First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

“I will grant to all those who receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance. They will not die in my displeasure nor without receiving the Sacraments, and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.” - Promises 11 & 12 given by Our Lord Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

During the series of apparitions of Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French nun of the religious Order of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary between 1673 to 1675, Our Lord revealed His Sacred Heart – a heart pierced, enthroned in flames, surrounded by a crown of thorns and surmounted by a cross. He also revealed His desire for a devotion to His Sacred Heart and 12 promises that He would give to those who practiced this devotion. Among these, the 11 & 12 promises were pertaining to the practices of devotion to His Sacred Heart on the First Fridays of every month.

Accordingly, the Church has consecrated the first Friday of each month to the Sacred Heart, so that the faithful may receive Our Lord in Holy Communion on the first Fridays of nine consecutive months and receive the graces He promised to Saint Margaret Mary. In many churches around the world, the first Friday devotion begins with the faithful making a good confession in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Penance, followed by an all night Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Mass on Friday.

Our Lord Jesus also promised that “I will bless every place where the picture of My Sacred Heart is exposed and honoured.” Another form of devotion to the Sacred Heart is the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in Catholic homes where a priest or head of the household consecrates the members of the household to the Sacred Heart. An image of the Sacred Heart that has been blessed by a priest is then placed in the home. The practice of the Enthronement is based upon Pius XII's declaration that devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is "the foundation on which to build the kingdom of God in the hearts of individuals, families, and nations. Read more about devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus...here

The prayer for the Consecration of families to the Sacred Heart of Jesus can be prayed at the below link:

Prayer for Consecration of families to the Sacred Heart of Jesus