The Litany of the Sacred Heart

The Litany of the Sacred Heart is a revered prayer within the Catholic tradition, offering a heartfelt dialogue between the faithful and the loving heart of Jesus Christ. This devotional litany, rich in spiritual significance, invites believers to contemplate the boundless love, compassion, and mercy embodied by the Sacred Heart. Rooted in centuries of ecclesiastical tradition and personal piety, the prayer serves as a powerful tool for reflection, penance, and spiritual renewal, drawing individuals closer to the divine through its series of invocations and supplications.

Litany of the Sacred Heart

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously, hear us.. 
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. (Respond thus, throughout the litany.)
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 by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Heart of Jesus, hypostatically united to 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, burning 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, 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 dwells all the fullness of 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 abounding in mercy,
Heart of Jesus, rich unto all that call upon Thee,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, filled with reproaches,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offences,
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 our resurrection,
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those that hope in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those that die in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,
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.

V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
R. Make our hearts like unto Thine.

Let us pray.
Almighty and eternal God, consider the Heart of Thy well-beloved Son and the praises and satisfaction He offers Thee in the name of sinners; appeased by worthy homage, pardon those who implore Thy mercy, in the name of the same Jesus Christ Thy Son, who lives and reigns with Thee, world without end. 
R. Amen.