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 their 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 harbour of truth and unity of faith,
so
that soon there may be but one flock and one shepherd.
Be
Thou King of all those who even now sit in the shadow of idolatry or
Islam,
and
refuse not Thou to bring them into the light of Thy kingdom.
Look,
finally, with eyes of pity upon the children of that race,
which
was for so long a time Thy chosen people;
and
let Thy Blood, which was once invoked upon them in vengeance,
now
descend upon them also in a cleansing flood of redemption and eternal
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
to the Divine Heart
that
wrought our salvation:
to
it be glory
and
honour forever.
Amen
