Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sacred Heart of Jesus who didst manifest to St. Margaret Mary
the desire of reigning in Christian families,
we today wish to proclaim
Thy most complete regal dominion over our own.
We should live in future with Thy life.
We would cause to flourish in our midst those virtues
to which Thou hast promised peace here below.
We would banish far from us
the spirit of the world which Thou has cursed:
and Thou shalt reign over our minds
in the simplicity of our faith
and over our hearts by the wholehearted love
with which they shall burn for Thee,
the flame of which we shall keep alive
by the frequent reception
of the Divine Eucharist.

Deign, O Divine Heart,
to preside over our assemblies
to bless our enterprises,
both spiritual and temporal,
to dispel our cares,
to sanctify our joys,
to alleviate our sufferings.
If ever one or other of us
should have the misfortune to afflict Thee,
remind him O heart of Jesus,
that Thou art good and merciful to the penitent sinner.
And when the hour of separation strikes,
when death shall come
to cast mourning into our midst, we will all,
both those who go and those who stay
be submissive to Thy eternal decrees.
We will console ourselves with the thought
that a day will come when the entire family
reunited in Heaven, can sing for ever
Thy glories and Thy mercies.
May the Immaculate Heart of Mary
and the glorious Patriarch St. Joseph
present this consecration to Thee,
and keep it in our minds
all the days of our life.

Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love.
All glory to the Heart of Jesus.
Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.
Glorious St. Joseph, Protect our families.
St. Margaret Mary, Pray for Us