Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
With Litany and Benediction
Ordered by Pope Pius XI to be recited on the feast of Christ the King
[Kneel]
The priest opens the tabernacle door to enthrone and incense
the Blessed Sacrament,
and the hymn begins:
O, salutáris hóstia,
Quæ cæli pandis óstium,
Bella premunt hostília
Da robur, fer auxílium.
Uni trinóque Dómino
Sit sempitérna glória
Qui vitam sine término
Nobis donet in pátria.
Amen.
Litany Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus
[P] Lord, Have mercy on us.
[All] Christ, have mercy on us
[P] Lord, Have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
[All] Christ, graciously hear us.
[P] God, the Father of heaven.
[All] Have mercy on us.
[P] God the Son, redeemer of the world.
[All] Have mercy on us.
[P] God the Holy Ghost.
[All] Have mercy on us
[P] Holy Trinity, one God.
[All] Have mercy on us.
All of the following petitions, which begin "Heart of
Jesus...." are answered by the congregation: "Have mercy on us."
[P] Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father,
[P] Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
[P] Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God
[P] Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty,
[P] Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God,
[P] Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,
[P] Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,
[P] Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
[P] Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love
[P] Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,
[P] Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
[P] Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
[P] Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts,
[P] Heart of Jesus, in Whom are all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge,
[P] Heart of Jesus, in Whom dwells the fullness of divinity
[P] Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father was well pleased,
[P] Heart of Jesus, of Whose fullness we have all received,
[P] Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,
[P] Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
[P] Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee,
[P] Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
[P] Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
[P] Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
[P] Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,
[P] Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death,
[P] Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
[P] Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
[P] Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,
[P] Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,
[P] Heart of Jesus, victim for sin,
[P] Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in Thee,
[P] Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee,
[P] Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,
[P] Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
[All] Spare us, O Lord.
[P] Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
[All] Graciously hear us, O Lord.
[P] Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
[All] Have mercy on us.
[P] Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
[All] Make our hearts like unto
Thine.
[P] Let us pray: O Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart
of Thy dearly beloved Son, and upon the praise and satisfaction He offers Thee
in the name of sinners, and for those who seek Thy mercy; be Thou appeased, and
grant us pardon in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and
reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
[All] Amen.
Act of Consecration
[All]
Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly
prostrate before Thine altar. We are Thine, and Thine we wish to be; but, to be
more surely united with Thee, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself
today to Thy most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known Thee; many too,
despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee. Have mercy on them all, most
merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy sacred Heart. Be Thou King, O Lord, not
only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal
children who have abandoned Thee; grant that they may quickly return to Thy
Father's house lest they die of wretchedness and hunger. Be Thou King of those
who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call
them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that there may be but
one flock and one Shepherd. Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in
the darkness of idolatry or of Islamism, and refuse not to draw them into the
light and kingdom of God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy towards the children of the
race, once Thy chosen people: of old they called down upon themselves the Blood
of the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.
Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give
peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole
with one cry: "Praise be to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to
it be glory and honor for ever." Amen.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Tantum ergo sacraméntum
Venerémur cérnui
Et antíquum documéntum
Novo cedat rítui;
Præstet fides suppleméntum
Sénsuum deféctui.
Genitóri Genitóque
Laus et jubilátio
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedítio;
Procedénti ab utróque
Compar sit laudátio.
Amen.
[P] Panem de cælo præstitisti eis.
[All] People: Omne delectamentum in se habentem.
[P] Oremus: Deus, qui nobis sub Sacramenti mirabili Passionis tuæ
memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quæsumus; ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra
mysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuæ fructum in nobis jugiter sentiamus. Qui
vivus et regnas in sæcula sæculorum.
[All] Amen.
The priest blesses the people with the
Blessed Sacrament.
The Divine Praises
Blessed Be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary Most Holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her spouse, most chaste.
Blessed be God in His angels, and in His saints.
May the heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar be praised,
adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment in all the
tabernacles of the world even to the end of time. Amen.
The Blessed Sacrament is replaced in the tabernacle.
All stand as the priest and his ministers depart.
[STAND]
Holy God, we praise Thy name.
Lord of all, we bow before Thee;
All on earth Thy scepter 'claim,
All in heaven above adore Thee;
Infinite Thy vast domain,
Everlasting is Thy reign.
Infinite Thy vast domain,
Everlasting is Thy reign.
Hark! The loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs above are raising;
Cherubim and Seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising,
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord!
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord!
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