Sacred Heart Novena of Reconciliation
Reconciliation with the Heart of Jesus, with others and myself through the senses
Regnum Christi and Legionaries • easmith@legionaries.org

Day 1: From the ears to the heart
Recommended Scriptures: Mark 7:31-37; Luke 11:28; Matthew 7:24-27; Matthew 17:5; Revelation 3:20

V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For the fear of listening to our brothers traveling to Emmaus, that is, in their doubts, needs and difficulties in front of the cross. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not listening to the truth that comes to me every day and speaks to my heart. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For our deafness before the Holy Spirit who wants to renew me, locking me up and isolating me from you and your Love. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For our lack of attentive listening, for the indifference to the wounds of my brothers, for the impatience before their limits. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not discovering your voice when in burns in my brothers and they want to share experiences that I do not know, that I do not understand or that I do not have time to listen to. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.

Day 2: From the tongue to the heart
Recommended Scripture: Matthew 9:31-33
THY KINGDOM COME!
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For not knowing how to enjoy the lights of God coming into our hearts. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not reserving the time and space necessary for our hearts to enjoy the presence of God in our life, allowing activism to empty and exhaust us. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the times that we have not managed to taste the presence of the Lord in our brothers and sisters, enjoying their originality and gifts. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For rejecting the bitter flavors of my brothers and sisters who suffer, who get angry, who complain, without realizing that they need my love and my sweetness. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.

Day 3: From the eyes to the heart
Recommended Scriptures: Matthew 6: 21-23; 5:29; 7:3-5
THY KINGDOM COME!
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For not knowing how to look with amazement at our brothers and sisters to discover the gift of your image and likeness present in them. R/ Forgive us Lord. V/ For looking too much at ourselves, our pain and our problems, without realizing the need that our brothers have for us. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For looking more positively at those with more human qualities, without looking from your Heart to those who discard because we think that “they do not serve me,” and because we do not see the infinite and unrepeatable gift that they are. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not seeing in the fall of my brother an opportunity to pray for him, go out to meet him and help him like the Good Samaritan. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For my blindness of heart that sees the wealth of others as a threat. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.


Day 4: From the lips to the heart
THY KINGDOM COME!
Recommended Scriptures: Mark 7:6; Matthew 21:15-16; Luke 4, 22

V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For the times that our lips have not served to praise God and sing his mercy in our lives. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not expressing the appreciation, gratitude and love that we have for our brothers and sisters. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For every word that has come out of our mouths and, consciously or unconsciously, has hurt, slandered, disappointed or scandalized. R/ Forgive us Lord. V/ For the times I have used my words to hurt the feelings of others, deepening their wounds or emotionally abusing them, consciously or unconsciously.
R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.


Day 5: From the hands to the heart
Recommended Scriptures: Mark 12:3; Matthew 4:31; Mark 5:24-34; Luke 4:40; Matthew 9:25

V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For the times we have not let the hand of God touch our hearts. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the times that we have not extended our hands to our brothers and sisters in need, letting indifference, laziness or coldness of heart enclose us in on ourselves. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the times in which, throughout our history, some members have abused others. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the times when we have offended you with impurity. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not applauding the victories and successes of others, leaving our brothers and sisters without consolation and the support of my appreciation. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.


Day 6 : From the feet to the heart
Recommended Scriptures: John 13:14; Romans 10:15

THY KINGDOM COME!
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For our hesitation in kissing your crucified feet and sincerely repenting of our sins. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the times we have not embraced the fatigue of walking to meet our brothers and sisters, preferring a shorter and simpler path. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not being able to wash your feet in the feet of others with whom we live and work with every day. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For judging the dust on the feet of our brothers and sisters who have walked the hard paths and have been worn by you. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not running to serve the spiritual and material needs of our brothers and sisters, in this dying and needy world. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.

Day 7: From the mind to the heart
Recommended Scriptures: Matthew 22:37; Matthew 23:12-13; Romans 12:3

V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For being deceived by putting our value in what we know, in our intellectual achievements, instead of what we are before you. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the lies that have made us fall into the deception of thinking that it is possible to love without living in the truth. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the times I have used my studies, knowledge and arguments to pretend and fill myself, leaving you on the other side of the door of my heart. R/ Forgive us Lord. V/ For the times when, instead of being enlightened by the splendor of truth, we have locked ourselves in the fictitious world of our ideas, separated from reality. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For using truth as a weapon to attack our brothers and sisters, instead of enlightening them with truth in charity. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.


Day 8: From memory to the heart
Recommended Scriptures: Luke 2:19; Luke 22:19

THY KINGDOM COME!
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For distracting ourselves with life’s superficial pleasures instead of turning our hearts, like Mary, to the deep and eternal lights of your action in our life. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For letting the desert in our lives make us idealize the past, embittering our present in a constant complaint. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For keeping resentments toward our brothers and sisters for the offenses of the past. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For not celebrating and thanking you from the heart for all the good we have received from you through our brothers and sisters. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For complaining when our brothers and sisters make us see our mistakes and weaknesses, instead of listening to your voice that calls us to an ever-greater conversion in humility.
R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.


Day 9: From my heart to your Heart
(Mt 6, 21, Jn 19, 34, Lc 8, 15, Mt 22, 37, 1 Peter 3, 3-4)
THY KINGDOM COME!

V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus
R/ Forgive our trespasses as we also forgive those who trespass against us.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us to reconcile with ourselves and with others.
V/ Sacred Heart of Jesus,
R/ Help us love each other as you have loved us.
V/ For the times we have abused our authority. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the times we have abused our position as a spiritual guide or director to seek compensation, to control others, or to do what we want. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ By the deviations of our hearts that are our distrust, our suspicion, our lack of full acceptance of each other. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ For the unfair expectations that we place on the shoulders of our brothers and sisters, making them bear the heavy yoke of our demands. R/ Forgive us Lord.
V/ Let us pray: Sacred Heart of Jesus, you love us deeply and you know every corner of our interior: transform our heart to have your same feelings, your same way of listening, of tasting, of seeing, of speaking, of touching, of walking, thinking and remembering. Purify us from within in the living flames of your Love so that we can reconcile ourselves with ourselves and with others.
R/ Amen.

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