrs, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, endurance of the saints, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, that makes the barren fruitful, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, protection of the threatened, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, comfort of the weary, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, solace of the mourner, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, hope of the repentant, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, our peace and refreshment, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, our pledge of life, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, by which we pass to glory, be our salvation

Blood of Christ, most worthy of honor, be our salvation

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us

Lord, you redeemed us by your blood, be our salvation,

You have made us a kingdom to serve our God.

Let us pray.

O God, who by the Precious Blood of your Only Begotten Son have redeemed the whole world, preserve in us the work of your mercy, so that, ever honoring the mystery of our salvation, we may merit to obtain its fruit through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

How to Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy

The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a very beautiful and very easy prayer to say. Start it during Holy Week to honor Jesus's passion and pray for the dying.

Using your Rosary beads, pray this devotion at 3 o'clock, the Hour of Mercy, if possible, or after Holy Mass. Pray it anytime your heart is inspired.

Make the Sign of the Cross.

Pray: "You didst expire, Lord Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us." (Optional)

"O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You." (Three times)

Pray one Our Father.

Pray one Hail Mary.

Recite the Apostles' Creed.

On the large bead before each of the five decades:

"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world."

On each small bead:

"For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world."

After five decades, conclude by saying three times:

"Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world."

Closing prayer: "Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen." (Optional)

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