MORNING OFFERING:
O, God, in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee the Most
Precious Blood of Jesus from all the altars throughout the world, in
joining with it, the offering of my every thought, word, and action of this
day. O, my Jesus, I desire today to gain every indulgence and merit I can,
and I offer them, together with myself, to Mary Immaculate, that She may
best apply them to the interests of Thy Most Sacred Heart.
Precious Blood of Jesus, save us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART:
O Immaculate Queen of Heaven and earth, Refuge of sinners and Our most
loving Mother, to whom God willed to entrust the entire order of Mercy,
I, an unworthy sinner, cast myself at Your feet, humbly begging You to
be so good as to accept me wholly and completely as Your possession and
property, and to do with me and with all my powers of soul and body,
with my whole life, death, and eternity, whatever pleases You.
If it pleases You, use my whole self without reserve to accomplish what
has been said of You: "She will crush your head," and: "You alone have
destroyed all heresies in the whole world," so that I may become a
useful instrument in Your Immaculate and most merciful hands for promoting
and increasing Your glory to the maximum in so many strayed and
indifferent souls, and thus extend as much as possible the blessed
Kingdom of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
For, wherever You enter, You obtain the grace of conversion and
sanctification, since it is through Your hands that all grace comes to us
from the Most Sweet Heart of Jesus.
R. Allow me to praise You, O most Holy Virgin.
V. Give me strength against Your enemies.
Composed by Saint Maximillian Kolbe
ANOTHER CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART:
I, faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands, O Immaculate
Mother, the vows of my Baptism. I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and
works, and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom,
to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more
faithful to Him than I have ever been before.
In the presence of all the heavenly court, I choose thee this day for my
Mother and Protectress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as they slave,
my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value
of all my good actions, past, present and future, leaving to thee the
entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me,
without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of
God, in time and in eternity. Amen.
Composed by Saint Louis de Montfort
PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART:
Give me the grace to annihilate my will before the Will of Your Divine Son
so that the Will of Your Divine Son be mine. Kindle my heart with Divine
Love! See to it that the purest flame of God's Love penetrate deeply in my
spirit and rout out my selfishness. Give me a tender devotion to the
Blessed Sacrament and Your holy Love in order that I love You as You
deserve. Help me detach perfectly from everything, creatures, and myself,
renouncing myself and everything to live only in God. My tender Mother,
obtain for me a deep humility from God, internal and external humility, a
deep knowledge of myself, and a spirit of mortification so that I humble
myself before God and creatures. Help me to have contempt and humiliations
loved, but myself despised. Mirror of humility grant me the virtue of
humility and obedience. Grant me the virtue of meekness and sweetness so
that I treat people with kindness, especially when I meet the ones against
whom I feel repugnance. Give me a simple, merry, sweet, gentle, kind,
benign, compassionate, humble and meek heart. Obtain for me a profound
contrition and intimate sorrow to make my heart bleed for my offenses
against Your Divine Son. Grant me a spirit of holy prayer, the grace of
meditating upon the sublime truths of faith, especially the Passion of
Jesus and Your sorrows. Give me the grace of praying in the occasions of
sin. Grant me a holy recollection, the grace of being aware of Your holy
presence, and the virtue of silence. Grant me from God the holy virtue of
spiritual and bodily purity; as well as purity of conscience through humble,
frequent, and sincere confession, for the greater glory of God. Obtain for
me a heroic faith along with a loving, filial confidence in the Most Sacred
Heart of Jesus and in Your Motherly affection. Grant me fervent zeal for
the glory of God and the salvation of souls, letting me perform the duties
of my priestly ministry perfectly. See to it that I celebrate the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass and recite the Holy Canonical Hours with deep
recollection and intimate devotion. My tender Mother, give me the virtue
of fortitude to prevail over myself through internal and external
mortification. O valiant Lady, you have conquered hell. Give me strength to
triumph over the devil, the world, and the flesh. You are our life and hope,
please grant me holy, final perseverance in the grace of Your Divine
Son. See to it that I live and die saintly, and love You in Paradise forever.
Composed by Blessed Fr. Annibale Di Francia
NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART:
O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart of mercy, ever listening,
caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As your children, we implore your
intercession with Jesus your Son. Receive with understanding and
compassion the petitions we place before you today (mention petitions).
We are comforted in knowing your heart is ever open to those who ask for
your prayer. We trust to your gentle care and intercession, those whom we
love and who are sick or lonely or hurting. Help all of us, Holy Mother,
to bear our burdens in this life until we may share eternal life and peace
with God forever. Amen.
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION:
Our Lady said this about who should complete the devotion:
"I promise to assist them at the hour of death with all the graces
necessary for the salvation of their souls."
On the first Saturday of five consecutive months:
1) Receive the Sacrament of Penance.*
2) Attend Mass and receive Holy Communion.
3) Recite a five-decade Rosary in a Church.
4) Spend 15 minutes meditating on the 15 Rosary Mysteries.
5) Offer all of the above in reparation to the Immaculate Heart.
*Our Lord said that confession may be made a few days in advance,
so long as Holy Communion is received in a state of grace.