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Contact:Contact: N Orla 07545 452362 S Yvonne 087-2807133 E Catherine 087-4199249 W Bernie 089-4408212 people and to withdraw them from the path of ruin that made Him form the design of revealing His Heart to all people, with all the treasures of love, of mercy, of grace, of sanctication and salvation which it contains, in order that those who desire to give Him all the honour and love possible, might themselves be abundantly enriched with those divine treasures of which His heart is the source.” Jesus continued to appear to St. Margaret Mary in the convent until 1675; her incorrupt body rests at the same altar.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina had great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and prayed a novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus daily. Padre Pio said in 1916, “when we make this novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus it will be irresistible and Jesus will grant us the grace that we ask of Him”.

St. Pio prayed this novena every day for many years in his capuchin community in San Giovanni. Aer his death, his community continued to pray the novena daily and still do WELCOME so today. Padre Pio was so on re with love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus that he conded to his Welcome to this novena of to entrust our spiritual director, Padre Agostino, of not loving nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We pray the heart of Jesus as he should. His spiritual for the protection of human life and to ask our director replied, “Yes I know you want to love Divine Lord Jesus Christ, who sustained our Jesus as much as He deserves but you also fathers through centuries of trial, to save the know that it is not possible to us creatures. God eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution commands us to love Him, not to the extent and and protect all unborn children on the island in the way He deserves to be loved, but according of Ireland from the scourge of abortion. In our to our, strength, with our whole soul, our whole beautiful native tongue, we say, “Beo gan breith, mind and our whole heart”. “alive but not born yet”. On 5th August 1918, Padre Pio received the wound We pray the novena to the Sacred Heart of in his heart from the Sacred Heart, a wound of love Jesus through the intercession of St. Padre Pio and a sanctifying grace. According to the teaching who loved the Irish people. We also ask the of St. John of the Cross, the soul “inamed with intercession of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, to the love of God” is interiorly set on re by piercing whom Our Lord appeared and let her rest her it with a ery dart and the soul then wounded is head upon His most Sacred Heart, while revealing lled with a delightful sweetness. St. Pio wrote in to her His passionate love for all humanity and 1912, “What a burning re I felt in my heart that His sorrow at the world’s indi erence. e people day; but I also felt that this re was lit by a friendly of Ireland will be asked to stand for Christ on hand, by a divinely jealous hand.” is is the same 25th May this month. e 25th May is the ame Jesus revealed to St. Margaret Mary, that He date St. Margaret Mary entered the convent in was longing for hearts to receive. Paray-le-Monial, Burgundy, France and also the birthday of St. Padre Pio. Padre Pio sometimes permitted other friars and spiritual children to rest their head upon his heart Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary wound, just as Jesus permitted St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, on December 27, 1673, on the feast of to do. In this novena, we also seek the refuge and St. John the Apostle. “And He, Christ, showed comfort of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and me that it was His great desire to be loved by all ask Him to pour out His blessings and His mercy on Ireland at this crucial time. O Sacred Heart of 2 Jesus, protect Ireland, protect humanity. In these Lord Have Mercy 9 days let us relight the Sacred Heart lamps across our nation. May His heart once again reign in eleison, Kyrie eleison every Irish home and may Ireland once again be a Christe eleison, Christe eleison light to the world. Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison “Your homes should always remain homes of prayer. As I leave today this island which is LITURGY OF THE WORD so dear to my heart, this land and its people, which is such a consolation and strength to the F i r s t R e a d i n g Pope, may I express a wish: that every home in Ireland may remain or begin again, to be a A reading from the book of home of daily family prayer”. Deuteronomy 7:6-11 Pope St. John Paul, Limerick, 1 Oct ‘79 Moses said to the people: You are a people consecrated to the Lord your God; it is you that IN HONOUR OF THE the Lord our God has chosen to be His very own MOST SACRED HEART OF people out of all the peoples of the earth. JESUS If the Lord set His heart on you and chose you; it Entrance Hymn was not because you outnumbered other peoples; you were the least of all peoples. It was for love of Sweet Heart of Jesus you and to keep the oath He swore to your fathers that the Lord brought you out with His mighty Sweet Heart of Jesus, fount of love and mercy, hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, Today we come y blessings to implore; from the power of the Pharoah king of Egypt. Oh touch our hearts so cold and so ungrateful, Know then that the Lord your God is God indeed, And make them Lord, ine own for evermore. the faithful God who is true to His covenant and His graciousness for a thousand generations Sweet Heart of Jesus, we implore, towards those who love him and keep His Oh, make us love ee, more and more. commandments but who punishes in their own persons those that hate Him; He makes Him work Sweet Heart of Jesus, make us know and love out his punishment in person. You are therefore to ee, keep and observe the commandments and statutes Unfold to us, the treasures of y grace; and ordinances that I lay down for you today”. at so our hearts, from things of earth uplied, May long alone to gaze upon y face. e Word of the Lord.

