Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

St. Margaret Mary

Margaret Mary was inspired by Christ to establish the Holy Hour and to pray lying prostrate with her face to the ground from eleven till midnight on the eve of the first Friday of each month, to share in the mortal sadness He endured when abandoned by His Apostles in His Agony, and to receive holy Communion on the first Friday of every month. In the first great revelation, He made known to her His ardent desire to be loved by men and His design of manifesting His Heart with all Its treasures of love and mercy, of sanctification and salvation. He appointed the Friday after the octave of the feast of Corpus Christi as the feast of the Sacred Heart; He called her "the Beloved Disciple of the Sacred Heart", and the heiress of all Its treasures. The love of the Sacred Heart was the fire which consumed her, and devotion to the Sacred Heart is the refrain of all her writings. In her last illness she refused all alleviation, repeating frequently: "What have I in heaven and what do I desire on earth, but Thee alone, O my God", and died pronouncing the Holy Name of Jesus.

From New Advent, learn more history here:

Holy Hour of Reparation

Jesus to St. Margaret Mary:

"Make reparation for the ingratitude of men. Spend an hour in prayer to appease Divine justice, to implore mercy for sinners, to honor Me, to console Me for My bitter suffering when abandoned by My Apostles, when they did not WATCH ONE HOUR WITH ME."

The holy hour done from 11-12 on the eve of the first Friday of the month is the original devotion. This is a devotion to the sacred heart and for making reperation for the Apostle's who fell asleep in the garden, instead of praying with Jesus, as well as everyone who "falls asleep" or deserts Him today. There are structured prayers which can be prayed throughout the hour, which can be found here:

Our Thursday Holy Hour

Shadow Leadership has practiced this devotion in a certain way. We do not do the entire set of prayers, however we do pray bi-weekly on Thursday nights from 11-12. This Holy Hour has a Latin Rosary and IS offered in reparation. Currently, silent prayer along with the Latin Rosary is favored instead of the list of prayers found above. In this way it is easier to invite to and for beginners to follow along. Our modified version can be found here: