Near to the Fiesta del Sacred Heart of Jesus, we present 7 data that you should know about this important devotion to our Lord.
1. Your day coincides with the World Prayer Day for the sanctification of priests
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San John Paul II, who had great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, determined that the day of his party is held the world day of prayer for the sanctification of the priests.
He also declared the party of the Immaculate Heart of Mary as mandatory for the entire Church.
2. The party of the Imaculate Heart of Mary is celebrated the next day
The venerable Pope Pius XII established in 1944 that the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was celebrated the day after that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, since both hearts are inseparable.
3. Several encyclicals speak of the heart of Jesus
Since 1856, from the official extension for the entire Church of the Fiesta del Sacred Heart, the following encyclicals have been written about this devotion: “Year of the sacred”By León XIII,“Miserantissimi redeemer“From Pius XI,”Draw water“From Pius XII and”Loved us ” of Pope Francis.
4. Your oldest hymn is titled “The Supreme King of the heart of the Aveto”
“The Supreme King of the heart of the Aveto”(The heart of the Supreme King) is the classic anthem to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In him a solemn greeting to the heart of Christ is expressed, taking a deep biblical sense. It is considered the work of Saint Hermann Joseph, a mystic from Colonia, Germany.
5th Santa Margarita María de Alacoque received revelations about this devotion
When I was 4 years old, Santa Margarita prayed to the Lord, saying: “Oh my God, I consecrate my purity and vote for perpetual chastity.”
Being religious, with 26 years, he received a message from Jesus while praying before the Blessed Sacrament.
“I ask you that the first Friday after the eighth of the Corpus A special party is celebrated to honor my heart and that it commits that day to apologize and repair the outrages for him during the time he has remained exposed on the altars, ”Jesus asked him.
6. Other saints also had visions of the Sacred Heart
Other saints who have enjoyed visions on the heart of Jesus are: Santa Gertrudis la Grande, Santa Lutgarda, Santa Matilde, Santa Ángela de Foligno, Santa Juliana de Norwich and Santa Verónica Giuliani.
7. It is a very old tradition
The devotion to the heart of Christ has its roots in the early days of the Church. St. Augustine, father and doctor of the Church, one day he wrote that Saint John, who reclined his head on the chest of Christ at the last dinner, drank of the “sublime secrets of the most intimate depths of the heart of our Lord.”
Originally published on June 14, 2023. It has been updated for republication.
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