The mercy of God gives life to man, it raises him from the dead. The Lord is always watching us with mercy, [always] awaits us with mercy.  Let us be not afraid to approach him! He has a merciful heart! If we show our inner wounds, our sins, He always forgives us. He is pure mercy! Let us never forget this: He is pure mercy! Let us go to Jesus!" 
~Pope Francis/June 9,2013 Angelus

You Can Have Me

"Father of love, You can have me. My Father, my love, You can have me."

~Sidewalk Prophets

“Thy will be done.” What a comfort those four little words are to my soul. I have repeated them until they are softened to the sweetest harmony. We are in darkness, and must be thankful that our knowledge is not needed to perfect thy work. 

~St. Elizabeth Ann Seton  from Firmly On the Rock

Immaculate Heart of Mary

"Mary, give me your Heart: so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate; your Heart so full of love and humility that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life and love Him as you love Him and serve Him in the distressing guise of the poor."

~Blessed Mother Teresa

Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Lord, have mercy,
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy,
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy,
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of 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.

Response to the following: Pray for us.

Heart of Mary                                                                    
Heart of Mary, after God’s own Heart
Heart of Mary, in union with the Heart of Jesus
Heart of Mary, the vessel of the Holy Spirit
Heart of Mary, shrine of the Trinity
Heart of Mary, home of the Word
Heart of Mary, immaculate in your creation
Heart of Mary, flooded with grace
Heart of Mary, blessed of all hearts
Heart of Mary, Throne of glory
Heart of Mary, Abyss of humblenes,
Heart of Mary, Victim of love
Heart of Mary, nailed to the cross
Heart of Mary, comfort of the sad
Heart of Mary, refuge of the sinner
Heart of Mary, hope of the dying
Heart of Mary, seat of mercy

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, 
Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, 
Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, 
Have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

L: Immaculate Mary, meek and humble of heart.

A: Conform our hearts to the heart of Jesus.

Let us pray:
O most merciful God, who for the salvation of sinners and the refuge of the wretched, has made the Immaculate Heart of Mary most like in tenderness and pity to the Heart of Jesus, grant that we, who now commemorate her most sweet and loving heart, may by her merits and intercession, ever live in the fellowship of the hearts of both Mother and Son, through the same Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

"Love....to will, to want, the good of the other and do something about it." ~Fr. Robert Barron

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 

Lord, have mercy on us. Christe, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, God, the Son, Redeemer of the World, God, the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God,  Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the Virgin Mother by the Holy Ghost, Heart of Jesus, united substantially with the word of God, Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,  Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,  Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity, Heart of Jesus, vessel of justice and love, Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Heart of Jesus, in whom dwelleth all the fullness of the Divinity, Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased,  Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,  Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,  Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy,  Heart of Jesus, rich to all who invoke Thee,  Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,  Heart of Jesus, saturated with revilings, Heart of Jesus, crushed for our iniquities, Heart of Jesus, made obedient unto death,  Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,  Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,  Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,  Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins,  Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in Thee, Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee,  Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints,	h a v e m e r c y o n u s
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, (spare us, O Lord.) Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, (graciously hear us, O Lord.) Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world, (have mercy on us.) Jesus, meek and humble of Heart. (Make our hearts like unto Thine.) Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, look upon the Heart of Thy well-beloved Son and upon the acts of praise and satisfaction which He renders unto Thee in the name of sinners; and do Thou, in Thy great goodness, grant pardon to them who seek Thy mercy, in the name of the same Thy Son, Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, world without end. (Amen.)

Grant me, Lord,
to know what is worth knowing,
to love what is worth loving,
to praise what delights you most,
to value what is precious in your sight,
to hate what is offensive to you.
Do not let me judge by what I see,
nor pass sentence according to what I hear,
but to judge rightly between things that differ
and above all to search out
and to do what pleases you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

- Thomas à Kempis