According to tradition, this litany, approved in 1899 for public recitation, originated at Marseilles, where devotion to the Sacred Heart ... one God, . . . Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal ...

God, the Holy Ghost, 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 in the womb of the Virgin Mother ...

She revealed that Jesus requested to be honored during a holy hour and feast day devoted to his Sacred heart (Our Catholic Prayers). The feast day of the Sacred Heart was officially established in ...