Sweet Heart of Jesus, make us pure and gentle Responsorial Psalm and teach us how to do y blessed will; To follow close the print of y dear footsteps, With joy you will draw water from the wells of And when we fall, sweet heart O, love us still. the Saviour

Sweet heart of Jesus, bless all hearts that love ee, Truly God is my salvation And may ine own heart ever blessed be; I trust, I shall not fear Bless us, dear Lord, and bless the friends we For the Lord is my strength, my song, cherish, He became my Saviour And keep us true to Mary and to ee. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Entrance Antiphon Give thanks to the Lord, e designs of His heart are from age to age Give praise to His name! To rescue their souls from death Make His mighty deeds known to the peoples! And to keep them alive in famine. Declare the greatness of His name,

3 Sing a psalm to the Lord Gospel For He has done glorious deeds; make them known to all the earth! A reading from the holy Gospel People of Zion, sing and shout for joy according to Matthew 11:25-30 for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless You, Father, Lord of Second Reading heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing A reading from the first letter of them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is St. John 4:7-16 what it pleased You to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by the Father and no on knows My dear people, the Son accept the Father, just as no one knows let us love one another since love comes the Father except the Son and those to whom the from God and everyone who loves is begotten by Son chooses to reveal Him. ‘Come to me all who God and knows God. labour and are overburdened, and I will give you Anyone who fails to love can never have rest. Shoulder My yoke and learn from Me, for I known God, because God is love. am gentle and humble of heart, and you will nd God’s love for us was revealed rest for your souls. Yes, My yoke is easy and My when God sent into the world His only Son burden light’. so that we could have life through Him; this is the love I mean; e Gospel of the Lord. not our love for God, but God’s love for us when He sent His Son of the Faithful to be the sacrice that takes our sins away. My dear people, Response since God has loved us so much, Lord, graciously hear us we too should love one another. No one has ever seen God; but as long as we love one another LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST God will live in us and His love will be complete in us. O ertory Hymn We can know that we are living in Him and He is living in us because He lets us share His spirit. Gifts Of Bread And Wine We ourselves saw and we testify that the Father sent His son as Saviour of the world. Gis of bread and wine, gis we’ve o ered If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of Fruits of labour, fruits of love; God, God lives in Him, and he in God. Taken, o ered, sanctied, blessed and broken We ourselves have known and put our faith in Words of one who died: God’s love towards ourselves. God is love and anyone who lives in love lives in Take My body, take My saving blood God, and God lives in him. Gis of bread and wine: Christ our Lord.

e Word of the Lord. Christ our Saviour, living presence here As He promised while on earth: Gospel Acclamation I am with you for all time, I am with you in this bread and wine. Alleluia, alleluia! Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, rough the Father, with the Spirit, for I am gentle and humble of heart. One in union with the Son Alleluia! For God’s people, joined in prayer Faith is strengthened by the food we share.

