THE ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONYOF THE

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

PARISHIONER: Reading from

Deuteronomy 7:6-12

PRIEST: Jesus speaks to the group….

My people, I am your Lord and I rule

through My Heart! I desire to be

enthroned as Lord of your hearts and of

your parish as your brother and friend. I

long to share your everyday life, your joys

as well as your sorrows.

“My people, whom I love so dearly, behold

I stand at the door and knock: if anyone

hears My voice and opens the door, I will

come into him and eat with him and he

with Me.” (Rv 3:20)

I am Jesus, your Savior, your Liberator. I

want to save you from the evil forces

working to destroy you, to liberate parents

and children from the slavery of sin and

the shackles of fear, depression and worry.

I am ready to release the power of my

Spirit; the Healer; the Consoler; the

Sanctifier; the Teacher. But, my people, I

will not force my way into your heart or

this place. I want to be invited. I am

waiting to hear you say to me:

ALL: Come, Lord Jesus! Stay with us; we

need you! Be the Lord, the Brother, our

friend. Send us your Holy Spirit and give

us new hearts, a new spirit! Say to us as

you did to John: “Surely I am coming

soon.” (Rev. 22:20)

PRIEST: Yes, my people, my Father loves

you, I love you, the Holy Spirit loves you.

What have you to fear? My Wounded

Heart is the sign and pledge of our

merciful love. This Heart is open to

receive you.

♥BLESSING OF IMAGE BY THE PRIEST

♥PROCESSION AND ENTHRONEMENT

Selected members process in song (to be

determined) with the image of the Sacred

Heart and the Bible (Knowing the Heart of

God in the Word of God… “Your word,

Lord, is a lamp unto our feet.”)

Votive lights are carried by all as a

sign/pledge of our covenant with the

Sacred Heart of Jesus and a representation

of our hearts and our intentions.

Arriving at the “throne,” all gather in a semi-circle.

Before enthroning the Sacred Heart the PRIEST proclaims:

I NOW ENTHRONE THE SACRED HEART AS KING AND FRIEND OF ____________

_________ (name of parish).

The Priest then places the image of the Sacred Heart in the selected place of honor.

Other participants then place the Bible near the Sacred Heart image and say….

WE ARE NOURISHED BY THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST AND THE WORD OF GOD.

ALL: God is enthroned as King forever!

(Ps. 29) All that the Lord has said, we

will heed and do. (Ex. 24:7)

PRIEST: As an act of faith in the

teachings of Christ, the King of Truth, and

as an act of reparation for all society

which ignores them, let us say the

Apostles’ Creed.

ALL:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus

Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was

conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the

Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified died and was buried. He

descended into hell; the third day he arose

again from the dead; He ascended into

heaven, sits at the right hand of God the

Father Almighty; from there He shall come

to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy

Catholic Church, the communion of

Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the

resurrection of the body, and life

everlasting. Amen.

ALL KNEEL

PRIEST: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,

King of Love and King of Truth, today it

is my privilege, as shepherd of the flock

You have entrusted to my care, to

consecrate to Your loving Heart this

parish – its clergy, its religious, its lay

ministers, its musicians, its teachers, its

families and its youth.

♥ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART

Look after all your loved ones, especially in

all they do – in this parish, in their homes,

in their workplaces, and in their

community. Help all of us be good

Samaritans in time of need. Bless all our

undertakings and guide us in all our

gatherings. In a special way, I consecrate

to Your merciful Heart, Good Shepherd, all

sinners who have wandered from their

Father’s house. May all of them, through

the motherly intercession of Mary, Refuge

of Sinners, return to You, so that there may

be but one flock and one Shepherd.

ALL: Today, we freely and gratefully make

a covenant of love with You, our King, our

Brother, our Friend, our Redeemer. You

are our Sovereign Lord and Master. You

have chosen us as Your people of the New

Covenant. Today we renew the covenant

we made with You on the day of our

Baptism, and together we promise Your

faithfulness to all Your commands.

Help us to see You in all we meet outside

the blessed surroundings of our parish

grounds and our homes. Whenever we

assemble for worship or meetings at this

parish, let us be ever mindful that we do

so for Your honor and glory. Amen.

PRIEST: Leads the following prayers for

the intentions of the Holy Father, for all

families and for absent members of the

parish:

Our Father….; Hail Mary….; Glory

Be….

PRIEST: Lord Jesus, you told us,

“Whatever you ask the Father in my name,

He will give it to you.” In Your Name and

with great confidence we pray:

ALL RESPOND: Lord Hear Our Prayer.

(Petitions to be read by those

participating.)

For the grace of being faithful to this

covenant with Jesus and our new way of

life in Him. We pray to the Lord.

For in increase of personal, generous love

for Jesus. We pray to the Lord.

For greater trust in His merciful love.

We pray to the Lord.

That the Holy Spirit may always find our

hearts responsive to His call. We pray to

the Lord.

For a deeper appreciation of the greatest

gift of the Heart of Jesus, the Eucharist,

through frequent Mass and Communion

and especially on First Fridays and First

Saturdays. We pray to the Lord.

That we may receive the Sacrament of

Reconciliation more often, in order to

increase our love for Jesus and avoid sin.

We pray to the Lord.

That Bible reading and the Rosary

recitation become part of our daily

spiritual formation. We pray to the Lord.

That the Holy Spirit may heal all our hurts

and remove from our hearts anything that

is preventing us from giving ourselves

lovingly to Jesus and one another. We

pray to the Lord.

ALL: Sacred Heart of Jesus, You

promised to bless in a special way all

those who honor your Divine Heart by

enthroning you as Lord and who make a

covenant of love with you. Please

shower your blessings on all who are

here and all to come. Amen.

PRIEST: Our Holy Father has urged us to consecrate ourselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, therefore let this parish honor her with this prayer:

♥CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

ALL: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,

and tender Mother of the Church, we

consecrate ourselves to you and to your

Immaculate Heart, and place in your

loving care our parish and all those

gathered here, as well as our friends and

families, and all families.

Please accept our consecration, dearest

Mother, and use us and this parish, to

accomplish your designs upon the world.

O Spouse of the Holy Spirit, kindle in

our hearts the same love that burns

within your heart for Jesus, your Son.

Give us the courage to witness our Faith

even at the cost of ridicule and

suffering.

Mary, our Mother, stay with us, pray for

us, that Jesus may be proclaimed as Lord

and loved as Brother and Friend. We

entrust the fulfillment of our covenant to

your Immaculate Heart and to St. Joseph,

Head of the Holy Family and patron of the

Universal Church. We ask for their

protection and intercession. May we be

empowered by the Holy Spirit to bring the

fire of God’s love to all through this

consecration.

Amen.

PRIEST: May the Lord bless us and

keep us! May the Lord let His Face

shine upon us and be gracious to us!

May the Lord look upon us kindly and

give us peace. Amen.

♥CERTIFICATE AND SONGAt this time, the certificate will be signed

by the Priest, and selected members of the

parish while singing a pre-selected song.

ALL ALL GLORY GLORY

AND AND HONOR HONOR TO OUR TO OUR

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