First Friday[1]
“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 for nine consecutive
months, the grace of final repentance; they shall not die in my disgrace nor
without receiving the sacraments; my divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in
that last moment.” — Our Lord to St.
Margaret Mary
How to complete the First Friday’s Devotion
- Receive Holy Communion on each
First Friday;
- The nine Fridays must be
consecutive;
- They must be made in honor and
in reparation to His Sacred Heart.
ACT OF REPARATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Sacred
Heart of Jesus, animated with a desire to repair the outrages unceasingly
offered to Thee, we prostrate before Thy throne of mercy, and in the name of
all mankind, pledge our love and fidelity to Thee!
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The more Thy mysteries are
blasphemed, the more firmly we shall
believe them, O Sacred Heart of Jesus!
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The more impiety endeavors to
extinguish our hopes of immortality, the
more we shall trust in Thy Heart, sole hope of mankind!
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The more hearts resist Thy Divine
attractions, the more we shall love Thee,
O infinitely amiable Heart of Jesus!
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The more unbelief attacks Thy
Divinity, the more humbly and profoundly
we shall adore It, O Divine Heart of Jesus!
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The more Thy holy laws are
transgressed and ignored, the more we
shall delight to observe them, O most holy Heart of Jesus!
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The more Thy Sacraments are despised
and abandoned, the more frequently we
shall receive them with love and reverence, O most liberal Heart of Jesus!
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The more the imitation of Thy
virtues is neglected and forgotten, the
more we shall endeavor to practice them, O Heart of Jesus, model of every
virtue!
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The more the devil labors to destroy
souls, the more we shall be inflamed with
desire to save them, O Heart of Jesus, zealous Lover of souls!
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The more sin and impurity destroy
the image of God in man, the more we
shall try by purity of life to be a living temple of the Holy Spirit, O Heart
of Jesus!
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The more Thy Holy Church is
despised, the more we shall endeavor to
be her faithful children, O Sweet Heart of Jesus!
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The more Thy Vicar on earth is
persecuted, the more we will honor him as
the infallible head of Thy Holy Church, show our fidelity and pray for him, O
kingly Heart of Jesus!
O
Sacred Heart, through Thy powerful grace, may we become Thy apostles in the
midst of a corrupted world, and be Thy crown in the kingdom of heaven. Amen.
12 Promises of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary
1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their
state of life.
2. I will give peace in their families.
3. I will console them in all their troubles.
4. I will be their refuge in life and especially in
death.
5. I will abundantly bless all their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and
infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great
perfection.
9. I will bless those places wherein the image of
my Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated.
10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most
hardened hearts.
11. Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names
eternally written in my Heart.
12. In the excess of the mercy of my heart, I promise you that
my all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the
First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they
will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my
Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.
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