The Sacred Heart Of Jesus.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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In the Roman Catholic Tradition, The Sacred Heart has been closely associated with Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ. In his encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor, Pope Pius XI stated: “The spirit of expiation, or reparation, has always had the first and foremost place in the Worship given to The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus”.

The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart, shining with Divine Light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by The Crown of Thorns, surmounted by a Cross, and Bleeding.

"O Sacred Heart".

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Sometimes, the image is shown shining within The Bosom of Christ, with His Wounded Hands pointing at The Heart. The Wounds and Crown of Thorns allude to the manner of Jesus’ Death, while the fire represents the Transformative Power of Divine Love.

The Feast of The Sacred Heart has been in The Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar since 1856, and is celebrated nineteen days after Pentecost, always on a Friday.

Divine Love.

Devotion to The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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"Sweet Heart of Jesus".

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Catholic Holy Card depicting The Sacred Heart of Jesus, circa 1880.

Auguste Martin Collection, University of Dayton Libraries.

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Author: Turgis.

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The Sacred Heart Of Jesus.

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For the Month of June, please say the following Prayer once each day in honour of Our Lord's Sacred Heart:

O dearest Jesus, Whose Most Amiable Heart excludes not even the greatest sinners if they turn to Thee, grant, we beseech Thee, to me and all penitent sinners, a heart like unto Thine;

That is, a humble heart that even in the midst of temporal honours, loves a hidden life, a life little esteemed by men;

A meek heart that bears with all and seeks to be revenged on no one;

A patient heart that is resigned in adversity and happy even in the midst of most trying circumstances;

A peaceful heart that is ever at peace with others and with itself;

A disinterested heart that is always content with what it has;

A heart that loves Prayer and Prays often and cheerfully;

A heart that only desires that God be known, honoured and loved by all His creatures;

That grieves for nothing except when God is offended;

Despises nothing but sin;

Wishes for nothing but the Glory of God and its neighbour's salvation;

A pure heart that in all things seeks God alone and desires to please Him;

A grateful heart that does not forget, but duly values, the benefits of God;

A strong heart that is daunted by no evil, but bears all adversity for the love of God;

A heart liberal to the poor and compassionate to the suffering Souls in Purgatory;

A well-ordered heart, whose joys and sorrows, desires and aversions,
Nay, whose every motion is regulated according to The Will of God.

~Prayer of Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer, C.S.S.R.