THE FIRST NINE FRIDAY DEVOTION
...SEE WHAT OUR LORD JESUS PROMISED THOSE WHO FULFILL THIS DEVOTION TO HIS SACRED HEART.
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| Sacred Heart of Jesus |
This devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is an old practice in the Church. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, received the apparition and made it widespread.
In 1675, our Lord appeared to her and said: "Behold this heart which, not withstanding the burning love for men with which it is consumed and exhausted, meets with no other return from most Christians than sacrilege, contempt, indifference and ingratitude, even in the sacrament of my love [the Eucharist]. But what pierces my heart most deeply is that I am subjected to these insults by persons especially consecrated to my service."
Our Lord Jesus continued, "I promise you in the unfathomable mercy of my heart that my omnipotent love will procure the grace of final penitence for all those who receive communion on nine successive first Fridays of the month; they will not die in my disfavour, or without having received the sacraments, since my divine heart will be their sure refuge in the last moments of their life."
The great promise of the Sacred Heart is most consoling: the grace of final perseverance and the joy of having Jesus' heart as our sure refuge and infinite ocean of mercy in our last hour.
To gain this special grace, one must:
- Receive holy Communion on nine consecutive first Fridays.
Have the intention of honouring the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of reaching final perseverance.
Offer each holy Communion as an act of atonement for offences against the Blessed Sacrament.
Any question please?
The third point I did not get
ReplyDeleteThe third point implies that when you receive Holy Communion, you always have in mind some prayers, or something you're praying for. But for the first nine Friday Devotion, your prayers intention will be for the reparation of the offences committed against the blessed sacrament.
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