June is the month dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

 

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June is the month dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. As we transition from the season of spring to summer, and embrace the warmth of God’s unconditional love, let us in return show our great love and devotion through the Sacred of Heart of the Infant King. http://infantkingoffering.org/

Join us at the Shrine of Christ the King and participate in the monthly novena to the Infant King from June 17th to June 25th. The Christ Child has promised us, “The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you.”

While you meditate on the Most Sacred Heart’s divine love for all of humanity, please prayerfully consider offering a candle or flower in honor of the Infant King, as a visible symbol of your love, devotion and thanksgiving. Your intentions will be placed at the foot of the altar of Christ our Infant King and will be remembered on the 25th of June during a Solemn High Mass, offered for your petitions.https://infantkingoffering.org/offering

April Novena to the Infant King at the Shrine of Christ the King

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April novena to the Infant King at the Shrine of Christ the King. https://infantkingoffering.org/

Pray with us every day of the novena:

O Divine Infant Jesus, I have recourse to Thee. Please, through Thy Blessed Mother, assist me in this necessity …mention intention…, because I firmly believe that Thy Divinity can help me. I hope with confidence to obtain Thy holy grace. I love Thee with all my heart and with all the strength of my soul. I repent sincerely of my sins and I beg Thee, O Good Jesus, to grant me the strength to triumph over them. I resolve never more to offend Thee and I come to offer myself to Thee with the intention of enduring everything rather than to displease Thee. Henceforth, I desire to serve Thee with fidelity and, for the love of Thee, O Divine Infant, I will love my neighbor as myself.

All-powerful Infant, O Jesus, I implore Thee again, assist me in this need. Grant me the grace of possessing Thee eternally with Mary and Joseph and of adoring Thee with the angels in the Heavenly Court. Amen.

Monthly Novena to the Infant King from March 17th to March 25th.

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Holy Week – the richest liturgical season of Holy Mother Church: a time for prayer, reconciliation, and reflection and meditation upon Our Lord’s Passion. For this year’s Holy Week, let us ask the Infant King to help us prepare for His ultimate sacrifice on the Cross and for the glorification of His Resurrection to come!

Join us at the Shrine of Christ the King and participate in the monthly novena to the Infant King from March 17th to March 25th. The Christ Child has promised us, “The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you.” Please visit https://infantkingoffering.org/

While you meditate on Our Lord’s holy passion and revel in the glory of His Resurrection on Easter Sunday, please prayerfully consider offering a candle or flower in honor of the Infant King, as a visible symbol of your love, devotion and thanksgiving. Your intentions will be placed at the foot of the altar of Christ our Infant King and will be remembered on the 25th of March during a Solemn High Mass, offered for your petitions.

Monthly Novena

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Lent will soon be upon us – a penitential season of devotion and almsgiving. Through a meditative praying of the novena to the Infant King, let us show our love and devotion to Jesus Christ as He prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice on Calvary in reparation for our sins. Make a spiritual and contrite journey this Lent by joining us at the Shrine of Christ the King and participating in the monthly novena to the Infant King from February 17th to February 25th. The Child Jesus has promised us, “The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you.”

In the spirit of almsgiving, please prayerfully consider offering a candle or flower in honor of the Infant King, as a visible symbol of your love and devotion. Your intentions will be placed at the foot of the altar of Christ our Infant King and will be remembered on the 25th of February during a Solemn High Mass, offered for your petitions.
Please visit https://infantkingoffering.org/

Spiritual Bouquet for Archbishop Cordileone

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Spiritual Bouquet for the Archbishop

You are of course aware that Archbishop Cordileone has been beat up in the press quite a bit lately, for his support of Father Illo at Star of the Sea who is phasing out altar girls, and for the language change to the teacher contract at Catholic schools. A petition is circulating to support the Archbishop and everyone should sign it.

Meanwhile, it would be great to deliver the Archbishop a different sign of support—a spiritual bouquet. In short this consists of prayers offered to the Archbishop on his behalf. These are usually rosaries, but could be Masses offered, hours from Divine Office, etc. I will collect the names, types, and numbers of prayers, and present them to the Archbishop. Because my wife works for him it will not be a problem to get the names into his hands.

What to Do

To join the spiritual bouquet, please send an email no later than February 16th to spiritualbouquet@yahoo.com with the following information:

1. Name(s) of participants
2. The types of prayers to be offered (per person)
3. The number of prayers to be offered (per person)

I will send one follow up email to the list to confirm he has received the list, after which I will not use your email address for anything else related to this.

