O most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Thou didst reveal to the Blessed Margaret Mary Thy desire to rule over Christian families; behold, in order to please Thee, we stand before Thee this day, to proclaim Thy full sovereignty over our family.
We desire henceforth to live Thy life, we desire that the virtues, to which Thou hast promised peace on earth, may flower in the bosom of our family; we desire to keep far from us the spirit of the world, which Thou hast condemned.
Thou art King of our hearts by our love of Thee alone, with which our hearts are on fire and whose flame we shall nourish by frequent reception of the Holy Eucharist.
Be pleased, O Sacred Heart, to preside over our gathering together, to bless our spiritual and temporal affairs, to ward off all annoyance from us, to bless our joys and comfort our sorrows.
If any of us has ever been so unhappy as to fall into the misery of displeasing Thee, grant that he may remember, O Heart of Jesus, that Thou art full of goodness and mercy toward the repentant sinner.
And when the hour of separation strikes and death enters our family circle, whether we go or whether we stay, we shall all bow meekly before Thine eternal decrees.
This shall be our consolation, to remember that the day will come, when our entire family, once more united in heaven, shall be able to sing of Thy glory and Thy goodness forever.
May the immaculate Heart of Mary and the glorious Patriarch Saint Joseph vouchsafe to offer Thee this our act of consecration, and to keep the memory thereof alive in us all the days of our lives.
Glory to the Heart of Jesus, our King and our Father! Amen
O Cor Sanctissimum Jesu,
qui beatae Margaritae Mariae voluisti te regnare in Christianorum familiis, ecce, ut tibi placere possimus, hodie adsto tecum, ut plenam tibi dominationem in familia nostra proclamemus.
Vitam tuam vivere cupimus, ut virtutes quibus pacem terris promisisti in sinu familiae nostra floreant, et ut spiritum mundi, quem tu damnavisti, longe ab eis teneamus.
Tu cor nostrum uno amore tibi soli regnas, cuius flamma ardenti, per frequens Sanctae Eucharistiae susceptionem nutriemus.
Cor tuum, O Sacratissime Jesu, noscum praesidere iube, spiritales et temporales res nostras benedicere, ab omni molestia nos defendere, gaudia nostra benedicere et dolores nostros consolari.
Si quis nostrum unquam in miseria cecidit tibi displicere, concede ut reminiscatur, O Cor Jesu, te peccatorum paenitentium plenum bonitate et misericordia esse.
Et cum hora separationis advenerit et mors familiam nostram invaserit, sive abeamus sive maneamus, ante aeterna tua decretum omnes humiliter flectemus.
Hoc nobis solatium erit, ut recordemur diem illud futurum esse, quo familia nostra perfecta in caelis, gloria et bonitate tua in aeternum canticum canet.
Cor immaculatum Mariae et gloriosus Patriarcha Sancte Joseph, hanc nostram actum consecrationis tibi offerre dignentur, eamque in nobis omnibus vitae nostrae diebus viva conservent memoria.
Gloria sit Corde Jesu, nostro Regi et Patri! Amen.
In the visions of Jesus to St Margaret Mary Alocoque, our Lord asked that families be consecrated to His Most Sacred Heart.
In recognition of the goodness of this command, Holy Mother Church has prescribed that the recital of this prayer by a priest, deacon or head of the family as an act of consecration of that family to the Sacred Heart, carries with it an indulgence.
