FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR
May 29, 2026
Dear Friends in Christ,
The Church, from the day of Pentecost, when the Lord gave birth to her by pouring out the Holy Spirit, sees the world from a different perspective. We are called to see the world from the perspective of the Lord Jesus and his heart with burns with love for all humanity. June is the month of the Sacred Heart, a time to reflect upon the heart of God’s Son.
This year, our Archbishop is calling upon on to renew our devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He has written a beautiful pastoral letter on this special devotion which expands our heart with Christ’s passionate love for us. This week and next it will be inserted in our bulletin in 2 parts ways to practice this devotion.
Later this month on Friday, June 12, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The bishops of the United States, will consecrate our nation in this 25) year of its birth, the Sacred Heart. As we enter into the month of June, the month of the Sacred Heart, may I invite us all to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart in our personal prayer. May it remind us the abundant love and grace that flows for the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the call the we each have received to pass on testify to this love in our broken world:eHh
LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy
God our Father in heaven have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world have mercy on us
God the Holy Spirit have mercy on us
Holy Trinity, one God have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, one with the eternal Word have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, infinite in majesty have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven
have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, source of justice and love. have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, well-spring of all virtue have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, treasure-house of wisdom and knowledge have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, in whom there dwells the fullness of God have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased
have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, from whose fullness we have all received have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, desire of the eternal hills have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, generous to all who turn to you
have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with insults have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, broken for our sins have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, pierced by a lance have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, victim of our sins have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, salvation of all who trust in you
have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, hope of all who die in you have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
have mercy on us
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart.
Touch our hearts and make them like your own.
Let us pray.
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son
and recall the wonders of his love for us,
may be made worthy to receive
an overflowing measure of grace
from that fount of heavenly gifts.
Through Christ our Lord.
Blessings on your week!
Fr Johnson
