Virgo Potens

ACT of OBLATION to be made before a Representation of the Sacred Heart MY loving Jesus, out of the grateful love I bear Thee, and to make reparation for my unfaithfulness to grace, I (N.N.) give Thee my heart, and I consecrate myself wholly to Thee; and with Thy help I purpose never to sin again. i. 100 Days, once a day. ii. Plenary, once a month. Pius VII, Mem., June 9, 1807 ~ The Raccolta, (1910)

July 4th, 2025 FIRST FRIDAY of JULY ❤️ O Sacred Heart of Jesus, animated with a desire to repair the outrages unceasingly offered to Thee, we prostrate before Thy throne of mercy, and in the name of all mankind, pledge our love and fidelity to Thee! If possible, receive Holy Communion today and make reparation to Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for past and present offenses against His Most Sacred Heart.

2 of 2 The Anticipation of the Precious Blood of Jesus 2. As the ages rolled on, the same shadow, sheltering men from God's fierce anger, still rested on the earth. In its sweet shade rested Abraham and all the patriarchs, Samuel and all the prophets; through its influence sinners found mercy and saints obtained graces innumerable. If it did so much for the heathen world, what must it not do for Christians and Catholics! Grant, O Lord, that now and ever I may sit underHis shadow Whom I have desired! 3. All through the four thousand years before Christ came, the tradition of the necessity of the shedding of blood for the forgiveness of sins was almost universal. The Jewish sacrifices were expressly ordained to keep up the memory of it. In heathen countries the blood of victims was almost everywhere offered. God never leaves Himself without a witness even among those who have departed far from Him. Admire His goodness in so doing. ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus ~ July 3rd ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ 3d Day ~ The Anticipation of the Precious Blood of Jesus 1. When the promise of the Redeemer to come was made to our first parents in the Garden of Eden after their fall, the shadow of the Precious Blood fell upon the world and reconciled it with God. The curse that had been incurred had lost its fatal power to destroy. The anger of God was appeased and He looked upon the earth through the medium of the Blood of His only-begotten Son, that was to be shed for sin, and for its sake offered forgiveness and mercy to the sinners who repented of their sin. So may He extend to me the forgiveness and mercy that I need far more than did Adam and Eve, for I have sinned far more deeply and more often than they. (continued)

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2 of 2 The Eternity of the Precious Blood of Jesus 2. God's foreknowledge of what was to happen did not affect the perfect freedom of the human will, any more than the presence of a spectator affects the freedom of those whose actions he watches. God determined that the Precious Blood should be shed because He foreknew that man would sin, and He foreknew that man would sin because in His omniscience He foresaw that man acting freely would use his free will to disobey. Make an act of faith in man's freedom and God's foreknowledge. 3. When God looks forward to my life,what does He foresee? This depends on myself and on my voluntary choice of good or of evil. What return does He look forward to from me for the inestimable gift of the Precious Blood? Am I going to grieve and wound Him Who from all eternity decreed that His Precious Blood should be shed to win for me the kingdom of heaven? ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Le sang de Jésus a régénéré le monde. The Blood of Jesus has regenerated the world. Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus ~ July 2nd ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ 2d Day ~ The Eternity of the Precious Blood of Jesus 1. St. Peter tells us (i St. Pet. i. 20) that the Precious Blood of Christ was "foreknown before the foundation of the world." From all eternity God had decreed that the Precious Blood of the Word made Man should be shed for us. Even before man had sinned, God had provided a remedy, and had determined that if man should rebel against the sovereignty of God, He would not cast the rebel off, but would redeem him from sin, even at such a price as this! How can we sufficiently admire the love and mercy of God, thus counteracting the effect of sin even before it was committed? (continued)

2 of 2 1st Day ~ The Name of the Precious Blood of Jesus 2. We also term it the Precious Blood inasmuch as it was the blood of One Who was not only full of grace, but was Himself the Source of all grace, so that the grace that dwelt with Him was infinite, and the grace that manifested itself through the veil of flesh had no bounds or limits, save those that the mere fact of His human nature carried with it. If, therefore, the blood of the saints is counted as most precious, if we treasure up a piece of cloth stained with their blood, how much more is the blood of the King of saints precious beyond all price! 3. The Precious Blood is also precious on account of its effects. One drop of it was sufficient not only to cleanse the world from sin, but to earn all possible graces for all the millions who have ever lived on earth. How infinite then must be its preciousness! What has it not done for man! What has it not done for me! It has washed me clean and made me pure, in spite of all my sins. O Jesus! give me an ever-increasing devotion to the Precious Blood! ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus ~ July 1st ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ 1st Day ~ The Name of the Precious Blood of Jesus 1. Why is the blood of Jesus called the Precious Blood? Because it was the blood of God Himself veiled under the form of man, and therefore every drop of it as it flowed through His sacred veins deserved our supreme homage, as being united to His divinity. Hence we can adore the Precious Blood as we adore the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and all else that belongs to the sacred humanity, with the supreme homage that belongs to God alone. (continued)

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PRAYER Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked for many favors, but I plead for this one. [Name your intention.] Take it, place it in Thine open, broken heart, and when the Eternal Father sees it covered with the mantle of Thy most precious blood, He cannot refuse it, for then it is Thy prayer, not mine.  Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.

