As we celebrate the holiday that is centered on hearts and love, let us recall that we can only give what we possess. Let us concentrate on The Heart and The Love given to us first through the person of Jesus.
Let us thank God for His pure and genuine love and once again, dedicate and consecrate ourselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and offer to all we love, what He has given us first.
Happy Valentines Day!
God bless us all!
Fr. Citino
Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart
Most Sacred Heart of our Lord, and Savior, Jesus Christ,
I consecrate myself to you today.
You are the font of divine love
and concerned for all of your creatures
for whom you shed your
precious blood upon the cross. Receive me, beloved Redeemer,
as I seek to give myself totally to you.
Accept my thoughts and actions, my prayers
and devotion, my pains and my cares, my joys and
sorrow. Make all of them yours in union with your
most Sacred Heart, and may they always conform to your will
which I now take as my rule and guide.
As I consecrate myself to you, I ask you to
create in me a new heart,
one which will be free from sin and filled with compassion and love for all people.
Make me an instrument in your divine plan of salvation.
Ever keep me strong in faith, hope and love,
and never let me be separated from you.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
make my heart like unto thine!
Amen.