June: Daily Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Devotion: June 1, 2018

The Sacred Heart of Jesus asked us to do reparation when He entered the Garden of Gethsemani on Mount Olivet.

He said to His Apostles: “My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch with Me.” Later He said to them: “Could you not watch one hour with Me? Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation” (Matt. 26:38, 40, 41).

As Jesus spoke to His Apostles, so He pleads with us to stay and watch and pray with Him. His Sacred Heart is filled with sadness, because so many doubt Him, despise Him, insult Him, ridicule Him, spit upon Him, slap Him, accuse Him, condemn Him. In the Sacrament of His Love, so many forget Him. Every mortal sin brings down the terrible scourges on His Sacred Body, presses the sharp thorns into His Sacred Head, and hammers the cruel nails into His Sacred Hands and Feet. The ingratitude of mankind continually pierces His Sacred Heart.

When Jesus saw the sins of the world and the reparation that must be made to His Heavenly Father, He began to fear and to be sorrowful. “Kneeling down, He prayed: ‘Father, if Thou will, remove this chalice from Me; nevertheless not My Will, but Thine be done.’ There appeared an angel from heaven to strengthen Him; and being in agony, He prayed the longer, and His sweat became as drops of blood trickling to the ground” (Luke 22:41, 44).

The Sacred Heart of Jesus said to St. Margaret Mary: “Make reparation for the ingratitude of men. Spend an hour in prayer to appease divine justice, to implore mercy for sinners, to honor Me, to console Me for My bitter suffering when abandoned by My Apostles, when they did not watch one hour with Me.”

Today’s devotion is taken from “Holy Hour of Reparation” This collection of prayers may be used for public or private devotion. Excellent for making a “Holy Hour” at home or at church. Contains a thorough one-hour program of litanies, acts of consecration, and other prayers to carefully guide you along the way. See More