A Protestant Visits an Irish Catholic Church in Chicago
Day 8 - Our Lady of Sorrows Novena In Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows Eighth Day If we would be faithful to the gospel, we must take up our cross daily and follow Him. Let us begin, In the name of the + Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Act of Contrition O MY GOD, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen. A Short Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart Sacred Heart of Jesus, filled with infinite love, broken by my ingratitude, pierced by my sins, yet loving me still, accept the consecration that I make to You, of all that I am and all that I have. Take every faculty of my soul and body, and draw me, day by day, nearer and nearer to Your Sacred Side, and there, as I can bear t...