The Devotion

SUGGESTED PRAYERS
TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Act of Reparation
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart Ceremony
Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas before a Crucifix (adapted to the Sacred Heart)
Indulgenced Prayers to the Sacred Heart
The Litany of the Sacred Heart

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From Revelations of Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque:

"And He showed me that it was His great desire of being loved by men and of withdrawing them from the path of ruin into which Satan hurls such crowds of them, that made Him form the design of manifesting His Heart to men, with all the treasures of love, of mercy, of grace, of sanctification and salvation which it contains, in order that those who desire to render Him and procure for Him all the honor and love possible, might themselves be abundantly enriched with those divine treasures of which this Heart is the source.

“He should be honored under the figure of this Heart of flesh, and its image should be exposed...He promised me that wherever this image should be exposed with a view to showing it special honor, He would pour forth His blessings and graces. This devotion was the last effort of His love that He would grant to men in these latter ages, in order to withdraw them from the empire of Satan which He desired to destroy, and thus to introduce them into the sweet liberty of the rule of His love, which He wished to restore in the hearts of all those who should embrace this devotion."..... "The devotion is so pleasing to Him that He can refuse nothing to those who practice it."

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque :

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque was born on July 22, 1647 at L'Hautecour, in the province of Burgundy, France. As a child, she studied under the auspices of the Poor Clares at Charolles. Her father died when she was just 8 years old. She was bed-ridden with rheumatic fever from the age of 11 to 15. At this time, she was known as an ardent devotee of the Blessed Sacrament.

She joined the Order of Our Lady of the Visitation at Paray-le-Monial in 1671 and
just a few years later received the unique favor of being visited by Our Lord Himself, who asked her to spread devotion to His Most Sacred Heart. This she humbly did, once she had received the permission and approbation of her superiors, especially her spiritual director and confessor, St.. Claude La Colombière.

In 1688, a chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart was constructed at Paray-le-Monial and soon the devotion began to spread, with the help of the Visitandine Nuns and the priests of the Society of Jesus.S

St. Margaret died on October 17, 1690. The devotion that Our Lord gave to the world through her was officially approved by Pope Clement XIII in 1765.

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.

.: Day of Remembrance :.

At the National Shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mass and procession in remembrance of the Victims of Communism on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of Our Lady's Apparitions in Fatima.