4 Holy Holy Holy I Will Never Forget You My People

Sanctus, I will never forget you My people, Sanctus Dominus Deus sabbaoth, I have carved you on the palm of My hand, Pleni sunt caeli et terra Gloria tua, I will never forget you, Hosanna in excelsis, I will not leave you orphaned, Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini, I will never forget My own. Hosanna in excelsis. Does a mother forget her baby, Or a woman the child within her womb, Memorial Acclamation Yet even if these forget, Yes even if these forget, Save us, Saviour of the world, I will never forget My own Save us, Saviour of the world, For by Your cross and resurrection, Here I Am Lord You have set us free, You have set us free. I e Lord of sea and sky COMMUNION RITE I have heard My people cry, All who dwell in dark and sin, Lamb of God My hand will save. I who made the stars of night, , qui tollis peccata mundi I will make their darkness bright. Misere nobis, Who will bear My light to them? Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi Whom shall I send? Misere nobis, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi Here I am Lord, is it I Lord? Dona nobis pacem. I have heard You calling in the night. I will go Lord, if You lead me. Communion Hymns I will hold Your people in my heart. (a selection to choose from) I, the Lord of snow and rain, Soul of My Saviour I have born my people’s pain. I have wept for love of them, they turn away. Soul of my Saviour sanctify my breast, I will break their hearts of stone, Body of Christ, be ou my saving guest, Give them hearts for love alone, Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in y tide, I will speak My word to them, wash me with waters gushing from y side. Whom shall I send?

Strength and protection may y passion be, I, the Lord of wind and ame, O blessed Jesus, hear and answer me; I will tend the poor and lame. deep in y wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me, I will set a feast for them, My hand will save, so shall I never, never part from ee. Finest bread I will provide, Till their hearts be satised. Guard and defend me from the foe malign, I will give My life to them, in death’s dread moments make me only thine; Whom shall I send? call me and bid me come to ee on high where I may praise ee with y saints for ay. Sweet Sacrament Divine

Heart of Jesus Sweet Sacrament Divine, hid in ine earthly home; Heart of Jesus, heart of Jesus, lo! round y lowly shrine, with suppliant hearts Burning with love for me, we come; Iname my heart, iname my heart Jesus, to ee our voice we raise With love, with love for ee In songs of love and heartfelt praise. Sweet Sacrament Divine, sweet sacrament divine 5 Sweet Sacrament of peace, dear home of every heart, where restless yearnings cease, and sorrows Salve Regina, mater misericordiae: all depart. Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. there in ine ear, all trustfully, we tell our tale of Ad te clamamus, exsules, lii hevae. misery, Ad te suspiramus, gementes et entes Sweet Sacrament of peace, sweet Sacrament in hac lacrimarum valle. of peace. Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos Sweet Sacrament Divine, earth’s light and jubilee, ad nos converte. in y far depths doth shine, the Godhead’s Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, majesty; nobis, post hoc exsilium ostende. sweet light, so shine on us, we pray O clemens, O pia, O dulcis that earthly joys may fade away: Virgo Maria. sweet Sacrament divine, sweet Sacrament divine. Communion Antiphon Nearer my God to Thee us says the Lord: Nearer, my God, to ee, nearer to ee, Let whoever is thirsty come to me and drink. E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Streams of living water will ow Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to ee, From within the one who believes in Me. Nearer, my God, to ee, nearer to ee.

