Sacred Heart of Jesus
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The physical Heart of Jesus, is the object of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart. →
To win souls to His love,the chief end of the devotion.The Church has deemed that we ought to recognize His infinite love by our own acts of love, penance, and reparation. The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was officially recognized and approved by Pope Clement XIII in 1765, seventy-five years after the death of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque to whom Christ appeared and revealed His Sacred Heart as a symbol of His love for mankind. In 1794, Pope Pius VI issued a decree approving the devotion and granting indulgences to those who practice it. On June 11, 1899, in what he referred to as “the great act” of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIII solemnly consecrated all mankind to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
“Behold this Heart,” Jesus said sorrowfully, as He held His pierced Heart out to St. Margaret Mary. “Behold this Heart which has so loved men, that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself in order to testify to its love. In return, I have received from the greater part only ingratitude, by their irreverence and their sacrilege, and by the coldness and contempt they have for Me in this sacrament of Love.”
In reality the Heart held out to Margaret Mary is offered to you as tangibly as it was to her—just under a different appearance. It is the same Heart that is offered to us today in the “sacrament of love” that the majority of humanity has “coldness and contempt” for, the Eucharistic Heart of jesus.Return His Love!
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Devotion EMPHASIS:
- CONSECRATION [We consecrate ourselves to the Sacred Heart by acknowledging Him as Creator and Redeemer and as having full rights over us as King of Kings, by repenting, and by resolving to serve Him.]
- REPARATION [When we apply that to the Heart of Jesus, it means giving Jesus love, reverence and gratitude to compensate for what we and others have failed to give Him, and what we are restoring to “good condition” is His Heart, made happy once again by our sensitivity and loving effort.]
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12 Promises:
The Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to St. Margaret Mary
(1) "I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
(2) I will establish peace in their homes.
(3) I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
(4) I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all, in death.
(5) I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.
(6) Sinners will find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.
(7) Lukewarm souls shall become fervent.
(8) Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.
(9) I will bless every place in which an image of my Heart is exposed and honored.
10) I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
(11) Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart.
(12) I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment."
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JESUS REQUESTED THE FEAST IN 1675
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque received private revelations from Jesus Christ. Jesus spoke to her on June 16, 1675, and asked her specifically to promote a feast that honored his Sacred Heart, “the Friday after the Octave of Corpus Christi be set apart for a special Feast to honor My Heart.”
- On the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, attend Mass and receive Holy Communion (in a state of grace) with all the purity of heart, with all the reverence, interior recollection, devotion and love which is in us. Publicly recite the act of reparation Jesu dulcissime.
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It was revealed to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque by Our Lord that He desires the faithful to be devoted most sincerely to His Sacred Heart. Those who make nine First Friday communions, He told her, will receive the grace of final perseverance, die in His grace, and receive the Sacraments before their death.
- Receive Holy Communion on nine consecutive, First Fridays (preferably at Holy Mass) with the intention of honoring Our Lord Jesus Christ’s Most Sacred Heart. Note: If you have knowledge that you are not in a state of Sanctifying Grace (that is, you are knowledgeable of mortal sin(s) on your soul, and thus unable to receive Holy Communion) you will also need to go to Confession prior to receiving your Holy Communion on the First Friday.
- Reparation = The Nine First Fridays must be made in honor of and in reparation to Our Lord’s Most Sacred Heart for all the blasphemies, outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences committed against It.
- Pray for the intentions of the Holy Father. Usually this is done with one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.
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The Holy Hour is an exercise of mental or vocal prayer, in memory of the agony of our Lord in the Garden of Olives.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus said 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."
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Enthronement of the Sacred Heart is a solemn act of a family giving formal recognition of the kingship of Christ over their family and home and the official, ceremonial beginning of a family's commitment to live out the effects of their recognition of Christ's Kingship. During the Enthronement ceremony, a blessed image of the Sacred Heart is hung in the most prominent place in the house. Formal prayers led by a priest or head of household, are prayed and then each member of the household signs a certificate of the Covenant. Enthronement honors Jesus Christ as king and ruler of a household, a religious community or any other structured organization. Contact Fr. Bart Stevens if you are a parishioner seeking Enthronement.
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