Nine First Fridays

Day 9

15 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart

First Friday 9: The Great Promise — Final Perseverance

"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 Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in My disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment."

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, this is the crown of all Thy promises — the grace of final perseverance, the most precious gift a soul can receive. Not wealth, not health, not earthly success — but the assurance that at the end of my life, I shall not be separated from Thee. How great is Thy mercy, O Lord, that Thou dost offer such a promise to those who honor Thee with so simple a devotion! As I complete these Nine First Fridays, I place all my trust in this promise — not because I am worthy, but because Thou art faithful. I entrust to Thy Sacred Heart my final hour, my last breath, my eternal destiny. Be my refuge in that last moment, O Jesus, and bring me safely home to Thee.

For the grace of final perseverance, and for all who are near death.

Act of Reparation

Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart

Kneel and pray devoutly, offering this act of reparation for the offenses committed against the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Most sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subjected.

Mindful, alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation, not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins of those who, straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow Thee, their Shepherd and Leader, or, renouncing the promises of their baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of Thy law.

We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against Thee; we are now determined to make amends for the manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the innocent, for the contempt of Thy Sundays and holy days, and the shocking blasphemies uttered against Thee and Thy Saints. We offer Thee in reparation these prayers and acts of atonement, and we wish to make amends for the insults so often offered to Thy Vicar on earth and to Thy priests.

O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make of this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance, keep us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to Thee, so that we may one day come to that happy home, where Thou with the Father and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, God, world without end. Amen.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Amen.

Cor Iesu sacratíssimum, miserére nobis. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be for the intentions of the Holy Father.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Prayer of St. Margaret Mary to the Sacred Heart

O Heart of love, I put all my trust in Thee; for I fear all things from my own weakness, but I hope for all things from Thy goodness. Consume in me all that can be displeasing to Thee or resist Thy holy will. Let Thy pure love imprint itself so deeply in my heart that I shall nevermore be able to forget Thee or to be separated from Thee. May I obtain from all Thy loving kindness the grace of having my name written in Thy Heart, for in Thee I desire to place all my happiness and all my glory. Amen.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in Thee.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy kingdom come. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.