Consecration
family
What is a consecration family at the Heart of Jesus?
To consecrate one's family to the Heart of Jesus is to place the Love of His Heart at the centre of family life. It is a concrete way of realising the grace of the sacrament of marriage. So that their spirits might be consecrated to the Heart of Jesus and to the love promised on their wedding day, the parents of the Lord had to educate their children in the school of love. Children were born through the action of divine grace to foster wisdom, maturity, and grace, following the example of the Heart of Jesus, in the family of Nazareth.
Through the consecration to the Heart of Jesus, the family opens its doors in a special way to Jesus as the best host of the home, as the King who must preside over and guide all our material and spiritual endeavours.
The prayer of consecration
Proposal for a family consecration :
Kneel before the image of the Sacred Heart.
Invoke the Holy Spirit with a prayer or song:
Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, and all will be created. You will renew the face of the earth.
Silent contemplation.
Say the consecration formula in the box below slowly and fervently.
Conclude with a song of thanksgiving, for example: *Let us give glory to our God / How beautiful are your works / Blessed be the name of God / For your wonders.*
"Heart of Jesus, you who consecrated yourself to the Father out of love for us, we want, in the breath of your Holy Spirit, to consecrate to you the life of our family, our past, our present and our future, our home, our work and our simplest actions. We consecrate to you our trials and our joys so that the love with which you have loved us may keep us in you and remain in us forever, so that the fire of your love may set the whole world ablaze and that the rivers of living water from your Heart may flow for all to eternal life. Amen!"
Answers to your questions
Why dedicate yourself?
Because it's a way of living Christ's love by updating the grace of the sacrament of marriage and entrusting our family to the Lord so that He can be its King and protector! At Paray-le-Monial, Jesus promised peace to families and the blessing of homes where his Sacred Heart would be exposed. It is a wonderful gift for spouses and families to consecrate themselves to the Sacred Heart.
It's also a way for members of my family to :
Discover
the spirituality of the Sacred Heart
Being renewed
in my baptism
Become
missionary
Welcome
God's love for me
Spread
the Love of Christ
Being in communion
with the whole world
Receive
The fruits of consecration
Participate
to the renewal of the Church
Porter
from fruit to society
Make
love for love
Who can dedicate themselves?
All baptised! Those who have not yet been baptised can apply for baptism by contacting their parish.
When should you devote yourself?
Whenever I want.
Where to devote yourself?
It is a good idea to do this in a Church, before the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle or on display.
What are the requirements for this approach?
When the family so wishes, at the initiative of one of the family members.
How do you prepare for a consecration?
It's a personal process that comes from the depths of our hearts. There is no single or specific model for preparation. Those who wish to do so can prepare themselves via the link below where a 100-minute preparation or a longer one is available.
Go further
Follow the route online From now on
SeConsacrer.org offers you a discovery trail and an in-depth trail designed to help you discover the treasures of the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Heart of Jesus Trail® "Discovery"
The Heart of Jesus® Discovery Trail with a 100-minute podcast in 12 stages of around 8 minutes each.
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Heart of Jesus Trail® "Deepening"
The Heart of Jesus® In-Depth Course is based on a booklet with 8 video or audio teachings of about an hour, alternating with 8 45-minute sharing sessions. It's ideal for running at the rate of one teaching a month over the course of a liturgical year.
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Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the home
What if we welcomed the Sacred Heart into our home?
This specifically involves placing an image or statue of the Sacred Heart in your home during a domestic celebration. This requires requesting the presence of a priest.
Access the process of enthroning the Sacred Heart in your home
A specific text is available, page 46, in the Heart of Jesus® Journey booklet. It is also available on the website:
