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Day 7 novena to the Sacred Heart: With Pope Francis through Jesus’ 5 wounds

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Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 06/16/20 - updated on 05/21/23
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Seventh petition: Jesus, allow me to see you praying for me before the Father

Day 7: Jesus, allow me to see you praying for me before the Father. Jesus, thank you for praying for me before the Father.

Conclude by praying five Our Fathers, as you contemplate each of Jesus’ five wounds. This is the invitation of Pope Francis:

With repeated references in homilies and meditations, Pope Francis has revealed his special devotion to the Five Wounds of Jesus.

The Holy Father sees in this devotion a path to arrive to the Sacred Heart, and there to find that this heart is the beating heart of Divine Mercy.

He also sees it as a path to draw close to suffering humanity, and to recognize that Jesus has taken his wounds to the Father in order to pray for his wounded brothers and sisters.

Let us meditate on the Five Wounds with Pope Francis as a novena in preparation for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, which this year falls on June 11.

That I may behold your wounded beauty
That I may commit myself to you as my God

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