According to tradition, this litany, approved in 1899 for public recitation, originated at Marseilles, where devotion to the Sacred Heart became very popular during the early eighteenth century.

Here are two prayers to honor and invoke Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the latter being a link to a litany: Prayer to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, what ...

God, the Holy Ghost, 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 in the womb of the Virgin Mother ...