Deep in y Sacred Heart, let me abide, Evangelium Vitae by St. John Paul ou who has bled for me, sorrowed and died. Sweet shall my weeping be, grief surely leading O Mary, me, bright dawn of the world, Nearer, my God, to ee, nearer to ee. Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life: Friends may depart from me, night may come Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbers down, of babies not allowed to be born, Clouds of adversity darken and frown: on the poor whose lives are made dicult, Still through my tears I’ll see, hope gently leading on men and women who are victims of brutal me, Nearer, my God, to ee, nearer to ee violence, on the elderly and the sick killed by indi erence or out of misguided mercy. Immaculate Mary Grant that all who believe in your Son Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing, may proclaim the Gospel of life You reign now in heaven with honesty and love to the people of our With Jesus our King. time. Obtain for them the grace to accept that Ave Ave Ave Maria Gospel as a gi ever new, Ave Ave Ave Maria the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives In heaven the blessed your glory proclaim, and the courage to bear witness to it On earth we your children resolutely, in order to build, Invoke your fair name. together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and love, We pray for our Mother, the Church upon earth, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator And bless, holy Mary, and lover of life. Amen. e land of our birth. 14 Oct 2000

6 Final blessing Choose Life: Prayer for the Child in the Womb Recessional Hymn

Lord Jesus, you are the source and lover of life. Hail Redeemer, King Divine Reawaken in us respect for every human life. Help us to see in each child the marvellous Hail Redeemer, King Divine work of our Creator. Priest and Lamb, the throne is ine; King, whose reign shall never cease, Open our hearts to welcome every child as a Prince of everlasting peace. unique and wonderful gi. Guide the work of doctors, nurses and midwives. May the life of , saints and nations sing : a mother and her baby in the womb be equally Praise be Jesus Christ our King; cherished and respected. Lord of life, earth, sky and sea, Help those who make our laws to uphold the King of love on Calvary. uniqueness and sacredness of every human life, from the rst moment of conception to Crimson streams, O King of grace, natural death. drenched thy thorn-crowned head and face; Give us wisdom and generosity to build a oods of love’s redeeming tide society that cares for all. tore y hands, y feet, and side. Together with Mary, your Mother, in whose womb you took on our human nature, Eucharistic King, what love Help us to choose life in every decision we take. draws ee daily from above, We ask this in the joyful hope of eternal life clad in signs of bread and wine : with you, and in the communion of the feed us, lead us, keep us ine. Blessed . Amen. King most holy, King of truth, Our Lady of Knock, pray for us. guard the lowly, guide the youth; All the Saints of Ireland, pray for us. Christ the King of glory bright, be to us eternal light. Prayer of e Irish Bishops

“May the light of Christ, the light of faith, continue always to shine out of Ireland, may no darkness ever extinguish it”. St. John Paul, Drogheda, 29 Sep ‘79 King of Love, pray for us

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (HOLY HOUR)

O Salutaris Hostia

O salutaris Hostia, O saving Victim, opening wide, Quae caeli pandis ostium: e gate of heaven to man below! Bella premunt hostilia, Our foes press on from every side; Da robur, fer auxilium. ine aid supply, y strength bestow.

Uni trinoque Domino To y great name by endless praise, Sit sempiterna gloria, Immortal Godhead, one in ree; Qui vitam sine termino Oh, grant us endless length of days, Nobis donet in patria. Amen. In our true native land with ee. Amen

