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Novena to the Sacred Heart

Day 9

10 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.

Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Day 9: The Sacred Heart, Our Refuge

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, You are our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Your Heart, pierced by the soldier's lance, opened wide to receive all who come to You. In every sorrow, every temptation, every moment of darkness, I take refuge in Your Sacred Heart. As this novena ends, I entrust to You all my needs and the needs of those I love.

For all the intentions held in my heart during this novena.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

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.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me. 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.

About this prayer

A nine-day prayer of petition and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, asking for His grace, mercy, and love.

History

Devotion to the Sacred Heart was popularized by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque after her visions at Paray-le-Monial in the 17th century. Jesus revealed His Heart as a symbol of His boundless love and asked for acts of reparation and devotion. The novena tradition grew from the nine days the Apostles spent in prayer between the Ascension and Pentecost.

How to pray it

Pray once daily for nine consecutive days. Each day includes a specific meditation on a virtue of the Sacred Heart, followed by prayers of petition and devotion. You may begin this novena at any time, though it is traditionally prayed before the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart.

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