Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the neglect of those who have vocations to the priesthood or religious life, and the neglect of those who are already in their vocations to the priesthood and religious life in the fulfillment of their duties according to their state in life.
“Behold this Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself, in order to testify its love. In return, from the greater part I receive ingratitude.” — The words of Our Divine Master to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.
It gives pain to the heart to know that Our Divine Master has to complain. And what is His complaint? The lack of gratitude and the lack of love for His Sacred Heart. In other places we also see the desire of the Sacred Heart for an increase both of quality and quantity in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
The beauty of this Holy Hour is that, responding to the initial request of Our Redeemer in the Garden: “Could you not watch one hour with me”, it attempts to respond to that complaint of the Divine Heart and do reparation in these three areas. It seeks to do reparation for the neglect and tepidity of and in vocations, it expresses gratitude for the many benefits that we have been blessed with, and it expresses our devotion to the Sacred Heart.
The average person will pray many prayers of petition in times of need and only a few prayers of thanksgiving after a prayer has been answered. It does not occur to us to pray prayers of gratitude for the Divine Mysteries, the blessings and graces of Redemption and the mysteries of the Divine Attributes. Even the crosses that we blame God for giving us are a means of sanctification and merit that we seldom give Him thanks for. We should show gratitude for the manner in which He can extract good even out of these evils and bestow great blessings on us!
Holy Hour of Reparation — Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Prayer of Intention and Prayers of Gratitude
Prayer for the Intention of this Holy Hour
Prayers of Gratitude
Short List of Gifts For Which to Show Gratitude
Short Prayers of Gratitude
Part 2: Prayers of Reparation
Act of Reparation (Actus Reparationis)
Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Renewal of the Consecration of the Family
Act of Love to the Sacred Heart
Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Litaniae de Sacratissimo Corde lesu)
Beads of the Sacred Heart
Prayers by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
— Act of Hope and Contrition
— Act of Contrition to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
— Act of Love and Perfect Contrition
Little Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart Of Jesus
Invocations to the Heart of Jesus
More Invocations
A Traditional Prayer of Reparation
Another Traditional Prayer of Reparation
Prayer To Ask the Graces Necessary for a Religious Vocation
Center of Our Hearts (by St. Claude de la Colombiere)
Prayers by Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ
— Heart of Your Mercy
— Eucharistic Heart
— Sacred Heart Novena
A Prayer of Oblation for Holy Hour or at the Offertory of Mass
Part 3: Prayers of Petition