7 SILENT ADORATIONADORAATIONTIOTION PrayerPrayeerr ttoo THETHE ROSARYROSARY St.St. Pio of PietrelcinaPietrelcina e Luminous Mysteries of e to pray that the light of Christ wwiill shhinine into the hearts O God,God, wwhoho gagaveavve of minds of the people of Ireland and that our SaintSaint PioPiioo ooff PPietrelcina,ietrelcina, nation will choose to protect the sanctity of capuchincapuchhinin ppriest,riest, tthehe human liffee and once again, be a light to the ggreatreat pprivilegerivilege ooff whole world. WWee also o erer thhiis Rosary ffoor the pparticipatingarticipating in a uniquniqueue Holy Souls in Purgatory and ask their praayyers ffoor wawayayy in tthehe ppassionassion ooff YYoYourour SSonon JJesus,esus, ggrantrant mmee Ireland atat this time. throughthrouggh hihiss inintercessiontercession tthehe ggracerace ooff … (w(whichhich I ardentlyardently desirdesire);e); aandnd NNovenaovena ttoo TThehe SacrSacreded aboveabove aallll tthehe ggracerace ooff lilivingvvining in coconformitynffoormity wwithith Heart of Jesus thethe deathdeath ooff JJesusesus ttoo aarriverrive aatt tthehe gglorylory ooff tthehe resurrection.resurrection. ((recitedrecited daily bbyy SSt.t. PPadreadradre PioPio)) PPrayraayy a GGlorylory BBee ttoo tthehe FFather,ather, tthreehree ttimes.imes. O mmyy JJesus,esus, yyouou hhaveave ssaid,aid, ““TrulyTTrruly I ssayay ttoo YoYYou,ou, St.St. PioPiioo ooff PPietrelcinaietrelcina pprayray ffoforor uus.s. askask aandnd yoyyouou wwillill rreceive,eceivvee, sseekeek aandnd yyouou wiwwillill nnd,d, kknocknock aandnd iitt wiwwillill bbee oopenedpened ttoo yyou.ou. BBeholdehold I kknock,nock, I sseekeek aandnd I aasksk fofforor tthehe ggracerace oof…(heref…(h… ere PrayerPrayerer toto St.St. MargaretMargaret nnameame yyourour rrequest).equest). MaryMary AlocoqueAlocoque

OurOur FFather,atherr,, HHailail MMaryary & GGlorylolory BBee Margaret Maryy,, thou SSacredacred HHearteart ooff JJesus,esus, I pplacelaacece aallll mmyy ttrustrust in YoYYouou who was made a partaker of the divvinine treasures of O mmyy JJesus,esus, YoYYouou hhaveaavve said:said: ““TrulyTTrrullyy I ssayaayy ttoo yyou,ou, if the Sacred Heart of Jesus, youyou aasksk aanythingnything ooff tthehe FFatherather in MyMy nname,ame, HHee obtain ffoor us, we beseech wwillill ggiveive iitt ttoo yyou.”ou.” BBehold,ehold, inn YoYYourour nname,ame, I aasksk thee, ffrrom this adorable tthehe FFatheraatther fofforor tthehe ggracerace oof...ff...... (h(hereere nnameame yyourour Heart, the graces we need so sorelyy.. WWee request)request) ask these favours of thee with unbounded conndendence. Maayy the divvinine Heart of Jesus be OurOur FFather,atherr,, HHailail MMaryary & GGlorylolory BBee pleased to bestow them upon us through thy SSacredacred HHearteart ooff JJesus,esus, I pplacelaacece aallll mmyy ttrustrust in YYoYouou intercessiosion, so that once again He may be O mmyy JJesus,esus, YoYYouou hhaveaavve said:said: ““TrulyTTrrullyy I ssayaayy ttoo yyou,ou, loved and gloried througgh thee. Amen. hheaveneaavven aandnd eeartharth wwillill ppassass aawaywwaay bbutuutt MMyy wwordsords willwill nnotot ppassass aaway.wayy.. EnEncouragedcouraged bbyy yyourour infallibleinfallible VV.. Praayy ffoor us, O blessed Margaret; wwordsords I nnowow aasksk ffoforor tthehe ggracerace oof...(hereff...(h...(here nnameame R. at we may be made worthy of the yyourour rrequest)equest) promiseess of Christ.

