Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Opening Prayer:
O most Sacred Heart Of Jesus, in which dwelleth the fullness of the divinity and of those fullness we have all received, Thou art the fountain of life and holiness. Grant me a heart that is like unto Thine. Since Thou art our refuge and our strength, Who art the author of mercy, hearken to my prayers and grant that what I ask with faith, I may effectually obtain if it is for the good of my soul and the greater glory of God. Amen.

Divine and most merciful Heart Of Jesus, Who through Thy sincere desire and deep love to bring me unto salvation, hast given consolation and dispelled the fears that becloud our hearts; inflame my heart with love of Thee, and wash away the indifference to which my soul is often subjected because of my innumerable sins. Grant me the grace necessary to atone for all my iniquities and ingratitude. O Heart most lovable, may my offering be acceptable to Thee, so that it may purify me from my sins and grant that I may obtain the grace I need during this novena if it is for the good of my soul and the greater glory of God. Amen.

__ I fly to Your Mercy, Compassionate God, Who alone are good.Although my misery is great and my offenses are many,I trust in Your Mercy because You are the God of Mercy,and it has never been heard of in all ages,nor do Heaven or Earth remember,that a soul trusting in Your Mercy has been disappointed.
(State your intentions)

__ Jesus, Friend of a lonely heart, You are my haven.You are my peace.You are my salvation.You are my serenity in moments of struggle and amidst an ocean of doubts.Amen

LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, 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 by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, Have mercy on us. Heart of Jesus, united substantially with the Word of God, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus of infinite majesty, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, vessel of justice and love, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Have mercy on us. Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells all the fullness of divinity, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in whose fullness we have all received, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, desire of the eternal hills, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, rich to all who invoke You, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, loaded down with disgrace, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, made obedient unto death, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, victim for our sin, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You, Have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints, Have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Make our hearts like yours.
Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, graciously regard the heart of Your well-beloved Son and the acts of praise and satisfaction which He renders You on behalf of us sinners; and through their merit, grant pardon to us who implore Your mercy, in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen

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Now conclude the prayers of the novena by saying Three Our Father's, three Hail Mary's and three Glory Be's in honor of the sufferings of our Lord. Say this novena for nine days consecutively

Duniway Lilac Garden

Portland is known as the "City of Roses", however; at this time of the year, before the roses begin to appear in earnest at the public rose gardens, there is another, lesser know garden just reaching its peak beauty. The Duniway Lilac Garden has been at the bottom of Marquam Hill since the 1930s. The original collection was the work of a Mr. Case, who's specimens were given as a gift to the city when he passed away. A lilac specialist was called in to arrange and place the plants and there they have remained for 70 years. There garden is named after Abigail Duniway, the first registered woman voter in our county and an early feminist, who as far as I can tell, had no interest in lilacs or gardening in general.

I find this rather unfair, considering it was Mr. Case who lavished his love and care on the collection and without whom there would be no garden in the first place. However, Portland is a city where one would never dream of naming a thing after a dead white man, no matter how much he may have actually contributed to bringing said thing to pass, and this is especially true when there perfectly good dead feminists lying about, who have had nothing named after them. I suspect Mrs. Duniway did not take much time to enjoy lilacs.

Be that as it may, the garden sits just down the road from where I work, so earlier this week I took the opportunity to stroll down the hill one evening and enjoy them to the fullest. In many ways Portland is a lovely city and perfectly suited for walking. This is the path I take from work down to the garden. Believe it or not, this is in the middle of the largest city in Oregon.

After a nice stroll down the shady path you will come out on a large, well cared for green, with a liberal sprinkling of lawn daises. The garden lies at the far west end of the park. I contains over 125 varieties of lilac, including a rare Japanese breed that blooms in June. There are also many willows, dogwood, Douglas fir and some truly huge old cedars surrounding the garden.

Lilacs are, hands down, my favorite flower. When I see them I know spring has well and truly arrived. Unlike crocuses, snow drops or even daffodils, lilacs are not a flower to give one a false impression about the way things really are. They do not lull you into a misguided sense of security. When you see lilacs then you know, without a doubt the spring has sprung, so to speak, and there will be no more sneaky snowstorms waiting to wreck havoc on the morning traffic. It may still rain, this being Oregon after all, but at least now the rain will be fairly warm, the sun will shine and summer is only a little ways off.

The perfume of over 100 lilacs blooming at once can not be described. It is a heady mingling of dozens of scents, all different and yet strangely the same.

And the variety of colors and subtle shades is amazing. Many of them I have never seen anywhere else.

They are a wonderful old fashioned flower and while not as popular as they once were, if I ever own a house....

I plan to have many...

many different kinds....

planted all about my yard.

I Have a Treasure

Recently I was fortunate to aquire the treasure you see here. I love old books about housekeeping, manners and cooking. To those in the know, Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Mnagement is one of the holy grails of the genre. My version is not a first edition, but rather a later one that came out after Mrs. Beeton's early death. I believe it is the 1888 edition and the book is fully three and a quarter inches thick with more than 1600 pages. It is in very good condition for its age, having only two loosish pages in the back and some cracking in the hinges at the top, all of which can easily be put right again. There is some spotting to a few of the pages, but it is an old cookbook so that is to be expected and, to me, is rather endearing.

I aquired it from an older man who was disposing of his mother's estate. For this reason it has all of the things I love most in an old cook book, namely her notes and clippings. The lady in question obviously loved this book and cared for it well. It is quite possible she, her mother, or grandmother carried it to America from England or Canada as it is not an American edition, and all the clippings I have discovered so far seem to be from English or Canadian papers. I plan to have many blog entries around this lovely book and it is my hope to test some of the recipies and record the results here. I will also share from other books in my collection as well as any additional aquisitions, of which I am sure there will be many.

For now I leave you with with some recipes from the clippings I found in her book. She saved a whole series of them around the subject of cooking with and preserving apples. I simply suspected the lady or her family had a fondness for apples but then I found another clipping that discussed a ban on the importing of apples to England, sadly the dates have been removed from all the clippings. The backs of many of the articles have pictures of women and children which lead be to believe this occured in the late teens or possibly early twenties of the last century. Perhaps the lack of imported apples was due to the First World War?

"FOR THE HOUSEWIFE"
The ban on the import of apples makes it most urgent to conserve this very valuable fruit. Apples that will not store in their ordinary condition may be bottled ready for use. Core sound baking apples and into the cavities put a little sugar and cinnamon, although the sugar can be dispensed with. Bake these until tender in a dish containing a little water. Meantime prepare a syrup of one quarter sugar to three-quarters water. Pack the baked apples in hot sterilised jars. Cover with the boiling syrup to the very top and srew down immediately. - BEACHCOMBER.

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Apple Dishes.

APPLE MOULD. - Peel and cut up six good sized apples. Cook in an enaelled suacepan with very little water, sugar to taste, ground cloves, grated lemon rind. When quite soft beat until smooth.

Blend one large tablespoonful of cornflour with a little milk, add sufficient hot milk to make together with the apple pulp one pint. Cook over fire until cornflour tastes cooked (ten minutes), add more sugar if neccessary. Turn into a wet mould and allow to set.

The Pillar of the Cloud

Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene, -- one step enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that Thou
Should'st lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead Thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.
So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on,
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone;
And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.

~By Cardinal John Henry Newman