A single rosary takes about 20 minutes, so if you offer three rosaries you are spending an hour praying for our Archbishop!

This is going out to a group of people I know, but please feel free to forward on to anyone who might be interested. As the season of Septuagesima moves on into Lent, now is a great time to ramp up the prayers and there is no better cause!

June 20 – Day 4 of the Infant King Novena at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago

June 20 – Day 4 of the Infant King Novena at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago. 

 Let us adore the Infant King who promises, “The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you!”

Join us in PRAYER:
O Divine Infant Jesus, I have recourse to Thee. Please, through Thy Blessed Mother, assist me in this necessity …mention intention…, because I firmly believe that Thy Divinity can help me. I hope with confidence to obtain Thy holy grace. I love Thee with all my heart and with all the strength of my soul. I repent sincerely of my sins and I beg Thee, O Good Jesus, to grant me the strength to triumph over them. I resolve never more to offend Thee and I come to offer myself to Thee with the intention of enduring everything rather than to displease Thee. Henceforth, I desire to serve Thee with fidelity and, for the love of Thee, O Divine Infant, I will love my neighbor as myself.

All-powerful Infant, O Jesus, I implore Thee again, assist me in this need. Grant me the grace of possessing Thee eternally with Mary and Joseph and of adoring Thee with the angels in the Heavenly Court. Amen.

 

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https://infantkingoffering.org/

June 19 – Day 3 of the Infant King Novena at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago

June 19 – Day 3 of the Infant King Novena at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago. 

 Let us adore the Infant King who promises, “The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you!”

Join us in PRAYER:
O Divine Infant Jesus, I have recourse to Thee. Please, through Thy Blessed Mother, assist me in this necessity …mention intention…, because I firmly believe that Thy Divinity can help me. I hope with confidence to obtain Thy holy grace. I love Thee with all my heart and with all the strength of my soul. I repent sincerely of my sins and I beg Thee, O Good Jesus, to grant me the strength to triumph over them. I resolve never more to offend Thee and I come to offer myself to Thee with the intention of enduring everything rather than to displease Thee. Henceforth, I desire to serve Thee with fidelity and, for the love of Thee, O Divine Infant, I will love my neighbor as myself.

All-powerful Infant, O Jesus, I implore Thee again, assist me in this need. Grant me the grace of possessing Thee eternally with Mary and Joseph and of adoring Thee with the angels in the Heavenly Court. Amen.

 

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https://infantkingoffering.org/

June 18 – Day 2 of the Infant King Novena at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago

June 18 – Day 2 of the Infant King Novena at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago

With unfathomable love in His Sacred Heart, the Infant King promises, “The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you!”

Join us in PRAYER:
O Divine Infant Jesus, I have recourse to Thee. Please, through Thy Blessed Mother, assist me in this necessity …mention intention…, because I firmly believe that Thy Divinity can help me. I hope with confidence toobtain Thy holy grace. I love Thee with all my heart and with all the strength of my soul. I repent sincerely of my sins and I beg Thee, O Good Jesus, to grant me the strength to triumph over them. I resolve never more to offend Thee and I come to offer myself to Thee with the intention of enduring everything rather than to displease Thee. Henceforth, I desire to serve Thee with fidelity and, for the love of Thee, O Divine Infant, I will love my neighbor as myself.

All-powerful Infant, O Jesus, I implore Thee again, assist me in this need. Grant me the grace of possessing Thee eternally with Mary and Joseph and of adoring Thee with the angels in the Heavenly Court. Amen

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https://infantkingoffering.org/

Reminder: Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (starts today, June 18)

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Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore You,
I love You, and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer You this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Your will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in You and for You. Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death.
An Indulgence of 500 Days
(Apostolic Brief, Dec. 4, 1915; S.P. Ap., Nov 8, 1934)
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May the Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere.
Indulgence of 100 Days, once a day (Leo XIII, Sept 7, 1897)

Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.
Indulgence of 300 Days (Pius X, Sept 15, 1905)

May the Heart of Jesus in the most Blessed Sacrament be praised,
adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the
tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time.
Indulgence of 100 Days, once a day (Pius IX, Feb 29, 1868)

Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love Thee ever more and more!
Indulgence of 300 Days, each time (Pius IX, Nov 26, 1876)

Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love.
Indulgence of 300 Days, once a day (Leo XIII, May 21, 1892)

Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us, inflame our hearts with love of Thee.
Indulgence of 100 Days, once a day (Leo XIII, July 16, 1893)