OurOur FFather,atherr,, HHailail MMaryary & GGlorylolory BBee Let us pray: SSacredacred HHearteart ooff JJesus,esus, I pplacelaacece aallll mmyy ttrustrust in YYoYouou O Lord Jesus Christ, who did wondrously O SacrSacreded HHearteart ooff JJesus,esus, ffoforor wwhomhom iitt iiss open the unsearchable riches of y Heart iimpossiblempossible nnotot ttoo hhaveaavve cocompassionmpassion oonn tthehe to blessed Margaret Maryy,, the vvirirgin: grant aaicted,icted, hhaveavvee ppityity oonn uuss mimiserableserable sinnsinnersers aandnd unto us,s, by her merits and our imitation of ggrantrant uuss tthehe ggracerace wwhichhich wwee aasksk ooff YoYYou,ou, tthroughhrouggh herr,, that we may love ee in all things and thethe SSorrowfulorrowffuul aandnd IImmaculatemmaculaatte HHearteart ooff MMary,aryy,, above all things, and maayy be worthy to haavve yyourour ttenderender MMotherother aandnd oours.uurrs. our eveerrlasting dwelling in the same Sacred Heartt:: who lives and reigns world without end. HHailail HHolyoly QQueenueen Amen. St.St. JJoseph,oseph, fosffosteroster fafatheratther ooff JJesus,eessus, pprayray fofforor uus.s.

SSt.t. MMargaretargaret MMaryary AAlacoquelacoquuee pprayray fofforor uus.s.

8 PRAYER TO THE INFANT JESUS O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and , I adore ee profoundly. I o er ee the Prayer to e Infant Child most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity Infant Jesus, meek and mild of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles Look on me a little child of the world, in reparation for the outrages, Pity mine and pity me sacrileges, and indi erence by which He is Su er me to come to ee o ended. By the innite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Heart of Jesus I adore ee Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners. Heart of Mary I implore ee Heart of Joseph, pure and just In these three hearts I place my trust. TO THE SACRED HEART OF to St. Joseph Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. strong, so prompt before the throne of God. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. I place in you all my interests and desires. Christ, hear us, Christ, hear us. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful Christ, graciously hear us, Christ graciously intercession, and obtain for me from your hear us Divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged Response - have mercy on us here below your heavenly power, I may o er my thanksgiving and homage to the most God the Father in heaven, loving of Fathers. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, one God, Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, approach while He reposes near your heart. Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the Press Him in my name and kiss His ne head womb of the Virgin Mary, for me and ask him to return the kiss when I Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of of God, departing souls, pray for me. Heart of Jesus, of innite majesty, Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God, Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, Prayers for Adoration 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, My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, You. I ask pardon of You, for those who do Heart of Jesus, wellspring of all virtues, not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, not love You. Heart of Jesus, King and centre of all hearts, Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Most Holy Trinity I adore You, Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of My God, My God I love You in the most divinity, Blessed Sacrament. Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,

9 Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke you, Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, Be pleased, O Sacred Heart, to preside over Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins, our gathering together, to bless our spiritual Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with insults, and temporal a airs, to ward o all annoyance Heart of Jesus, bruised for our o enses, from us, to bless our joys and comfort our Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death, sorrows. If any of us has ever been so unhappy Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, as to fall into the misery of displeasing ee, Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, grant that he may remember, O Heart of Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, Jesus, that You art full of goodness and mercy Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, towards the repentant sinner. And when the Heart of Jesus, victim of sins, hour of separation strikes and death enters Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in you, our family circle, whether we go or whether Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in you, we stay, we shall all bow meekly before ine Heart of Jesus, delight of all Saints, eternal decrees. is shall be our consolation, to remember that the day will come, when Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the our entire family, once more united in heaven, world, spare us, O Lord. shall be able to sing of y glory and y Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the goodness forever. May the immaculate Heart world, graciously hear us, O Lord. of Mary and the glorious Patriarch Saint Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the Joseph vouchsafe to o er You this our act world, have mercy on us. of consecration, and to keep the memory thereof alive in us all the days of our lives. V. Jesus, meek and humble of Heart. R. Make our hearts like unto ine. Glory to the Heart of Jesus, our King and our Father! Amen. Let us pray. Almighty and Eternal God, look upon the Heart of your dearly beloved Son and upon the praise and satisfaction He o ers you in the name Prayer for Life of sinners and for those who seek your mercy; be appeased, and grant us pardon in the name of the Lord Jesus, We ask you to cover Ireland same Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with your most Precious Blood and protect us with you forever and ever. Amen. from the scourge of abortion. In Jesus’ name we rebuke this evil and command it to leave our shores. Consecration prayer for families to May the most holy names of Jesus, Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Joseph be forever praised and gloried. St Patrick, St Brigid and all the Irish saints O most Sacred Heart of Jesus, You revealed to pray for us. the blessed Margaret Mary y desire to rule All the holy souls ever born in Ireland pray over Christian families; behold, in order to for us. please ee, we stand before ee this day, to St Michael, St Raphael, St Gabriel and all the proclaim y full sovereignty over our family. holy angels form a hedge of re around our country. We desire henceforth to live y life, we We pray this prayer believing that we have desire that the virtues, to which ou has received. ank you Jesus for the victory! promised peace on earth, may ower in the All Glory be to the Father and to the Son bosom of our family; we desire to keep far and to the Holy Spirit. Amen. from us the spirit of the world, which You have condemned. You are King of our hearts by our An Teaghlach Naofa - Prayer for Protection of love of ee alone, with which our hearts are Unborn Life. Falcarragh, Donegal May 2013 on re and whose ame we shall nourish by frequent reception of the Holy Eucharist.

