Consecration of the Family to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Who didst manifest to Blessed Margaret Mary the desire of reigning in Christian families, we today wish to acknowledge publicly thy absolute dominion over our family. We desire to live in future, with Thy life; we desire to let those virtues take root and thrive among us to which Thou hast promised peace here below; we will banish far from us that spirit of the world which Thou didst curse.
Rule, therefore, over our minds through the simplicity of our faith and over our hearts through the wholehearted love with which they shall burn for Thee, the flame of which we shall keep alive through the frequent reception of the Divine Eucharist.
Deign, O Divine Heart, to preside over our assemblies, to bless our spiritual and temporal enterprises, to dispel our cares, to sanctify our joys and to alleviate our sufferings. If one or other of us should at any time have the misfortune to afflict Thee, remind him, Oh Heart of Jesus, that Thou art good and merciful to the penitent sinner.
And when the hour of separation strikes, when death shall come to cast gloom into our midst, we will all, both those who go and those who stay, be resigned to Thy eternal decrees. We will console ourselves with the thought that a day will come when the entire family, reunited in Heaven, can sing forever Thy glories and Thy mercies.
May the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the glorious Patriarch St Joseph present this consecration to Thee and keep it in our minds all the days of our life. All glory to the Heart of Jesus, our King and our Father.
Mother Love, 1925
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