The Divine Praises prayer is a public prayer that is the last prayer recited at the benediction of a holy hour of adoration. The Divine Praises prayer can also be recited privately in Eucharistic adoration. When the Divine Praises prayer is prayed publicly, the leader prays and the recitation is then repeated by the adorers. The Divine Praises prayer is recited to make reparation for irreverent words and blasphemies committed against God and His Divine name, His Most Holy Mother, His angels and the saints.
History of the Divine Praises Prayer
Divine Praises prayer was written originally in Italian by Fr. Luigi Felici, SJ, in 1797. He wrote the Divine Praises to make reparation for the many blasphemies committed by the people.
The Divine Praises
Divine Praises in English
AMEN.
Divine Praises in Latin
Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius. Benedictus Iesus Christus, verus Deus et verus homo. Benedictum Nomen Iesu. Benedictum Cor eius sacratissimum. Benedictus Sanguis eius pretiosissimus. Benedictus Iesus in sanctissimo altaris Sacramento. Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus, Paraclitus. Benedicta excelsa Mater Dei, Maria sanctissima. Benedicta sancta eius et immaculata Conceptio. Benedicta eius gloriosa Assumptio. Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris. Benedictus sanctus Ioseph, eius castissimus Sponsus. Benedictus Deus in Angelis suis, et in Sanctis suis.
AMEN.
May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time, Amen.
Why make Reparation to God?
“In the Sacred Heart, every treasure of wisdom and knowledge is hidden. The Heart of the Lord Jesus is the starting-point of the holiness of each one of us. From the Heart of the Lord Jesus let us learn the love of God and understanding of the mystery of sin. Let us make acts of reparation to the Divine Heart for the sins committed by us and by our fellow men. Let us make reparation for rejecting God’s goodness and love. Let us draw close each day to this fount from which flow springs of living water. Let us cry out with the Samaritan woman “Give us this water”, for it wells up to eternal life.” – Saint John Paul II
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