His Hour: A
Holy Hour of Reparation
OPENING PRAYERS
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
[Here make the intention for the Holy Hour.]
O Sacrament most holy
O Sacrament Divine!
All praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment Yours!
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful
and enkindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit, and they
shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the
earth.
O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the
faithful, grant that in the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise, and ever
rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Heart of Jesus, I put my trust in You.
Act of Contrition
O MY GOD, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all
my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell; but most of
all because they offend You, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my
love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace,
to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, have mercy on us!
Act of
Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe You art really present in the Most
Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. I love You above
everything else, and I long to receive You into my soul. I cannot now receive You in Holy Communion, but I beg You to come to me at least
spiritually. I embrace You as already there, and unite
myself entirely to You. Grant that I may never be separated from You!
I adore You every moment, O Living Bread from
Heaven,
great Sacrament!
Offering of the Holy Hour
O my Sweet Jesus, I desire to spend this Hour
with You, to console You, and to make some reparation by the love of my poor
heart for the agony You did suffer in
Sacred Heart of Jesus, strengthened in The agony by
an Angel,
comfort us in our agony.
Opening Prayer
to the Blessed Sacrament
My Lord Jesus
Christ, it is Your great love for men that keeps You
day and night in this Sacrament, full of pity and love, expecting, inviting,
and welcoming all who visit You. I believe that You
art really present in the Sacrament of the Altar. From the depth of my
nothingness, I adore You; and I thank You for the many graces You hast given
me, especially for the gift of Yourself in this Sacrament, for the gift of Your
most holy Mother as my intercessor, and for the privilege of visiting You in this
Church.
I now speak to Your most loving Heart with a
three-fold intention: to thank You for the great gift of Yourself; to atone for
all the insults which Your enemies heap upon You in this Sacrament; and to
adore You wherever Your Eucharistic Presence is dishonored or forgotten.
My Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I am very
sorry for my ingratitude to your infinite goodness. I now resolve, with the
help of Your grace, never to offend You again. And,
sinful as I am, I consecrate to You my entire self, my
whole will, my affections, my desires, and all that I have. From now on, do
with me and mine as You please. I ask for and desire only Your love, final perseverance, and the grace always to do Your
holy will.
I intercede with You for the Souls in Purgatory,
especially for those who were most devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, and to Your
most holy Mother. I recommend to You also, all poor
sinners. And lastly, my dear Savior, I unite all my desires with the desires of
Your most loving Heart. Thus united, I present them to
The Eternal Father, and beg Him in Your Name and for love of You,
to hear and answer them.
St. Alphonsus
de Liguori
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts
like Yours.
Act of Faith
O MY GOD, I firmly believe that You art one God in Three Divine Persons,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit that Your Divine Son became Man, and died for our
sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these
and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because You hast revealed them, Who can neither deceive nor be
deceived.
Act of Hope
O MY GOD, relying on Your almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I
hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Your grace, and Life Everlasting,
through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.
Act of Love
O MY GOD, I love You above all things, with my whole
heart and soul, because You art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my
neighbor as myself for the love of You. I forgive all
who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
Jesus, I live for You, Jesus, I die for You, Jesus, I am yours in life and
in death. Amen.
The Holy Rosary
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of
heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was
conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He
descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the
living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic
Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting.
AMEN.
1 Our Father - 3 Hail
Mary’s -1 Glory be
The Sorrowful Mysteries
1.
The Agony in the Garden
Jesus undergoes his agony in the
1 Our Father - 10 Hail
Mary’s -1 Glory be to the Father
2.
The Scourging at the Pillar
Jesus is scourged at the pillar. Modesty and Purity.
1 Our Father - 10 Hail
Mary’s -1 Glory be
3.
The Crowning with Thorns
Jesus is crowned with thorns. Courage.
1 Our Father - 10 Hail
Mary’s -1 Glory be
to the Father
4.
The Carrying of the Cross
Jesus carries the cross to
1 Our Father - 10 Hail
Mary’s -1 Glory be to the Father
5.
The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord on the Cross
Jesus dies on the cross for our sins. Self-denial, Perseverance.
1 Our Father - 10 Hail
Mary’s -1 Glory be to the Father
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name thy
kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
(ALL)
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. AMEN.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
(ALL)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now
and at the hour of our death.
AMEN.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit
(ALL)
As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for
ever. AMEN.
O My Jesus
(Requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the
fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have the most
need of your mercy.
AMEN.
Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy queen, mother of mercy, our life, our
sweetness, and our hope.
To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to you
we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then,
O most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our
exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving,
O sweet virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God.
Response:
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let us pray:
O God, whose only begotten
Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of
eternal life, grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysteries of
the most holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they
contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ
our Lord. AMEN.
A Server’s
Prayer
Loving Father, creator of
the universe,
you call your people to
worship,
to be with you and one another
at
I thank you for having
called me
to assist others in their
prayer to you.
May I be worthy of the trust
placed in me
and through my example and
service
bring others closer to you.
I ask this in the name of
Jesus Christ,
who is Lord forever and ever.
Amen.