THE ENTHRONEMENT

of the

SACRED HEART

OF JESUS

If a Mass will be celebrated, it is recommended that a votive Mass of the Sacred Heart be used unless there is another overriding Liturgical celebration.

 

♥OPENING

 

PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER:

This is one of the most important gatherings of our lives since the Enthronement brings countless blessings.  By the Enthronement we proclaim Jesus as King who rules over us through love….but He is more like a Father than a ruler.  He becomes our generous Provider, our Friend, our Counselor, our spiritual Physician, our constant Companion, the unseen Guest at every meal.

 

We certainly want Him to be all these things because each and every one of us needs His help.  It is not easy to be good and do good.  We can’t do it alone, but with Jesus’ help, we can.

 

Select a MEMBER (of the family/organization) to read an appropriate Scripture passage such as Deuteronomy 7:6-11.  Reflect on this Reading and share with each other what was said to your individual hearts.

 

PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER:

Jesus is your Lord and He rules through His Heart!  He desires to be enthroned as King and Lord of your hearts and of your (family/organization) as your brother and friend.  He longs to share your everyday life, your joys as well as your sorrows.

 

Scripture says, “My people, whom I love so dearly, behold I stand at the door and knock:  if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him and he with Me.”  (Rv 3:20)

 

Jesus is your savior and your Liberator.  He wants to save you and your (family/organization) from the evil forces working to destroy it, to liberate you from the slavery of sin and the shackles of fear, depression and worry.

 

Jesus is ready to release in your (home/organization) the power of His Spirit.  He is the Healer, the Consoler, the Sanctifier, and the Teacher.  But He will not force His way into your heart or your (home/organization).  He wants to be invited.  He is waiting to hear you say to Him:

 

FAMILY/ORGANIZATION:

Come Lord Jesus!  Stay with us, we need You!  Be the Lord, the Brother, the Friend of our

(family/organization)!  Send us Your Holy Spirit and give us new hearts, a new spirit!  Say to us as you did to John:  Surely I am coming soon.  (Rv 22:20)

 

PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER:

Yes the Father loves you, Jesus loves you, the Holy Spirit loves you.  What have you to fear?  His Wounded Heart is the sign and pledge of His merciful love.  His heart is open to receive you!

 

♥BLESSING OF IMAGE

 

♥PROCESSION AND ENTHRONEMENT

The LEADER (of household/organization) takes the Sacred Heart image into his/her hands in preparation for the procession to the place of honor.  Another MEMBER (of household/organization) carries the Bible.  MEMBERS (of family/organization) with candles slowly lead the procession to where the image will be placed.  Any hymn that proclaims Jesus as Lord or King may be sung.  One such song is:  “To Jesus Christ our Sovereign King”

 

Arriving at the throne, the MEMBERS (of family/organization) gather in a semicircle.  Before enthroning the Sacred Heart the LEADER (of household/organization) says while placing the image of the Sacred Heart in the selected place:

 

“I now enthrone Jesus as King, Lord, and Friend of our (family/organization).”

 

Another MEMBER (of household/organization) places the Bible near the Sacred Heart image and says:

 

“We are nourished by the Body and Blood of Christ and the Word of God.”

 

FAMILY/ORGANIZATION:

Jesus, we love You, we praise You!  We accept Your loving rule over our hearts

and our (family/organization).

 

MEMBERS (of family/organization) place the candles on either side of the image.

 

ALL:  “God is enthroned as King forever!” (Ps 29)  “All that the Lord has said we will

heed and do.”  (Ex 24:7)

 

PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER:  As an act of loving faith in all of Jesus’ teachings (manifestations of

His love), and as an act of atonement for those who reject them or do not practice them, let us say the Apostles’ Creed.

 

ALL:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified died and was buried.  He descended into hell; the third day he arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy CatholicChurch, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.  Amen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kneeling or standing facing the image of the Sacred Heart, the FAMILY/ORGANIZATION now makes their covenant with the Heart of Jesus, Our King, Lord and Friend:

 

FAMILY/ORGANIZATION:

Jesus, we enthrone You as King and proclaim You as Lord and Friend of our (family/organization).  Yes Lord, we do want You to rule over our hearts and wills through Your loving Heart.  Share our everyday life; our joys and sorrows.  Be our well beloved Brother, our intimate Friend!

 

Come, Lord Jesus, come!  Our hearts and (home/organization) are open to You.  Stay with us, we need You.  Release in our (home/organization) the power of Your Spirit, the Healer, the Consoler.  Save our (family/organization) from the evil forces seeking to destroy us.

