SOLEMNITY of
the Most SACRED HEART of JESUS
His love endures forever! (cf. Ps
136)
"On
today's Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus the Church presents us this
mystery for our contemplation: The mystery of the heart of God who feels
compassion and who bestows all of His love upon humanity. ...
Together
let us pause to contemplate the pierced heart of the Crucified
One...
The very core of Christianity is expressed in the heart of Jesus ... the Love
that saves us and even now makes us live in the eternity of God (John 3:16).
... God's heart calls to our hearts, inviting us to come out
of ourselves, to forsake our human certainties, to trust in Him and by
following His example, to make ourselves a gift of unbounded
love." ~ Pope Benedict XVI
"I
am linked with Eternal Love through the Blessed Sacrament. In His temple within
me, the Saviour has revealed His goodness and kindness to me. I have received
the inestimable alms of God. His love urges me...
So,
for all mankind, I beg Your Eternal Love. Let me pour out this Love into the
hearts of all. Let me welcome with compassion the poor, the oppressed, the
rejected, those in danger, and lead them to You, the Good Shepherd.
Grant
me this grace through the Blessed Sacrament, the source of Your human-divine
love.
...
Never have I been able to separate the devotion of the Sacred Heart from that of
the Blessed Sacrament. ... When you are appealing to His Divine Heart for a
soul, He will never refuse you, although sometimes He demands much prayer,
sacrifice and suffering."
Blessed Maria
Droste
Good Shepherd
Sister
Our Lord made known to Bl Maria that He wanted
the entire universe consecrated to His Heart and the she was to request
this of the Holy Father. She carried out this delicate task in June, 1898, and
again, on the insistence of our Lord, in January, 1899.
"My mission on earth will be completed
as soon as the consecration is
accomplished", she said to her confessor. And so it
was. Shortly before her death (June 8, 1899) Bl Maria received news of the
publication of the encyclical ANNUM SACRUM with the decree of consecration of the entire human race to the Sacred Heart
(Pope Leo XIII) on June 11,
1899.
Jesus meek
and humble of Heart ,
make our
hearts like unto Thine!
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