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The Litany of the Sacred Heart
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Formed by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Substantially united to the Word of God,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Of Infinite Majesty,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Holy Temple of God,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Burning Furnace of charity,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Vessel of Justice and love,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Full of goodness and love,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Abyss of all virtues,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Most worthy of all praises,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, King and center of all hearts,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, In Whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, In Whom dwelleth all the fulness of the Divinity,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father is well pleased,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Of Whose fullness we have all received,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Desire of the everlasting hills,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Patient and abounding in mercy,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Rich unto all who call upon Thee,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Fountain of life and holiness,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Atonement for our sins,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Filled with reproaches,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Bruised for our offenses,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Made obedient unto death,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Pierced with a lance,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Source of all consolation,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Our Life and Resurrection,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Our Peace and Reconciliation,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Victim for our sins,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Salvation of those who hope in Thee,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Hope of those who die in Thee,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Delight of all the Saints,
Have mercy on us.Lamb of God Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Make our hearts like unto Thine.Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Thine most-beloved Son, and upon the praises and satisfaction He offers Thee in the name of sinners; and appeased by worthy homage, pardon those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy Great Goodness in the name of the same Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
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Salve Regina
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
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Our Mother, the Church
Several years ago, a friend of mine spoke to me about a Catholic study group she had been part of. The group consisted of mainly women and there was much talk against the then pope, John Paul II, who had declared that the Church lacked authority to ordain women.
These women claimed that they were searching for the feminine within their Catholic faith. They argued that there was no female figurehead or person to look up to, or to provide support for the feminine perspective.
The Trinity was male and the Church hierarchy was male.
My friend told me of this with dismay. She could not understand the needs presented to her by these women. She said passionately, “But the Church Herself is feminine. The Church is our Mother!”
I too have recently come face to face with the same issue. Someone I know who attends Catholic university is challenging me with these exact concerns. “Where is the feminine in the Catholic Church?”
Presented with this question, I stand with my friend’s comment from years ago, that we only have to look towards Holy Mother Church, to find the most beautiful femininity there is.
Holy Mother Church, who holds the most precious gifts we can ever receive. These deeply nourishing gifts of the Sacraments, which cleanse and feed our souls in a way that only the best mother ever could.
Yet in these modern times, the Church has been stripped of much of her beauty. Altars lie bare and the Catholic Mystery has been subjected to rationalism and secularism to the point of sacramental degradation.
The Protestantisation of the Church has naturally led to a loss of the feminine. A loss of the belief in the richness, beauty and gifts provided by Holy Mother Church. Gifts essential to our health and our Salvation. There has also been a loss in the belief of Our Blessed Lady as the Immaculate Conception, the Theotokus and the Spouse of the Holy Spirit at the Annunciation.
Is it no wonder then, that the modern Church is searching, desperately searching for that which it has rejected?
I can imagine, that she lies exposed, Holy Mother Church, stripped of Her beautiful veils, robes and adornments, deeply weeping not only her own loss, but especially ours.