Do you have a picture of the Sacred Heart on display in your home?

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Island Oak:
Not yet, but I have a beautiful San Damiano cross my parents brought back for me from Assisi, Italy–where the original resides–hanging in my living room. I have to confess to being a little hesitant in my past to display religious symbolism in my home–in large part b/c so many of our friends were not Catholic. But much of it is so lovely AND inspiring I am looking to add more pieces now that I’m a little older, wiser and secure enough to proclaim my faith.
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I’m finding myself doing the same thing Island Oak. It must be a little bit about growing up - or, as my sister puts it, putting on our Big Girl Pants!:rotfl:
 
I have a DormSized Sacred Heart statue. It finally has rested on my bookshelf, after being out, then ‘put away’ as I have many non-Catholic/anti-Catholic friends. But I finally Got Over That, and brought it back out. 😃

I want to build a prayer area/shrine (?) to put my rosaries, prayer cards, etc at; but the lack of space sorta hinders this.
 
I can identify with a number of people who felt a little hesitant about displaying religious objects in their house but, like them, because am now more secure in my Faith I am comfortable having a picture of the Sacred Heart, a picture of Mary and small crucifixes over the door of every room.

A problem I had with pictures of the Sacred Heart was that they are so girly. . I finally found one that looked masculine and I have that on display.

I tried to post an image of it but couldn’t.
 
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I found this one on e-bay. I too had a problem with how bad the artwork was (effeminite). I searched a long time to find this. It is by C. Bosseron Chambers (the catholic Rockwell). What significance does the hands have?
 
I have a Sacred Heart picture on my mantle in my kitchen (that’s the downstairs room I use the most). It isn’t framed yet, so I need to get a frame for it.

In my bedroom, I have framed images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary – those pics are beautiful – I got them in Canada, and they show Jesus and Mary standing outdoors, framed by trees and bushes at the bottom, and colorful cloud formations in a blue sky, at the top.

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ByzCath:
I voted other.

The Sacred Heart is a western devotion that does not have any corresponding devotion in the east. Actually it breaks one of the basic rules of iconography, that of showing internal organs.
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This is interesting and has struck a chord with me. Does this basic rule of iconography apply to east only?
 
I live in a supported living arrangement so I have had to keep my Sacred Heart (and Immaculate Heart-did we forget this?) in my bedroom rather than the main area of the apartment. But it’s right in the doorway so everyone who comes into my bedroom notices it.😃
 
Yes I do!!!
Not only several pictures all over the house, but a beautiful statue I bought after years of looking for one that had such a loving expression.😃
If I knew how to post a photo here I would show it to you and tell you the story of how I finally got it, but I am no computer expert.
Sorry.

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Alma
 
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