The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety / Containing a Selection of Fervent Prayers, Pious Reflection, and Solid Instructions, Adapted to Every State of Life. To Which is Annexed a Supplement, Containing Excellent and Approved Devotions, With the Epistles and Gospels for All the Sundays and Festivals of the Year.

by William Gahan

O most gracious Lord Jesus, be propitious to me a sinner. Pater Noster. Ave Maria.

Conclusion.

O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, vouchsafe to receive these prayers, in union with that most excellent love wherewith thou didst suffer all the wounds of thy most precious body; and be merciful to me thy poor, unworthy servant, and all sinners, with all faithful souls, both living and dead; graciously granting to us all mercy, grace, remission of sins, and life everlasting. Amen.

Devotions To The
Sacred Heart Of Jesus.

That the Associates of the Sacred Heart may discharge the obligations required of them, they should daily repeat one Pater, one Ave, and the Creed, with the following aspiration: Adorable Heart of Jesus, grant that I may increase in thy love. They should also spend one hour in the year, at their own choosing, in the presence of the blessed Sacrament, in making acts of reparation, &c.

Act Of Consecration.

To thee, O Sacred Heart of Jesus; I devote and offer up my life, thoughts, words, actions, pains, and sufferings. To thee I consecrate my soul and body, with all the faculties and senses thereof, so that no part of my being may any longer be employed, but in loving, serving, honouring, and glorifying thee. Be thou, O most Sacred Heart! the sole object of my love, the protector of my life, the pledge of my salvation, and my secure refuge at the hour of my death. Be thou also, O most bountiful Heart! my justification at the throne of God, and screen me from his anger, which I have so justly merited. In thee I place all my confidence, and convinced, as I am, of my own weakness, I rely entirely on thy compassionate mercy. Annihilate in me all that is displeasing and offensive to thy pure eye. Imprint thyself like a divine seal on my heart, that I may ever remember my obligations, and never be separated from thee. May my name also I beseech thee, by thy tender goodness, ever be fixed and engraved in thee, O Book of Life! and may I ever be a victim consecrated to thy glory, ever burning with the flames of thy pure love, and entirely penetrated with it for all eternity! In this I place all my happiness; this is all my desire, to live and die in no other quality, but that of thy devoted servant. Amen.

The Litany Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven,
Have mercy on us.God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.God, the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the most
Blessed Virgin,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, hypostatically united to the
eternal Word,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, sanctuary of the Divinity, and
tabernacle of the
most holy Trinity,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, temple of sanctity and fountain of
all graces,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, most meek and humble,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, most chaste and obedient,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, furnace of love,
and source of contrition,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, treasure of wisdom and goodness,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, throne of mercy,
and abyss of all virtues,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, sorrowful in the garden,
and spent with a bloody sweat,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, saturated with reproaches,
and consumed for our sins,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, made obedient even unto
the death of the cross,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, pierced through with a lance,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, refuge of sinners,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, fortitude of the just,
and comfort of the afflicted,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, main strength of the tempted,
and terror of the devils,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, sanctification of hearts,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, perseverance of the good,
and hope of the dying,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, joy of the blessed,
and the delight of all the saints,
Have mercy on us.Lamb of God, who takest away the sins
of the world, spare us, O Jesus!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins
of the world, hear us, O Jesus!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy on us, O Jesus!
V. O most sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
R. That we may worthily love thee with our whole hearts.