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St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church Serving Kihei and all of South Maui, Hawai‘i

Rooted in Jesus - We Love and Serve Others

PRAYER REFLECTION:

Jesus tells us that He is the True Vine and that apart from Him, we can do nothing.

Jesus tells us to ask, to seek and to knock.

This Novena is a means to draw nearer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to ask for His prayer and help to follow Him. We are all called by Jesus.

We are called to complete surrender to God. We have a human nature that God raises to a heavenly destiny. God provides the means: prayer. We cannot obtain the light and strength without prayer. This divine strength is the power to carry out the Most Holy Will of God in our daily lives.

This process of continuing to seek, then "trying again" and "again" is part of one path to spiritual growth. It cures us of any illusion of self reliance and teaches us to depend more and more upon God's grace for strength.

The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was started and made popular by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. She was inspired by visions of Jesus to spread this devotion.

This was also a favorite prayer of St. Padre Pio who prayed it every day.

http://www.praymorenovenas.com/novena-to-padre-pio

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HYMN:

LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS Roc O’Connor

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Prayer to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Merciful Jesus, I consecrate myself today and always,

To your Most Sacred Heart. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

I implore that I may ever love You More and more,

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

I trust in You! Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Have mercy on us! Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

I believe in Your love for me.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Make my heart like Your Heart.

Amen.

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PETITION HYMN

Open My Eyes, Lord Jessie Manibusan

CONCLUDING HYMN

We Walk By Faith Marty Haugen

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† In the Name of the Father ….. Come Holy Spirit, unite our prayers through the Sacred Heart of Jesus on behalf of everyone for the glory of God. Amen.

I. Individual Conversion

Leader: • Let us pray for individual conversion. • And for the grace to overcome, one day at a time, any

temptation to sin, which hinders our spiritual life. (Sing Verse 1 of Open My Eyes, Lord, pg. 6)

Let us pray, All: O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and I ask for the grace of ….. (In silence, name your request )

All: Our Father....

Hail Mary....

Glory Be to the Father....

Leader: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

All: I place all my trust in you.

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II. For Families

Leader: Let us pray for the grace to entrust and to consecrate ourselves, all our families and our parish to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. • For the grace of forgiveness and healing of any jealousy, envy,

hatred or resentment in our families • For the grace of special blessing for all who we meet and all who we remember in our prayers.

(Sing Verse 2 of Open My Eyes Lord, pg. 6)

All: O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, He will give it to you." Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of….. (In silence, name your request) All: Our Father....

Hail Mary....

Glory Be to the Father....

Leader: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

All: I place all my trust in you.

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III. For the Church and Spiritual Communities

Leader: Let us pray for the grace of protection and respect for the dignity of all life in the hearts of all persons throughout the world and the laws of all nations.

• For vocations to all the ministries of the Church— priesthood, religious life, lay, and diaconal ministry.

(Sing Verse 3 of Open My Eyes, Lord, pg. 6)

All: O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away." Behold, I knock, I seek and I ask for the grace of….. (In silence, name your request)

All: Our Father....

Hail Mary....

Glory Be to the Father....

Leader: Sacred Heart of Jesus,

All: I place all my trust in you.

Closing Hymn: We Walk By Faith, page 6