10 Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Nine First Friday Devotions Alocoque – message to the King of France, King Louis X1V “On Friday during Holy Communion, He said: I promise you in the excessive mercy of “Make it known to the eldest son of my my Heart that its all-powerful love will grant Sacred Heart, that as his temporal birth was to all those who receive Holy Communion on obtained by devotion to the merits of My Holy nine rst Fridays of consecutive months the Childhood, so he will get his birth to eternal grace of nal repentance; they will not die glory by the consecration which he will make under my displeasure or without receiving of himself to my adorable Heart, which means their sacraments, my divine Heart making his triumph, and through it, to the great of the itself their assured refuge at the last moment.” earth. I want My Heart to reign in his palace, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque to be painted on his standard and engraved in his arms, to make him victorious over all his enemies, and by placing at his feet these proud Faith of Our Fathers foes, to make him victorious over all enemies of the Holy Church.” Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Faith of our fathers, living still In spite of dungeon, re and sword; Oh how our hearts beat high with joy Jesus to Sr. Lucia of Fatima, When e’re we hear that glorious word. Rianjo 1931 Faith of our fathers, Holy Faith We will be true to ee till death! Our Lord appeared to Sr Lucia in Rianjo, Spain in 1931. Speaking of the delay in Faith of our fathers, we will strive consecrating Russia to the Immaculate Heart To win all nations onto ee. of Mary, He said: And thru’ the truth that comes to God ‘Make it known to My ministers, given that Mankind shall then be truly free. they follow the example of the King of France in delaying the execution of My command, Faith of our Fathers, Mary’s prayers they will follow him into misfortune. It is never Shall win our country back to ee too late to have recourse to Jesus and Mary.’ And through the truth that comes from God ‘Ireland’ shall then indeed be free.

Tantum Ergo Sacramentum Down in adoration falling, Veneremur cernui: Lo! the sacred Host we hail, Et antiquum documentum Lo! oe’r ancient forms departing Novo cedat ritui: Newer rites of grace prevail; Praestet des supplementum Faith for all defects supplying, Sensuum defectui. Where the feeble senses fail. Genitori, Genitoque To the everlasting Father, Laus et jubilatio, And the Son Who reigns on high Salus, honor, virtus quoque With the Holy Spirit proceeding Sit et benedictio: Forth from each eternally, Procedenti ab utroque Be salvation, honour blessing, Compar sit laudatio. Amen. Might and endless majesty. Amen. V Panem de caelo praestitisti eis V. ou hast given them bread from heaven R Omnem delectamentun in se habentem R. Having within it all sweetness

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