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A novena may be made at any time. The devotion of the Nine First Fridays in honor of the Sacred Heart is a novena. [5] Some parishes conduct a perpetual novena where the prayers particular to a specific novena are recited weekly. Other novenas are traditionally held in preparation for a particular feast day.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, Paris, France The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". [1]
In 1889, Pope Leo XIII permitted priests and bishops worldwide to offer one morning votive Mass of the Sacred Heart on the first Friday of each month in churches or oratories where special devotions to the Sacred Heart were held, provided no feast of the Lord, double of the first class, or privileged feria, vigil, or octave occurred on that day ...
In Roman Catholicism, the Sacred Heart has been closely associated with Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ. In his encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor Pope Pius XI stated: "the spirit of expiation or reparation has always had the first and foremost place in the worship given to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus". [19]
Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary, including the Holy Rosary and Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin; Devotions to St. Joseph; Devotions to the Angels; Various Litanies; Novenas, including Novena to the Holy Ghost, with English version of Veni Creator Spiritus; Devotions for Christmas; Devotions to the ...
The Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit is traditionally prayed especially during the nine days between the Ascension Thursday and Pentecost. [15] The practice of novenas derives from the nine days spent in prayer by the Apostles and Disciples together with Mary from the Ascension until the Descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.
Novena of Grace; Novena to Saint Joseph; Novena to Saint Michael ... Pattern (devotional) Prayer before a crucifix; Prayer of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of ...
King Alfonso XIII consecrating Spain to the Sacred Heart in 1919. Spain was officially consecrated to the Sacred Heart on 30 May 1919, a solemn act that was attended by the priest Mateo Crawley-Boevey, the Nuncio to Spain Francesco Ragonesi, the bishops, King Alfonso XIII and the government. The idea of consecrating Spain to the Heart of Jesus ...