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“I love you with all my heart!”

This weekend we celebrate the feasts of two Hearts that beat as one: the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

In 1673, Jesus chose a young nun, Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque, to receive the revelations of His Sacred Heart and bear them to a world desperately in need of His warmth and fire. Jesus wanted to remind us of His personal passionate love and to arouse our love in return.

How do we return His love? By obeying His commands, consecrating ourselves daily to His Sacred Heart, and offering our prayers and sacrifices in union with Him in atonement for sin.

Jesus told Saint Margaret Mary, “Behold this Heart which has loved so much, and yet is so little loved in return. Through you My divine Heart wishes to spread its love everywhere on earth.” Jesus promised He would bless every home in which an image of His Heart was honored. 

Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was conceived without Original Sin. God gave her this great favor because He had chosen her from all eternity to bear our eternal Savior. In response, Mary gave her whole life to God, and at the Cross Jesus gave her to us to be our Mother as well.

The Immaculate Heart of Mary focuses our attention on her purity. Mary’s whole being was pure, completely free from any stain of sin for her entire life. This feast celebrates a fellow human who was so devoted to God that she overcame every temptation to sin.

In 1942, Pope Pius XII consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and her feast is celebrated the Saturday after the feast of the Body of Christ.

If you are looking for resources to learn about the amazing love of Jesus or to help celebrate the month of the Sacred Heart, Autom offers a great selection Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart devotional items, including Catholic prayer books, rosaries and beautiful statuary.  

“Love never fails.”
1 Corinthians 13:8
The New American Bible