Account: Why Catholics Honor the "Sacred Heart of Jesus." In Fact the Catholic Feast of the Sacred Heart in 2017 Is on This Friday, June 23

[mdgspencer]

“The Devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ’s physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity.” (Wikipedia)

See the short article at loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/scripture-and-tradition/devotions/the-sacred-heart

For more on the meaning and history of reverence towards sacred heart of Jesus, see catholiccompany.com/getfed/what-you-didnt-know-sacred-heart-of-jesus-2/

 

[ClearWater]

The Sacred Heart Devotion is very beautiful, the first consecutive first Fridays of the month for 9 months. We all need to do this. Of course, as it says, these devotions are connected to others, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Miraculous Medal, and Divine Mercy.