Chaplet of the Sacred Heart
A devotion honoring the infinite love of Christ, symbolized by His Sacred Heart. Perfect for First Fridays and making acts of reparation.
"Behold the Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself, to testify its love."
— Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
How to Pray
This chaplet is prayed on regular rosary beads.
Opening Prayer
O Jesus, I wish to honor Your Sacred Heart, the source of all graces and mercies. I unite myself to Your sacrifice on the Cross and offer You my heart, poor as it is, in reparation for my sins and the sins of the whole world.
On the Five Large Beads
Pray the Our Father
On the Small Beads (33 times)
In honor of the 33 years of Our Lord's life on earth:
Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love.
Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.
After Each Decade
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Closing Prayer
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, may Your kingdom come. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer You my poor heart. Make it humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to Your will. Grant, O Good Jesus, that I may live in You and for You. Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen.
First Friday Devotion
Jesus made the famous "Great Promise" to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: "I promise you in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance."
This chaplet is especially appropriate for First Friday devotions, as a way to honor the Sacred Heart and make reparation for sins committed against it.