Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

11 June 2025: Pope Leo XIV's prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a heartfelt appeal for compassion, mission, and daily encounter with Christ. The prayer reflects a desire to be transformed by the love of Jesus and to carry that love into the world. These words offer a moment of quiet reflection for those seeking closeness with Christ.

Prayer:

Lord, I come to your tender heart today,

to you who have words that set my heart ablaze,

to you who pour out compassion on the little ones and the poor,

on those who suffer, and on all human miseries.

I desire to know you more, to contemplate you in the Gospel,

to be with you and learn from you

and from the charity with which you allowed yourself

to be touched by all forms of poverty.

You showed us the Father’s love by loving us without measure

with your divine and human heart.

Grant all your children the grace of encountering you.

Change, shape, and transform our plans,

so that we seek only you in every circumstance:

in prayer, in work, in encounters, and in our daily routine.

From this encounter, send us out on mission,

a mission of compassion for the world

in which you are the source from which all consolation flows.

Amen.

May this prayer become a quiet companion each day—and a gentle gift to share with someone in need of hope.

By Catholic Connect Reporter