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.

At that moment, heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting ... designed by God through the Holy Spirit to see how Jesus would accomplish His earthly ...

Since everyone who believes in Jesus receives the Holy Spirit ... and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and ...

We believe in the Holy Spirit ... As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting ...