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.

Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and 1 Glory be Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put all my trust in thee. II. O my Jesus, you said, "verily I say to you, whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My Name He ...