Quote
“I need a heart burning with tenderness
Who will be my support forever,
Who loves everything within me, even my weakness…
And who never leaves me day or night.
I could find no creature
Who could always love me and never die.
I must have a God who takes on my nature
And becomes my brother and is able to suffer.
You heard me, only Friend whom I love.
To ravish my heart, you became man.
You shed your blood, what a supreme mystery!
And you still love for me on the Altar.
If I cannot see the brilliance of your Face
Or hear your sweet voice,
O my God, I can live by your Grace,
I can rest in your Sacred Heart!
O Heart of Jesus, treasure of tenderness,
You Yourself are my happiness, my only hope.
You who knew how to charm my tender youth,
Stay near me till the last night.
Lord, to you alone I’ve given my life,
And all my desires are well known to you.
It’s in your ever-infinite goodness
That I want to lose myself, O Heart of Jesus!
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Reflection
St. Therese of Lisieux sought holiness in her life through “the little way,” that is, a life of complete trust in the Father, as a child who never fails to run into her father’s arms. Through this poem, she invites us to be children full of complete trust: to never fail to run to the Heart of God, to make of it our dwelling, and to trust in His infinite mercy.
Prayer
| Lord, have mercy | Lord, have mercy |
| Christ, have mercy | Christ, have mercy |
| Lord, have mercy | Lord, have mercy |
| God our Father in 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 Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, one with the eternal Word | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, infinite in 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, aflame with love for us | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, source of justice and love | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, well-spring of all virtue | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, treasure-house of wisdom and knowledge | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, in whom there dwells the fullness of God | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, from whose fullness we have all received | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, desire of the eternal hills | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, generous to all who turn to you | 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, overwhelmed with insults | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, broken for our sins | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, pierced by 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 of our sins | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, salvation of all who trust in you | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, hope of all who die in you | have mercy on us |
| Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints | have mercy on us |
| Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world | have mercy on us |
| Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world | have mercy on us |
| Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world | have mercy on us |
| Jesus, gentle and humble of heart. | Touch our hearts and make them like your own. |
Let us pray.
Father, we rejoice in the gifts of love
we have received from the heart of Jesus, your Son.
Open our hearts to share his life and continue to bless us with his love.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Amen.
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