1st Friday Devotion First Friday Devotion

Leader 1 INVOCATION OF THE CELESTIAL CHOIRS

We invite you, all you 24 Elders of Heaven, four Living Creatures, Seven Spirits (Rev. 4).

We invite you, all Our Guardian Angels, Archangels, Principalities, Dominations, Powers, Virtues, Thrones, Cherubs, Seraphs, holy spirits, assistant to the Throne of God.

We invite you all holy Patriarchs, Just Ones.

We invite you all Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists …

We invite you all Martyrs and Virgins...

We invite you all holy Men and Women...

We invite You St. Joseph, the Patron and Protector of the Church.

We invite You Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and of the Universe

We begin, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Leader 2 Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being may henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring and glorifying Thee. This is my irrevocable will, to belong entirely to Thee, and to do all for Thy love, renouncing with my whole heart all that can displease Thee. I take Thee, O Sacred Heart, for the sole object of my love, the protection of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my frailty and inconstancy, the reparation for all the defects of my life, and my secure refuge at the hour of my death. Be Thou, O Most Merciful Heart, my justification before God Thy Father, and screen me from His anger which I have so justly merited. I fear all from my own weakness and malice, but placing my entire confidence in Thee, O Heart of Love, I hope all from Thine infinite Goodness. Annihilate in me all that can displease or resist Thee. Imprint Thy pure love so deeply in my heart that I may never forget Thee or be separated from Thee. I beseech Thee, through Thine infinite Goodness, grant that my name be engraved upon Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and all my glory, to live and to die as one of Thy devoted servants. Amen ………………………………….…”St. …EWTN”

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Leader 1 Prayer to the Sacred Heart O MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you, and with lively sorrow for my sins I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst of danger. Comfort me in my afflictions. Give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen. “Catholic On Line” An Offering of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

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O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary, I offer Thee the most loving Heart of Thy divine Mother which is more precious and pleasing to Thee than all hearts.

O Mary, Mother of Jesus, I offer Thee the most adorable Heart of Thy well-beloved Son, who is the life and love and joy of Thy Heart.

Blessed be the Most Loving Heart and Sweet Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the most glorious Virgin Mary, His Mother, in eternity and forever. Amen. “Authored By: St. John Eudes”

Act of Reparation

Leader 1

O Jesus, divine saviour, 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.

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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. Leader 2: 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. ´CNA’

Sacred Heart Chaplet (Use Chaplet beads if available)

Begin by reciting the Anima Christi on the crucifix Leader 1 Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me, O good Jesus, hear me, Within Thy wounds hide me, Separated from Thee let me never be, From the malicious enemy defend me, In the hour of my death call me and bid me come unto Thee That I may praise Thee with Thy saints Forever and ever. Amen. On each “large” bead, recite: Leader 1“Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, Leader 2: make my heart like unto Thine.”

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On each “small” bead group, recite: Leader 1: “Sweet Heart of Jesus, Leader 2: Be Thou my love!” After each “small” bead group of six, recite: Leader 1:“Sweet Heart of Mary, Leader 2: be my salvation!” At the conclusion of the Chaplet, recite: Leader 1: “O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. O , pray for us. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever more. Amen.” www.catholicdevotions.org

Litany of the Sacred Heart

Leader 2

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, ………………….. R/ have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God, the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, One God, Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God, Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty, Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God, Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High, 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, Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, Heart of Jesus, in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity, Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased,

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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, Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee, Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, Heart of Jesus, obedient to death, Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, Heart of Jesus, our peace and our reconciliation, Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins have mercy on us. Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in Thee, Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee, Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.

V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart. R. Make our hearts like unto Thine.

Leader 1 Let us pray:

Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which He offers Thee in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who livest and reignest with Thee forever and ever. Amen.

Leader 2 Prayers for Priests O Almighty and Eternal God look upon the Face of Thy Christ, and for love of Him Who is the eternal High-priest, have pity on Thy priests. Remember, O most compassionate God, that they are but weak and frail human beings. Stir up in them the grace of their vocation which is in them by the imposition of the Bishop's hands. Keep them close to Thee, lest the enemy prevail against them, so that they may never do anything in the slightest degree unworthy of their sublime vocation. O Jesus, I pray Thee for Thy faithful and fervent priests; for Thy unfaithful and tepid priests; for Thy priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Thy tempted priests;

5 for Thy lonely and desolate priests; for Thy young priests; for Thy aged priests; for Thy sick priests; for Thy dying priests; for the souls of Thy priests in Purgatory. But above all I commend to Thee the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me; the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Thy Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed or helped me and encouraged me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way, particularly (your priest’s name here). O Jesus, keep them all close to Thy heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen. Mary, Queen of the clergy, pray for us; obtain for us many and holy priests. Amen. Prayer Against Freemasonry Leader 1

Almighty, Most Powerful and only True God! We believe and trust in Your Omnipotence.

You said in Isaiah 59:19 that when the enemy shall rise against Your children, that the Holy Spirit will, like a rushing flood, raise up a standard against him.

Send Your Holy Spirit for the total defeat of all the enemies of the Church.

We offer to You the passion and death of Your Son Jesus Christ and the sorrows of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the total destruction of the agenda and altars of Freemasonry and Illuminati.

Oh, you masonic sect and wicked assembly,

The Eternal Word of God made Flesh, commands you; R/ Amen

The sacred sign of the Holy Cross and the powers of the mysteries of the Christian Faith command you; R/

The Glorious Mother of God, Mary, the Destroyer of all heresies, commands you; R/

St. Joseph, the Guardian of the Church and terror of demons, commands you; R/

St. and the legions of Angels command you; R/

The Faith of the Apostles Peter and Paul and of other Apostles commands you; R/

The blood of the Martyrs and the pious intercession of all Saints command you (+); R/

May you be snatched away and driven from the Church and from the face of the earth. Stoop and tremble beneath the Powerful Hand of God; and we decree and declare the victory of the Church and the total failure of the masonic agenda through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Glory Be ... … (3 times)

Saints Ignatius and Veronica Pray for Us

Through Mary to Jesus Revised 2-6-2020

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Considering that the blood that redeemed us at Calvary came from His Sacred Heart and that so much love and light still exude from it, we can easily understand why! These promises were revealed in one of many private that Jesus gave St. Margaret Mary. Our Lord promised the following:

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life. 2. I will establish peace in their families. 3. I will comfort them in their trials. 4. I will be their secure refuge during life, and, above all, in death. 5. I will shed abundant blessings on all their undertakings 6. Sinners will find in My Heart an infinite ocean of mercy. 7. Lukewarm souls will become fervent. 8. Fervent souls will rapidly grow in holiness and perfection. 9. I will bless every place where an image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored. 10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts. 11. The names of those who promote this devotion will be written in My Heart, never to be blotted out. 12. I promise thee, in the excessive mercy of My Heart, that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

Keep in mind in the 12th Promise that our Lord asks us to receive Him in Holy Communion in a state of grace on the First Friday of each of nine consecutive months, a .

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