May 13, 2015
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“Come, My Heart is an abyss of Mercy, Love and Tenderness!” “My Sacred Heart is your Heaven!”
“Look at My Heart .... look, have I not opened the gate of My Heart for you!”
OTHER SAINTS on the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Marguerite M. Alacoque
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at Paray-Le-Monial received, among other things, the
12 Promises from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
St. Catherine Labouré
In the 18th and 19th centuries, northern and central France became fertile ground
for the growth of devotions to the hearts of Jesus and Mary, both jointly and
individually with figures such as Saint Louis de Montfort promoting Mariology
and Saint Catherine Labouré's Miraculous Medal depicting the Heart of Jesus
thorn-crowned and the Heart of Mary pierced with a sword.
POPES on the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pope Pius XII — “Those Heavenly blessings which devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus pours into the souls of the Faithful, purifying them,
refreshing them with Heavenly consolation and urging them to acquire all virtues, cannot be counted.”
Pope Pius XII — “The Church has always held devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in such regard and continues to esteem it so greatly that She
strives to have this devotion flourish throughout the world and to promote it in every way.”
Pope Leo XIII — called devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus a “most excellent form of religion ... This devotion which we recommend to all will be
profitable to all.”
Pope Leo XIII — “In the Sacred Heart there is the symbol and the express image of the Infinite Love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love in
return.”
Pope Pius XII — “His Heart is the natural sign and symbol of His boundless love for the human race.”
Pope St. Gregory the Great — (†604 AD) said, “Learn of the Heart of God in the words of God so that you may ardently long for eternal things.”
Pope St. Pius X — recommended this devotion, as did Pope Pius XI and Blessed Pope Pius IX.
St. Faustina
In the Diary of St. Faustina can be seen as an document with instructions of Jesus as to how
He desires the new devotion to His Divine Mercy to be formed. The Dairy contains the actual
words of Jesus spoken to St. Faustina regarding His Mercy and the new devotion to His
Divine Mercy, which He willed to be established in His Church.
Many Saints recommend this devotion to us. The example of the saints is at the same time a powerful motive to
urge us to the practice of a devotion which they, themselves, practiced. Their example is a reliable guide to
show us how to practice it.pace does not allow us to note all the saints who promoted devotion to the Sacred
Heart; who lived it and felt its Sacred impulse to love Jesus more ardently. Let us recall the doctrine and
example of the saints.
St. Gertrude the Great — (1256-1302) composed this prayer exemplifying her love: “I salute Thee O Sacred
Heart of Jesus, living and vivifying source of eternal life, Infinite Treasury of the Divinity, Ardent Furnace of
Divine Love ...”
St. Catherine of Siena — loved this devotion (to the Sacred Heart of Jesus) to an extraordinary degree; she made
an entire donation of her heart to her Divine Spouse and she obtained the Heart of Jesus in exchange. St. Francis
of Assisi, St. Thomas, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Bonaventure, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis Xavier, St. Philip Neri,
St. Francis de Sales, St. Aloysius Gonzaga — those who have read the lives and works of the saints will be able
to see the tender devotion, admiration and adoration these saints had for the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Heart to Heart
Click on ‘Read more’ and forward to a website with an Apostolic Mission for the Renewal of the
Devotion to The Sacred Heart of Jesus. The website offers a program for participation in Sacred
Heart prayers and Sacred Heart Devotion practices, available through a Sacred Heart Prayer
Booklet and DVD. The program can be followed by Catholics and non-Catholics as well, by all
men and women, families and young people troubled by the many afflictions of modern life.
Discover the greatest source of spiritual and temporal help, graces and blessings for those who
truly love the Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and practice His requested Devotion with
the essential prayers and acts, including the "First Friday"and the "Nine Fridays" promises.
