Sacred Heart Novena – Day 8 – Discerning Hearts Podcast

Sacred Heart Novena – Day 8 – Discerning Hearts Podcast

June 9, 2026 · 6 min

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This episode focuses on the eighth day of the Sacred Heart Novena, emphasizing themes of mercy, forgiveness, and spiritual guidance from Jesus as the Good Shepherd.

Sacred Heart Novena – Day 8 My God and my Savior, Jesus Christ, I believe it to be an undeniable truth. I believe it firmly, O Jesus, that you are my good shepherd. Even if you had not said it, I would believe it because I know that you have in my behalf always manifested the heart of a good shepherd. Would that I, during my entire life, had permitted the goodness and solicitude of your Heart to lead me; would that I had never departed from your side, for then I would not have suffered so much misery and tribulation. But alas, I was untrue to you so often that in consequence I fell into the abyss of sin and was mortally wounded. Now, however, your straying lamb calls to you from the depths of its misery. O my Good Shepherd, have mercy on me; give me proof again of your compassionate Heart. After all that you have thus far done for me, I cannot believe that your Heart will reject me. Consequently, I beseech this Heart, I embrace it with confidence; and conjure you by all your merits that you obtain for me from your heavenly Father the forgiveness of my sins and the grace for a complete conversion. And then I also pray for the grace of (mention your request) which I am so…

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