2 of 2 The Best Means of Honoring the Sacred Heart 2. Each day, moreover, we should say some ejaculatory prayers in honor of the Sacred Heart, and each Friday should consecrate our selves to it, communicating at least on the first Friday in every month. Such Communions persevered in for nine continuous months have attached to them the promise of final perseverance for all who offer them in honor of the Sacred Heart. 3. But as the best praise is imitation, we cannot honor the Sacred Heart better than by seeking to imitate its meekness, patience, sympathy. These are such rare gifts. How often have I prayed: Jesus,meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thy Heart! Yet how little do my thoughts and actions correspond to the prayer that I offer. Henceforth I will determine to be kinder to others in honor of the Sacred Heart that has ever been so kind to me! ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 30th ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ The Best Means of Honoring the Sacred Heart 1. There is one very simple way of honoring the Sacred Heart. Our Lord promises to Blessed Margaret Mary that wherever an image of it is exposed and honored, it shall bring with it all kinds of blessings. At least we can show the Sacred Heart this external mark of our loyalty, and keep before ourselves a picture which will remind us of the loving sympathy of Jesus. (continued)

2 of 2 The Piercing of the Sacred Heart 2. Out of His Heart flowed blood and water. That blood is the source of life to sinful man; with it the elect are inebriated, and all the saints before the throne of God have washed their robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb. Reflect on these graces conferred by the Precious Blood, and pray that vou may wash in it and be clean. 3. Out of His Heart too flowed water, that living water of which He said: He that drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall not thirst forever. Of that water the redeemed drink in heaven. Their Lord Himself leads them to the fountains of the water of life. That water now refreshes His servants in this world's weary paths. Jesus, myLord, give me to drink of that living water that shall make me thirst after Thee, and after nought else but Thee. ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 29th ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ The Piercing of the Sacred Heart 1. When Our Lord had breathed forth His soul into the hands of His Eternal Father, the Sacred Heart could for a time no longer continue its work of love for men. But as if to show that even in death it loved them still, God ordained that it should be pierced by the centurion's lance, and should shed its last drops of blood for man. It was as if He whose lifeless Body hung there was not satisfied with suffering even to death, but needs must show how even in death from His Sacred Body grace and mercy poured forth for the healing of sin. (continued)

Sayings of the Saints “The amiable Heart of Jesus has an infinite desire to be known and loved by its creatures, in which it wishes to establish its reign, as the source of every good, in order to provide for all their wants.” ~ St. Margaret Mary Alacoque St. Margaret Mary, pray for us.

2 of 2 The Sacred Heart in the Tabernacle 2. Nor is this all. When He ascended into heaven. He promised that He would send the Holy Ghost the Paraclete to abide forever with His disciples. But as it were by some Divine afterthought, He seemed not to be satisfied by thus sending the Holy Spirit to take His place. He determined to remain amongst those He loved. In every Tabernacle He waits and watches for the visits of His faithful children, longing for them to come and talk to Him and tell Him their troubles and their needs, their joys and sorrows, their hopes and fears; and He is always ready to listen to and comfort them and to grant their prayers. 3. Yet, alas! how often is He neglected. His loving Heart longs for someone to come and hold converse with Him, but how often it looks and longs in vain for hours, or it may be for days. How have I treated Jesus in the tabernacle? Do I pay Him little visits of love when I can? and tell Him how I love Him, and wish to love Him more? ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 28th ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ The Sacred Heart in the Tabernacle 1. Where shall we find a better proof of the love of the Sacred Heart for man than in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar? He was not satisfied with proving His love for men by His Sacrifice on the Cross, but He must needs prolong that Sacrifice to all time. There is no moment in which He is not still offering Himself upon some altar to show that He loves us as much as ever. (continued)

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 28th ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ The Sacred Heart in the Tabernacle 1. Where shall we find a better proof of the love of the Sacred Heart for man than in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar? He was not satisfied with proving His love for men by His Sacrifice on the Cross, but He must needs prolong that Sacrifice to all time. There is no moment in which He is not still offering Himself upon some altar to show that He loves us as much as ever. (continued)

2 of 2 ACT of REPARATION to the SACRED HEART of JESUS We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against Thee; we are determined to make amends for the manifold offences against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the innocent, for the frequent violations of Sundays and holidays, and the shocking blasphemies uttered against Thee and Thy Saints. We wish also to make amends for the insults to which Thy Vicar on earth and Thy priests are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very Sacrament of Thy Divine Love; and lastly for the public crimes of nations who resist the rights and teaching authority of the Church which Thou hast founded. Would, O divine Jesus, we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood. We now offer, in reparation for these violations of Thy divine honour, the satisfaction Thou didst once make to Thy eternal Father on the cross and which Thou dost continue to renews daily on our altars; we offer it in union with the acts of atonement of Thy Virgin Mother and all the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make recompense, as far as we can with the help of Thy grace, for all neglect of Thy great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the past. Henceforth we will live a life of unwavering faith, of purity of conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the gospel and especially that of charity. We promise to the best of our power to prevent others from offending Thee and to bring as many as possible to follow Thee. O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make of this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance keep us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to Thee, so that we may one day come to that happy home, where Thou with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.