Short Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ
By St Margaret Mary Alacoque
I give and consecrate to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ
my person and my life, my actions, trials and sufferings,
so that I may no longer wish to make use of any part of my being
except to honor, love, and glorify Him.
This is my irrevocable will,
to belong entirely to Him and to do everything for His love,
and I renounce with all my heart anything that can be displeasing to Him.
I take Thee, then,
O sacred Heart,
as the sole object of my love,
the protector of my life,
the pledge of my salvation,
the remedy of my infirmities,
the reparation for all the sins of my life
and my sure refuge at the hour of my death.
Be, then,
O Heart of Goodness,
my justification with God the Father,
and turn aside the blows of His just wrath.
O Heart of Love,
I place all my confidence in Thee.
I fear everything from my malice
but placing my entire confidence in Thee,
O Heart of Love,
I hope all from Thine infinite Goodness.
May Thy pure love impress Thee so deeply in my heart that I can never forget Thee,
nor never be separated from Thee.
I beseech Thee by Thy boundless goodness to write my name in Thy Sacred Heart,
for I wish to live and die as Thy slave.
Amen.
