Prayer of Consecration to the Sacred Heart

For the prayer by Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque
Marguerite Marie Alacoque
Marguerite Marie Alacoque or Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.-Early life:...

, please see: Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic prayer by Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque. It is was part of the private revelations reported by her regarding the Sacred Heart of Jesus.-Words of the prayer:...

The Prayer of Consecration to the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic prayer composed by Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...

. It was included in the 1899 encyclical Annum Sacrum

Annum Sacrum

Annum Sacrum is an encyclical by Pope Leo XIII on the consecration of the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was delivered in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome on the 25th day of May, 1899, the twenty-second year of his pontificate....

issued by Leo XIII as he consecrated the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The consecration was influenced by two letters written to the pope by Sister Mary of the Divine Heart

Mary of the Divine Heart

Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart , born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German Roman Catholic nun best known for influencing Pope Leo XIII's consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus...

who stated that in visions of Jesus Christ

Visions of Jesus and Mary

Since the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Calvary until today, a number of people have claimed to have had visions of Christ and personal conversations with him. Some people make similar claims regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary. Discussions about the authenticity of these visions have often invited...

she had been told to request the consecration.

Words of the prayer

Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race,

look down upon us, humbly prostrate before Your altar.

We are Yours and Yours we wish to be;

but to be more surely united with You, behold each one of us

freely consecrates himself today to Your most Sacred Heart.

Many, indeed, have never known You;

many too, despising Your precepts, have rejected You.

Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus,

and draw them to Your Sacred Heart.

Be You King, O Lord,

not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You,

but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You;

grant that they may quickly return to Your Father's house,

lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

Be You 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 You King also of all those who sit

in the ancient superstition of the Gentiles,

and refuse not to deliver them out of darkness

into the light and kingdom of God.

Grant, O Lord, to Your 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.

Sources

Ann Ball, 2003 Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices ISBN 087973910X page 166

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Words of the prayer

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