 

Our Father in heaven take away our stony hearts and give us new hearts; unselfish, generous and pure hearts filled with love for You!  Heal our hurts, bind up our wounds, unite us in love.  May our love go beyond our (family/organization) and inspire us to love those in need as Jesus loves us.

 

Lord Jesus, to Your loving, glorified Heart, Your wounded Heart, we dedicate, we consecrate our weak, our selfish hearts.  We humbly acknowledge that without You we can do nothing, but with Your help and Your grace we can do all things:  even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we fear no evil, for You are with us, Your rod and Your staff, they comfort us.

 

Mary, Mother of the Churchand our Mother, help us to make our (family/organization) a true reflection of Your Church, that is, a community of love, a worshiping, praying (family/organization).

 

GoodSt. Joseph, head of the Holy Family, watch over us as you watched over Jesus and Mary atNazareth.  Obtain for each of us that same loving trust in Divine Providence that sustained you in all your trials.

 

May the Lord bless us and keep us!  May His face shine upon us and be gracious to us!  May He look upon this (family/organization) with kindness and give us peace!  And may Almighty God bless us, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

Praise the Lord, now and forever.  Amen.

 

PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER:  Let us pray the following prayers for the intentions of the Holy

Father, Pope Benedict XVI:

Our Father….; Hail Mary….; Glory Be….

 

PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER:  Introduces the general intercessions with the following prayer:

Lord, Jesus, You told us, “Whatever you ask the Father in My Name, He will give it to you.”  In Your Name, and with great confidence, we pray:

 

ALL RESPOND:  “Lord hear our prayer!”  or any other appropriate response.  (Members of the family/organization are invited to make their own petitions.)

 

♥For the grace of being faithful to this covenant with Jesus and our new way of life in Him.  We pray to the Lord….

 

♥For in increase of personal, generous love for Jesus.  We pray to the Lord….

 

♥For greater trust in His merciful love.  We pray to the Lord….

 

♥That the Holy Spirit may always find our hearts responsive to His call.  We pray to the Lord….

 

♥For a deeper appreciation of the greatest gift of the Heart of Jesus, the Eucharist, through frequent Mass and Communion and especially on First Fridays and First Saturdays.  We pray to the Lord….

 

♥That we may receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation more often, in order to increase our love for Jesus and avoid sin.  We pray to the Lord….

 

♥That Bible reading and the Rosary recitation become part of our daily spiritual formation.  We pray to the Lord….

 

♥That the Holy Spirit may heal all our hurts and remove from our hearts anything that is preventing us from giving ourselves lovingly to Jesus and one another.  We pray to the Lord….

 

And for any intentions that you would like to add at this time….

 

FAMILY/ORGANIZATION:

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we thank You for choosing our (family/organization) to receive the gift of Your presence and of Your love.  Help make this (home/organization) another Bethany, where You will always find Yourself among friends.  Amen.

 

 

♥CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER:  Our Holy Father has urged all to consecrate themselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, therefore let us honor her with this prayer:

 

FAMILY/ORGANIZATION:

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, and tender Mother of the Churchwe consecrate ourselves to you and to your Immaculate Heart and recommend to your loving care our (family/organization), all of those in our neighborhoods and all throughout our country.

 

Please accept our consecration dearest Mother and use this (family/organization) and all (families/organizations) to accomplish your designs upon the world.  O Spouse of the Holy Spirit, kindle in our hearts and (homes/organizations) the love of purity, the practice of truly Christian life and the courage to witness our faith even at the cost of ridicule and suffering.

 

Make our (home/organization) a Marian shrine, a Eucharistic shrine, a house of prayer, a Christian fortress, a truly domesticChurch so that through us Jesus may be proclaimed as King and Lord and loved as Friend in many homes in our parish and in our country.  Amen.

If this ceremony is taking place with a FAMILY, then at this time the PRIEST/LAY PROMOTER will bless the FATHER who in turn blesses the MOTHER, and they both then bless the children.

 

♥CERTIFICATE

The Enthronement Certificate is signed by each member of the family, if a family enthronement, or by the leader or representative of the organization, followed by the priest/lay promoter.  Guests or other members of the organization may sign the front sides or reverse of the certificate if desired.  This Certificate is framed and placed near the image of the Sacred Heart in the home or organization.  A closing hymn may be sung.

 

♥CELEBRATION

To celebrate this important event, refreshments may be served.

♥PRAYERS

 

 

THE APOSTLES CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified died and was buried.  He descended into hell; the third day he arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy CatholicChurch, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.  Amen.

 

THE OUR FATHER

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.  Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.  Amen.

 

THE HAIL MARY

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee!  Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

 

THE GLORY BE

Glory be to the Father, to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen.

 

DAILY OFFERING

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for sin, for the intentions of all my friends and associates, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father.