Thanks to the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton, SD for this moving prayer on this Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Community Prayer of Dedication to the Sacred Heart…
God of all creation, and God of our hearts,
on this feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
we remember the love with which you first loved us.
We remember the gift of your Son,
Jesus Christ who brings us to birth and feeds us
with the blood and water flowing from his side, pierced on the cross.
Inspired by the Spirit of Love, we desire to give our hearts to you,
and to make the heart of Jesus our own.
Through his most Sacred Heart
we consecrate to you our monastery, the life and work
of each member of this community, and our beloved sick.
We ask you to receive this offering, which we make through Christ,
in the power of the Holy Spirit, one with you forever and ever. Amen.